Vinutha Chandrasekaran, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Bakersfield, CA
Vinutha Chandrasekaran, M.D. is an internal medicine 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 Chandrasekaran
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- 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
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 3001 Sillect Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Cameron Chang, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1659504330
- Jeri DarrClinical Social Worker1497052070
- Michael George, CRT, RRT, BSRTPastoral Counselor1194316695
- Palanipriya Kalyan, MDFamily Medicine Physician1154570703
- Raffi Kartalian, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1831107044
- Keshav KhadkaFamily Nurse Practitioner1306594478
Verify Vinutha 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
81% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
540 Medicare Part D claims for 205 beneficiaries, against an average of 2,785 among the 127,794 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, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Emd Serono, Inc.. The 65,274 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,536.66 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.
One hospital or facility affiliation
- Centric HealthBakersfield, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
230 internal medicine physician records list a Bakersfield practice address
They are 230 of the 11,539 NPPES records with a Bakersfield practice address, and 20,403 internal medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Vinutha Chandrasekaran, M.D.'s NPI number?
Vinutha 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 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 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 Chandrasekaran, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Vinutha Chandrasekaran, M.D. had 540 Medicare Part D claims for 205 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 2,785. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.
Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.