NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Samita Chandi, MD

Psychiatry Physician · Folsom, CA

Samita Chandi, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Folsom, California, and NPI 1780259853, issued on May 21, 2021. Check the license (California A198357, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1780259853
Name
Samita Chandi
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
License number
A198357 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2150 E Bidwell St, Folsom, CA 95630
Phone
(916) 473-2235
Enumerated
May 21, 2021
Record last updated
Apr 27, 2026
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20230831002013); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Wayne State University School Of Medicine, 2021
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 2150 E Bidwell St

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Manish Aggarwal, M.DPsychiatry Physician1225293293
  2. Ani Behrouzi, PMHNPPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1801437389
  3. Navneet KhroudChild & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician1821611138
  4. Kaitlyn Lowey, MSN, FNP-CNurse Practitioner1043149354
  5. Abhijit Ramanujam, MDPsychiatry Physician1841407723
  6. Harbrinder Sandhu, M.D.Rheumatology Physician1902080625

Verify Samita Chandi in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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51% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024

486 Medicare Part D claims for 58 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims.

  1. Samita Chandi486
  2. Specialty average1,000

Most prescribed

  1. Quetiapine Fumarate36 claims
  2. Sertraline Hcl32 claims
  3. Escitalopram Oxalate31 claims
  4. Benztropine Mesylate30 claims
  5. Divalproex Sodium26 claims
  6. Aripiprazole25 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.

The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 100 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score100.0
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%100.0
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%83.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $211.40

12 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Samita Chandi$211.40
  2. Specialty average$4,954.93

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Joel L Young MD PCRochester Hls, MI
  2. Sacramento Neuropsych Associates IncRocklin, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Samita Chandi among 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California

Samita Chandi, MD is one of 8,673 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in California. 67% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2021, is newer than 91% of them.

  • NPI issued2021 · 91% of these records are older, 7% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 38% of these records are
  • Graduated2021 · median 2005 among the 3,295 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

26 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Folsom

They are 26 of the 1,811 NPPES records with a practice address in Folsom, and 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California.

The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Manish Aggarwal, M.DFolsom, CA 956301225293293
  2. Brian Garrett, M.D., O.D.Folsom, CA 956301578779260
  3. Kevin Hayes, MDFolsom, CA 956301720231475
  4. Syeda Kabir, MDFolsom, CA 956301013095736
  5. Seema Kochhar, MDFolsom, CA 956301861545519
  6. Dennis Padla, MDFolsom, CA 956301295728921
  7. Pegah Pajouhi, M.D.Folsom, CA 956301295922391
  8. Julie Ann Phenco, M.D.Folsom, CA 956301154520708

Common questions

What is Samita Chandi, MD's NPI number?

Samita Chandi, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1780259853, issued on May 21, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Samita Chandi, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2150 E Bidwell St, Folsom, CA, 95630. Phone: (916) 473-2235. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Samita Chandi, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number A198357, 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 Samita Chandi, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Samita Chandi, MD had 486 Medicare Part D claims for 58 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Samita Chandi, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

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.

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