Tanuja Chitnis, MD
Neurology Physician · Boston, MA
Tanuja Chitnis, MD is a neurology physician with a practice address in Boston, Massachusetts, and NPI 1376517078, issued on Feb 17, 2006. Check the license (Massachusetts 160667, as entered in NPPES) on the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Tanuja Chitnis
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurology Physician 2084N0400X
- License number
- 160667 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 55 Fruit Street Yaw 6, Boston, MA 02114
- Phone
- (617) 726-6093
- Enumerated
- Feb 17, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 0156001 MA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20081121000154); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 55 Fruit Street Yaw 6
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Tanuja Chitnis in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMassachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine
Search for license 160667Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
66% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average neurology physician in 2024
461 Medicare Part D claims for 43 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,370 among the 15,005 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 23% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Baclofen44 claims
- Dimethyl Fumarate31 claims
- Gabapentin30 claims
- Kesimpta Pen23 claims
- Modafinil22 claims
- Plegridy Pen18 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: $12,514.00
7 payments; by number, the most common kind was consulting fee; the largest payer was F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG. The 10,858 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,318.07 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 2 group practices
- Brigham And Womens Physicians Organization IncBoston, MA
- The General Hospital CorporationBoston, MA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Tanuja Chitnis among 964 neurology physician records in Massachusetts
Tanuja Chitnis, MD is one of 964 neurology 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 2006, is newer than 14% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 14% of these records are older, 57% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated1994 · median 2006 among the 612 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084N0400X and a Massachusetts practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
524 neurology physician records list a practice address in Boston
They are 524 of the 41,865 NPPES records with a practice address in Boston, and 964 neurology physician records in Massachusetts.
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Common questions
What is Tanuja Chitnis, MD's NPI number?
Tanuja Chitnis, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1376517078, issued on Feb 17, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Tanuja Chitnis, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 55 Fruit Street Yaw 6, Boston, MA, 02114. Phone: (617) 726-6093. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Tanuja Chitnis, MD's license?
NPPES lists Massachusetts license number 160667, 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 Tanuja Chitnis, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Tanuja Chitnis, MD had 461 Medicare Part D claims for 43 beneficiaries; the average among neurology physician prescribers was 1,370. 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.