Ritu Chandra, MD
Pediatrics Physician · Phenix City, AL
Ritu Chandra, MD is a pediatrics physician with a practice address in Phenix City, Alabama, and NPI 1003890849, issued on Dec 5, 2005. Check the license (Alabama MD26862, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ritu Chandra
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Pediatrics Physician 208000000X
- License numbers
- MD26862 AL
26862 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3700 S Railroad St, Phenix City, AL 36867
- Phone
- (334) 664-0463
- Enumerated
- Dec 5, 2005
- Record last updated
- Sep 25, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (334) 664-0466
- Medicaid ID
- 009940757 AL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120507000553); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 3700 S Railroad St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Lynn ComptonBehavior Analyst1902575590
- Alexa Koon, PMHNP-BCPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1316542665
Verify Ritu Chandra in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license MD26862Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
70% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pediatrics physician in 2024
114 Medicare Part D claims for 14 beneficiaries, against an average of 375 among the 5,609 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Clomipramine Hcl20 claims
- Clonazepam18 claims
- Dexmethylphenidate Hcl Er12 claims
- Alprazolam11 claims
- Escitalopram Oxalate11 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: $99.39
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Pfizer Inc. The 21,580 providers of this specialty with any payment received $842.05 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
- Pinnacle Enterprises PCPhenix City, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ritu Chandra among 817 pediatrics physician records in Alabama
Ritu Chandra, MD is one of 817 pediatrics physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 60% 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, 91% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 60% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 8% of these records are
- Graduated1987 · median 2007 among the 63 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 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 208000000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pediatrics Physician providers in Alabama
There are 817 pediatrics physician records in Alabama.
All 817 in Alabama → Every provider in Phenix City → Pediatrics Physician nationwide →
The 8 pediatrics physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Farrah-Amoy Fullerton, MDPhenix City, AL 368671699352674
- Willis Privott, M.D.Phenix City, AL 368671700867272
- Charles Casarona, MDValley, AL 368541629164637
- Tonya Lyles, MDValley, AL 368541215006408
- Jessica Anglin, MDAuburn, AL 368321568635845
- Anthony Greer, MDAuburn, AL 368301619960465
- Larry Thorne, M.D.Auburn, AL 368301235270075
- Victoria Lewis, DOYork, AL 369251881219061
Common questions
What is Ritu Chandra, MD's NPI number?
Ritu Chandra, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1003890849, issued on Dec 5, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ritu Chandra, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3700 S Railroad St, Phenix City, AL, 36867. Phone: (334) 664-0463. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ritu Chandra, MD's license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number MD26862, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.albme.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Ritu Chandra, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ritu Chandra, MD had 114 Medicare Part D claims for 14 beneficiaries; the average among pediatrics physician prescribers was 375. 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.