Smita Chandra, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Walnut Creek, CA
Smita Chandra, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Walnut Creek, California, and NPI 1811917826, issued on Jul 20, 2006. Check the license (California A72367, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Smita Chandra
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- A72367 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1220 Rossmoor Pkwy, Walnut Creek, CA 94595
- Phone
- (925) 947-3393
- Enumerated
- Jul 20, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 18, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (925) 947-3396
- Medicaid ID
- 00A723670 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040526001059); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Smita Chandra in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A72367Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
56% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
1,400 Medicare Part D claims for 145 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 56 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin86 claims
- Furosemide75 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium70 claims
- Eliquis48 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate40 claims
- Xarelto34 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): 85.7 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $17.12
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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
- John Muir Physician NetworkBrentwood, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Smita Chandra among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California
Smita Chandra, M.D. is one of 17,696 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 5% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 56% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated1996 · median 2004 among the 11,065 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
183 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Walnut Creek
They are 183 of the 6,170 NPPES records with a practice address in Walnut Creek, and 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Smita Chandra, M.D.'s NPI number?
Smita Chandra, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1811917826, issued on Jul 20, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Smita Chandra, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1220 Rossmoor Pkwy, Walnut Creek, CA, 94595. Phone: (925) 947-3393. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Smita Chandra, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A72367, 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 Smita Chandra, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Smita Chandra, M.D. had 1,400 Medicare Part D claims for 145 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Smita Chandra, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 85.7 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.
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.