Padma Chava, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Rutherford, NJ
Padma Chava, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Rutherford, New Jersey, and NPI 1508838186, issued on Feb 7, 2006. Check the license (New Jersey MA071749, as entered in NPPES) on the New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Padma Chava
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- MA071749 NJ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 128 Union Ave, Rutherford, NJ 07070
- Phone
- (201) 939-8834
- Enumerated
- Feb 7, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 20, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (201) 939-7644
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040901000496); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 128 Union Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- David Isralowitz, MDInternal Medicine Physician1417929092
Verify Padma Chava in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNew Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license MA071749Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
59% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
1,296 Medicare Part D claims for 310 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate59 claims
- Alprazolam53 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium45 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium38 claims
- Azithromycin35 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium35 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
Industry payments in 2024: $285.77
11 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- William K Lee MD PAOakland, NJ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Padma Chava among 4,632 internal medicine physician records in New Jersey
Padma Chava, MD is one of 4,632 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in New Jersey. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 8% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 8% of these records are older, 50% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated1993 · median 2000 among the 3,132 with a school on file
- Record last updated2011 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a New Jersey practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
8 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Rutherford
They are 8 of the 274 NPPES records with a practice address in Rutherford, and 4,632 internal medicine physician records in New Jersey.
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The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Kanchana Balasubramanian, M.DRutherford, NJ 070701780626143
- John Digioia, M.D.Rutherford, NJ 070701154359255
- Eleanor Gonnella, MDRutherford, NJ 070701255432688
- David Isralowitz, MDRutherford, NJ 070701417929092
- Kathleen Kaelin Wooton, M.D.Rutherford, NJ 070701275893950
- Jaroslaw Pondo, MDRutherford, NJ 070701487665717
- Amit Tailor, MDRutherford, NJ 070701861431041
- Patricia Barsanti, D.O.Watchung, NJ 070691699859371
Common questions
What is Padma Chava, MD's NPI number?
Padma Chava, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1508838186, issued on Feb 7, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Padma Chava, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 128 Union Ave, Rutherford, NJ, 07070. Phone: (201) 939-8834. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Padma Chava, MD's license?
NPPES lists New Jersey license number MA071749, as entered by the provider. Search the New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners at https://newjersey.mylicense.com/verification/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Padma Chava, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Padma Chava, MD had 1,296 Medicare Part D claims for 310 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.