Prakash Bahadur Chand, M.D.
Hospitalist Physician · Monroe, LA
Prakash Bahadur Chand, M.D. is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Monroe, Louisiana, and NPI 1700375706, issued on May 4, 2018. Check the license (Louisiana 328686, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Prakash Bahadur Chand
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License number
- 328686 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 309 Jackson Street, Monroe, LA 71201
- Phone
- (318) 966-4541
- Enumerated
- May 4, 2018
- Record last updated
- Mar 7, 2023
- Fax
- (318) 966-4543
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20211018000565); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 309 Jackson Street
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Prakash Bahadur Chand in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 328686Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
13% more Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024
587 Medicare Part D claims for 181 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 31 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium32 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate27 claims
- Clopidogrel24 claims
- Metoprolol Tartrate24 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass20 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium20 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: $215.65
11 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 7,324 providers of this specialty with any payment received $494.84 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
- St Francis Medical Group LLCMonroe, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
44 hospitalist physician records list a practice address in Monroe
They are 44 of the 3,365 NPPES records with a practice address in Monroe, and 340 hospitalist physician records in Louisiana.
All 44 in Monroe → All 340 in Louisiana → Every provider in Monroe →
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Common questions
What is Prakash Bahadur Chand, M.D.'s NPI number?
Prakash Bahadur Chand, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1700375706, issued on May 4, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Prakash Bahadur Chand, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 309 Jackson Street, Monroe, LA, 71201. Phone: (318) 966-4541. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Prakash Bahadur Chand, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 328686, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.lsbme.la.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Prakash Bahadur Chand, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Prakash Bahadur Chand, M.D. had 587 Medicare Part D claims for 181 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. 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.