Ram Chandra Khatri Chhetri
Rheumatology Physician · Visalia, CA
Ram Chandra Khatri Chhetri is a rheumatology physician with a practice address in Visalia, California, and NPI 1558983742, issued on May 11, 2020. Check the license (California A201422, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ram Chandra Khatri Chhetri
- Primary taxonomy
- Rheumatology Physician 207RR0500X
- License number
- A201422 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 220 S Akers St Ste D, Visalia, CA 93291
- Phone
- (559) 732-1648
- Enumerated
- May 11, 2020
- Record last updated
- Jan 8, 2026
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250701004767); may accept Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 220 S Akers St Ste D
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Srikanth Naramala, M.DRheumatology Physician1437412129
Verify Ram Chandra Khatri Chhetri in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A201422Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
89% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average rheumatology physician in 2024
220 Medicare Part D claims for 52 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,978 among the 6,301 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Prednisone32 claims
- Methotrexate29 claims
- Celecoxib28 claims
- Leflunomide26 claims
- Alendronate Sodium20 claims
- Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate19 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: $301.69
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen Inc. The 4,486 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,538.33 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
- Complete Care Community Health Center, IncLos Angeles, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ram Chandra Khatri Chhetri among 926 rheumatology physician records in California
Ram Chandra Khatri Chhetri is one of 926 rheumatology physician records with a practice address in California. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2020, is newer than 95% of them.
- NPI issued2020 · 95% of these records are older, 2% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 2003 among the 641 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RR0500X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Rheumatology Physician providers in California
There are 926 rheumatology physician records in California.
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The 8 rheumatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Charles Boniske, MDVisalia, CA 932911598759615
- Srikanth Naramala, M.DVisalia, CA 932911437412129
- Daniel Watrous, M.D.Visalia, CA 932911841246568
- Sumeet Bhinder, M.D.Bakersfield, CA 933011881776094
- Leonard Goldberg, M.D.Bakersfield, CA 933011609171933
- Kenneth Hsu, M.D.Bakersfield, CA 933011053342378
- Jim Kim, MDBakersfield, CA 933011992762769
- Kyaw Swe, M.DBakersfield, CA 933011366506859
Common questions
What is Ram Chandra Khatri Chhetri's NPI number?
Ram Chandra Khatri Chhetri's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1558983742, issued on May 11, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ram Chandra Khatri Chhetri located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 220 S Akers St Ste D, Visalia, CA, 93291. Phone: (559) 732-1648. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ram Chandra Khatri Chhetri's license?
NPPES lists California license number A201422, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Ram Chandra Khatri Chhetri prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ram Chandra Khatri Chhetri had 220 Medicare Part D claims for 52 beneficiaries; the average among rheumatology physician prescribers was 1,978. 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.