Vinay Kumar Chitkara, MD
Specialist · London, OH
Vinay Kumar Chitkara, MD is a specialist with a practice address in London, Ohio, and NPI 1659336337, issued on Apr 18, 2006. Check the license (Ohio 35061554C, as entered in NPPES) with the Ohio board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Vinay Kumar Chitkara
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Specialist 174400000X
- License numbers
- 35061554C OH
35061554 OH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 136 E High St, London, OH 43140
- Phone
- (740) 845-0000
- Enumerated
- Apr 18, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 24, 2023
- Fax
- (740) 845-0100
- Medicaid ID
- 2108454 OH
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20051103000096); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Vinay Kumar Chitkara in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Ohio board licenses this profession
Search for license 35061554CCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.7 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average specialist in 2024
5,044 Medicare Part D claims for 565 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,380 among the 8,233 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 21% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Eliquis816 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate622 claims
- Furosemide286 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate269 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium261 claims
- Clopidogrel252 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): 75.2 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: $2,595.21
32 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Penumbra, Inc. The 5,844 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,760.79 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
- Licking Memorial Health ProfessionalsNewark, OH
- Mount Carmel Healthproviders Two LLCLondon, OH
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Vinay Kumar Chitkara among 1,312 specialist records in Ohio
Vinay Kumar Chitkara, MD is one of 1,312 specialist records with a practice address in Ohio. 15% 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 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 68% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 15% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 11% of these records are
- Graduated1981 · median 1988 among the 142 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 79% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 174400000X and a Ohio practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Specialist providers in Ohio
There are 1,312 specialist records in Ohio.
All 1,312 in Ohio → Every provider in London → Specialist nationwide →
The 8 specialist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Dana Bower, LMTPickerington, OH 431471730228396
- Stacy Notestine, RN,IBCLCPickerington, OH 431471487943361
- Tom SaltsmanPickerington, OH 431471538581079
- Eric Serrano, M.D.Pickerington, OH 431471508852468
- Nicole Bender, EDSLancaster, OH 431301801290432
- Cenell Boch, M.S., ATLancaster, OH 431301023456704
- Brooke Dugan, L.M.T.Lancaster, OH 431301639363823
- Margaret ErvinLancaster, OH 431301871990226
Common questions
What is Vinay Kumar Chitkara, MD's NPI number?
Vinay Kumar Chitkara, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1659336337, issued on Apr 18, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Vinay Kumar Chitkara, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 136 E High St, London, OH, 43140. Phone: (740) 845-0000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Vinay Kumar Chitkara, MD's license?
NPPES lists Ohio license number 35061554C, as entered by the provider. Search the Ohio board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Vinay Kumar Chitkara, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Vinay Kumar Chitkara, MD had 5,044 Medicare Part D claims for 565 beneficiaries; the average among specialist prescribers was 1,380. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Vinay Kumar Chitkara, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 75.2 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.