NPI registry status
Active
2026 NPPES data Gastroenterology Physician NPI 1316147465 MD
Verify on CMS → Sheela Chandra, MD
Gastroenterology Physician in Houston, Texas.
This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 17,061 in Gastroenterology Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.
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We show these CMS records as-is - no composite score, no star rating, no editorial opinion layered on top.
Prescribing volume
2K
Medicare Part D claims · 595 beneficiaries · Gastroenterology Physician avg: 848
Generic prescribing
87%
generic claims · 13% brand-name · higher generic rates reduce patient out-of-pocket costs
Industry payments
$49.52
2 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File, 2024
What the federal data shows
Sheela Chandra, MD filed 1,757 Medicare Part D claims in 2024 as a Gastroenterology Physician in Houston, Texas, prescribing 87% generic.
- 2K
- Part D claims, 2024
- 87%
- generic prescribing
- Likely
- board-certified (heuristic)
- ≥82nd
- pct by Part D claim volume (lower-bound band)
Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.
Federal trust snapshot
What official records show about Sheela Chandra, MD
Federal records show an active NPI with Medicare Part D prescribing activity — verifiable registry data, not a proprietary rating.
- Verified
NPI registry status
Active listing in the CMS National Provider Identifier Registry (NPI 1316147465), first enumerated 07/18/2007.
Source: CMS NPPES
- Reported
Medicare Part D participation
Filed 1,757 Medicare Part D prescription claims in the 2023 CMS public use file — indicates active Medicare prescribing participation.
Source: CMS Part D Prescriber PUF
- Reported
Board certification signal
Heuristic suggests board-certified status based on ABMS-eligible specialty taxonomy plus active CMS participation signals — not a direct ABMS verification.
- Reported
Hospital affiliations
1 CMS Care Compare hospital affiliation on record — practice footprint from the Doctors and Clinicians file.
Source: CMS Care Compare
- Reported
Industry payment transparency
$49.52 in reported industry payments (2 transfers) in 2024 under the federal Sunshine Act — disclosed transfers of value, not a quality rating.
Source: CMS Open Payments
- State context
State board disciplinary context
Texas statewide board action statistics are published annually — these figures describe aggregate state activity, not Sheela Chandra, MD's individual license status. Verify directly with the state medical board.
Source: TMB annual report 2023
- Not in federal data
Individual sanction lookup
PlainDoctor does not publish per-provider disciplinary determinations. Confirm current license and any individual actions through the state medical board or FSMB verification service.
Source: State medical board / FSMB
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CMS NPPES provider registry desk
NPI 1316147465 · Gastroenterology Physician
NPI-10 · ENUM-MID · TAX-MID · RX-MID · BOOK-LIGHT · PHOTO-ENUM
- NPI-10 1316147465
- ENUM-MID 2007
- TAX-MID 17K Gastroenterology Physician
- RX-MID 1,757
- BOOK-LIGHT 1,135 in Texas
- PHOTO-ENUM Daniel Sussman · 2007
Sheela Chandra, MD's Medicare Part D volume vs every U.S. prescriber
Total Medicare Part D claims, 2024, across all CMS prescribers nationally
1,757 ≥ 82nd percentile 82% of 1,416,883 prescribers are in lower value bands
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more prescribers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
The percentile is a conservative 100-claim band: it counts only prescribers in lower claim-volume bands. Medicare Part D claim volume is activity context, not a quality measure or recommendation. See methodology § corpus placement.
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File · 2024
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Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)
Sheela Chandra, MD practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + 1 hospital affiliation - signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).
What does the federal data show about Sheela Chandra, MD?
Quality data not reportedPrimary specialty
Gastroenterology Physician
Medicare Part D claims
1,757 107% vs specialty avg
Specialty distribution in Texas
How Gastroenterology Physician compares to other specialties among Texas providers
Board certification
Not published by CMS
CMS does not publish a per-provider board-certification field in NPPES. PlainDoctor does not have a reliable per-specialty certification rate to show for Gastroenterology Physician. Verify directly:
How MIPS and board certification work
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1316147465 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Gastroenterology Physician |
| Credentials | MD |
| Gender | Female |
| NPI Issued | 07/18/2007 |
Hospital and facility affiliations
Facilities where Sheela Chandra, MD bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.
Kelsey-Seybold Medical Group, PLLC
Shenandoah, TX
Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).
Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data
The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Sheela Chandra, MD. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
Total received
$50
Largest payer
ERBE USA Inc
Most common payment type
Food and Beverage
Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.
License & disciplinary context - Texas TMB 2023 annual report
Aggregate state board data only, NOT a determination of any individual provider's status. The figures below describe statewide disciplinary activity across all ~77K Texas medical licensees in 2023 - they are NOT specific to Sheela Chandra, MD. To verify Sheela Chandra, MD's current license status, search the TMB public license lookup directly, or check the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) verification service.
344
Total board actions, Texas 2023
Across 334 cases
4.47
Actions per 1,000 licensees
Texas statewide rate
probation
Most common action type
94 cases
TMB publishes annual disciplinary statistics as part of public-record reporting under each state's Administrative Procedure Act. See the full breakdown by action type and year on the Texas disciplinary trends page. Cross-checked against FSMB U.S. Medical Regulatory Trends.
Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Typical
Sheela Chandra, MD - brand share 13.0%
Gastroenterology Physician average
13% brand-name claims vs 87% generic, on 1,757 2024 Medicare Part D claims.
The federal Medicare Part D Generic Dispensing Rate national benchmark sits near 90% generic / 10% brand for primary-care prescribers, per CMS Office of the Actuary 2024 estimates. Higher brand share is common in specialty prescribing where generic equivalents are not available.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2024.
1,757
Total Claims
$252K
Total Drug Cost
595
Medicare Beneficiaries
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 3,330.433
- Total Day Supply
- 89,921
- Brand vs Generic
- 13% brand / 87% generic
- Brand Drug Cost
- $169K
- Generic Drug Cost
- $82K
- Antibiotic Claims
- 36
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 72.6 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 1.51
- Gender Split
- 62% female / 38% male
- Age Distribution
- <65: 36, 65-74: 326, 75-84: 202, 85+: 31
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2024. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
What Sheela Chandra, MD prescribes most
Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2024
- Pantoprazole Sodium
Pantoprazole Sodium
520 claims
- Sod Sulf-Potass Su…
Sod Sulf-Potass Sulf-Mag Sulf
235 claims
- Omeprazole
Omeprazole
222 claims
- Sucralfate 91
Sucralfate
91 claims
- Rabeprazole Sodium 76
Rabeprazole Sodium
76 claims
- Linzess 62
Linzess
62 claims
- Famotidine 56
Famotidine
56 claims
- Cholestyramine 52
Cholestyramine
52 claims
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Pantoprazole Sodium | 520 |
| Sod Sulf-Potass Sulf-Mag Sulf Sodium, Potassium,mag Sulfates | 235 |
| Omeprazole | 222 |
| Sucralfate | 91 |
| Rabeprazole Sodium | 76 |
| Linzess Linaclotide | 62 |
| Famotidine | 56 |
| Cholestyramine Cholestyramine (With Sugar) | 52 |
| Lactulose | 47 |
| Mesalamine Er Mesalamine | 32 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
Gastroenterology Physician Overview
How Sheela Chandra, MD fits within the Gastroenterology Physician landscape nationally.
17,061
Gastroenterology Physician Providers in US
54
States with Gastroenterology Physician
848
Avg Claims per Provider
Sheela Chandra, MD's 1,757 claims are above the specialty average of 848.
Nationwide Gastroenterology Physician peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year
Two federal-record peer sets for Chandra, both outside Texas so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.
Same NPPES enumeration year (2007)
Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.
Nearby Gastroenterology Physician Providers in Texas
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Texas, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Chandra.
One of 1,135 Gastroenterology Physician providers enrolled in Texas, 5 are shown here.
Ali Aamar
Houston, TX
Dr. Amro Abdellatief
MD
McAllen, TX
Dr. Olufemi Abiodun
MD
Arlington, TX
Dr. Mohammed Aboelsoud
MD
Shenandoah, TX
Dr. Bincy Abraham
MD
Houston, TX
Compare Gastroenterology Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Sheela Chandra, MD's specialty? ▼
Sheela Chandra, MD specializes in Gastroenterology Physician and practices in Houston, Texas. Credentials: MD.
How much does Sheela Chandra, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2024, Sheela Chandra, MD wrote 1,757 Medicare Part D claims totaling $252K in drug costs for 595 beneficiaries.
Where is Sheela Chandra, MD located? ▼
Sheela Chandra, MD is located at 15655 CYPRESS WOOD MEDICAL DR, Houston, TX, 77014. Phone: (713) 442-1700.
What is Sheela Chandra, MD's NPI number? ▼
Sheela Chandra, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1316147465, issued on 07/18/2007.
Does Sheela Chandra, MD prescribe more brand-name or generic drugs? ▼
Sheela Chandra, MD's prescribing is 13% brand-name and 87% generic drugs by claim count, with $169K in brand drug costs.
How many Gastroenterology Physician providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 17,061 Gastroenterology Physician providers across 54 states in the US. The average Gastroenterology Physician provider writes 848 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Sheela Chandra, MD prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2024 Medicare Part D data, Sheela Chandra, MD's most frequently prescribed drugs include Pantoprazole Sodium, Sod Sulf-Potass Sulf-Mag Sulf, Omeprazole. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Sheela Chandra, MD accept Medicare? ▼
Sheela Chandra, MD appears in CMS Medicare data with 1,757 Part D claims and 595 Medicare beneficiaries in 2024. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Sheela Chandra, MD's credentials? ▼
Sheela Chandra, MD's NPI is 1316147465 with credentials MD. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.
Data Sources
View source datasets and methodology notes
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Prescribing Data
- CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2024). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.
Data as of August 2026 (NPPES) / 2024 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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