Ravi Chander, M.D.
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Fall River, MA
Ravi Chander, M.D. is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Fall River, Massachusetts, and NPI 1457355729, issued on Jun 2, 2005. Check the license (Massachusetts 204776, as entered in NPPES) on the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ravi Chander
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License number
- 204776 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 289 Pleasant St, Fall River, MA 02721
- Phone
- (508) 679-9995
- Enumerated
- Jun 2, 2005
- Record last updated
- Apr 2, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (508) 679-1435
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070911000695); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 289 Pleasant St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Ravi Chander in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMassachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine
Search for license 204776Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
55% more Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
4,779 Medicare Part D claims for 596 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 21% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Metoprolol Succinate749 claims
- Eliquis639 claims
- Metoprolol Tartrate294 claims
- Clopidogrel256 claims
- Furosemide233 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium228 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: $1,488.80
74 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 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 3 group practices
- Lifespan OF Massachusetts - Fall River IncFall River, MA
- Prima Care, PCFall River, MA
- Southcoast Hospitals Group IncWareham, MA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ravi Chander among 1,080 cardiovascular disease physician records in Massachusetts
Ravi Chander, M.D. is one of 1,080 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in Massachusetts. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 83% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated1983 · median 2001 among the 698 with a school on file
- Record last updated2008 · 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 207RC0000X and a Massachusetts practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in Massachusetts
There are 1,080 cardiovascular disease physician records in Massachusetts.
All 1,080 in Massachusetts → Every provider in Fall River → Cardiovascular Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Zia Kidwai, M.D.Fall River, MA 027211235134677
- Jinesh Kochar, M.D., M.P.H.Fall River, MA 027211467574061
- Juan Mendieta Hernandez, M.D.Fall River, MA 027211770897837
- Bassem Nasser, M.D.Fall River, MA 027211881692952
- Stephen Zuehlke, M.D.Fall River, MA 027211023002052
- M. Wajid Baig, MDFall River, MA 027201417959610
- Peter Cohn, MDFall River, MA 027201952344533
- Patrick Curran, M.D.Fall River, MA 027201497757678
Common questions
What is Ravi Chander, M.D.'s NPI number?
Ravi Chander, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1457355729, issued on Jun 2, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ravi Chander, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 289 Pleasant St, Fall River, MA, 02721. Phone: (508) 679-9995. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ravi Chander, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Massachusetts license number 204776, as entered by the provider. Search the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine at https://findmydoctor.mass.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Ravi Chander, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ravi Chander, M.D. had 4,779 Medicare Part D claims for 596 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. 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.