Vinutha Mangala Chandrasekaran, M.D.
Hospitalist Physician · Bakersfield, CA
Vinutha Mangala Chandrasekaran, M.D. is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Bakersfield, California, and NPI 1558652735, issued on Apr 22, 2011. Check the license (California A128994, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Vinutha Mangala Chandrasekaran
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License number
- A128994 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3001 Sillect Ave, Bakersfield, CA 93308
- Phone
- (661) 316-6000
- Enumerated
- Apr 22, 2011
- Record last updated
- Jun 3, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20141003000008); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 3001 Sillect Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Vinutha Mangala Chandrasekaran in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A128994Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4% more Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024
540 Medicare Part D claims for 205 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 19 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium38 claims
- Clopidogrel38 claims
- Furosemide37 claims
- Amiodarone Hcl22 claims
- Prednisone20 claims
- Eliquis18 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: $53.31
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Emd Serono, Inc. The 7,324 providers of this specialty with any payment received $494.84 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
- Centric HealthBakersfield, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Vinutha Mangala Chandrasekaran among 3,099 hospitalist physician records in California
Vinutha Mangala Chandrasekaran, M.D. is one of 3,099 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in California. 90% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 47% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 47% of these records are older, 49% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 90% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 81% of these records are
- Graduated2011 · median 2010 among the 2,505 with a school on file
- Record last updated2017 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Hospitalist Physician providers in California
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- Mohammed Siddiqui, M.B.B.SBakersfield, CA 933091063650224
Common questions
What is Vinutha Mangala Chandrasekaran, M.D.'s NPI number?
Vinutha Mangala Chandrasekaran, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1558652735, issued on Apr 22, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Vinutha Mangala Chandrasekaran, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3001 Sillect Ave, Bakersfield, CA, 93308. Phone: (661) 316-6000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Vinutha Mangala Chandrasekaran, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A128994, 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 Vinutha Mangala Chandrasekaran, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Vinutha Mangala Chandrasekaran, M.D. had 540 Medicare Part D claims for 205 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. 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.