Priya Chhikara, M.D.
Surgery Physician · New Orleans, LA
Priya Chhikara, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in New Orleans, Louisiana, and NPI 1114307097, issued on Jun 4, 2015. Check the license (Louisiana 326636, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Priya Chhikara
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License numbers
- 326636 LA
MT209454 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1542 Tulane Ave Ste 734B, New Orleans, LA 70112
- Phone
- (631) 697-1920
- Enumerated
- Jun 4, 2015
- Record last updated
- May 19, 2022
- Medicaid ID
- 2557947 LA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240903001261); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest surgery physician records → All 432 in Louisiana → Look up another NPI →
Verify Priya Chhikara in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 326636Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Dimensions Healthcare Associates, IncLargo, MD
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Priya Chhikara among 432 surgery physician records in Louisiana
Priya Chhikara, M.D. is one of 432 surgery physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 83% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 83% of these records are older, 15% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2004 among the 278 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Louisiana
There are 432 surgery physician records in Louisiana.
All 432 in Louisiana → Every provider in New Orleans → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Christopher Baker, MDNew Orleans, LA 701121467503797
- Joseph Buell, MDNew Orleans, LA 701121083682009
- Kurt Davis, M.D.New Orleans, LA 701121114975067
- Carlos Galvani, M.D.New Orleans, LA 701121003916883
- Marco Hidalgo, MDNew Orleans, LA 701121629248497
- Bernard Jaffe, M.D.New Orleans, LA 701121407051261
- Shauna Levy, M.D.New Orleans, LA 701121740535293
- Ahmed Jan Malazai, M.D.New Orleans, LA 701121508153586
Common questions
What is Priya Chhikara, M.D.'s NPI number?
Priya Chhikara, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1114307097, issued on Jun 4, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Priya Chhikara, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1542 Tulane Ave Ste 734B, New Orleans, LA, 70112. Phone: (631) 697-1920. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Priya Chhikara, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 326636, 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.
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.