NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Tara Chandrasekhar, MD

Psychiatry Physician · Chapel Hill, NC

Tara Chandrasekhar, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and NPI 1962663484, issued on Jun 18, 2008. Check the license (North Carolina 2011-00084, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1962663484
Name
Tara Chandrasekhar
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
License number
2011-00084 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
101 Manning Dr, Chapel Hill, NC 27514
Phone
(919) 966-1072
Enumerated
Jun 18, 2008
Record last updated
Jul 13, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(919) 966-0290
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20131003000508); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Missouri, Columbia School Of Medicine, 2008
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 101 Manning Dr

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

  1. Jihad Abdelgadir Imam Mohamed Ahmed, MDNeurological Surgery Physician1942706320
  2. Abimbola Abiola, M.DStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1831880780
  3. Elise Abken, MDPsychiatry Physician1558884221
  4. Amy Abramowitz, M.D.Psychiatry Physician1871983676
  5. Sudeep Acharya, M.D.Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1144719402
  6. Stephen Acosta, MDAnesthesiology Physician1255741757

Verify Tara Chandrasekhar in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
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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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85% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024

153 Medicare Part D claims for 17 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Tara Chandrasekhar153
  2. Specialty average1,000

Most prescribed

  1. Fluoxetine Hcl32 claims
  2. Clonazepam20 claims
  3. Risperidone14 claims
  4. Guanfacine Hcl13 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: $13.59

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Tris Pharma 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. Tara Chandrasekhar$13.59
  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 one group practice

  1. Duke Health Integrated Practice IncDurham, NC

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

Tara Chandrasekhar among 1,725 psychiatry physician records in North Carolina

Tara Chandrasekhar, MD is one of 1,725 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 69% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 57% of them.

  • NPI issued2008 · 57% of these records are older, 38% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 69% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 43% of these records are
  • Graduated2008 · median 2006 among the 744 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2016 · 53% 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 North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

226 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Chapel Hill

They are 226 of the 7,608 NPPES records with a practice address in Chapel Hill, and 1,725 psychiatry physician records in North Carolina.

The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Sandra Freeman, M.D.Chapel Hill, NC 275141245250901
  2. Donna Frick, M.D.Chapel Hill, NC 275141275508327
  3. Phillip Fullwood, M.D.Chapel Hill, NC 275141710909288
  4. David Hawkins, MDChapel Hill, NC 275141871512327
  5. Bruce Hughes, MDChapel Hill, NC 275141487660304
  6. David Johnson, M.D.Chapel Hill, NC 275141396758678
  7. Kathleen Lapp, MDChapel Hill, NC 275141356439244
  8. Mary Lunsford, MDChapel Hill, NC 275141669491080

Common questions

What is Tara Chandrasekhar, MD's NPI number?

Tara Chandrasekhar, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1962663484, issued on Jun 18, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Tara Chandrasekhar, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 101 Manning Dr, Chapel Hill, NC, 27514. Phone: (919) 966-1072. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Tara Chandrasekhar, MD's license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2011-00084, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Tara Chandrasekhar, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Tara Chandrasekhar, MD had 153 Medicare Part D claims for 17 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.