Dr. Shelly Prasad Chawla, MD

Dr. Chawla practices at UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center in Santa Monica, California, part of University of California Health.

Dr. Chawla's NPI, 1447664636, was assigned on June 16, 2014. Dr. Chawla graduated from American University of Antigua College of Medicine in 2013. Dr. Chawla holds California license A171705.

Dr. Chawla's primary practice is UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center, at 1250 16th Street, Santa Monica, CA 90404 in Los Angeles County. The practice phone is (310) 319-4000.

Dr. Chawla's primary practice is UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center in Santa Monica, California, part of University of California Health. Dr. Chawla is also affiliated with Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. The medical group on file is UCLA Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Chawla to 2 more hospitals, 5 skilled nursing facilities, 4 home health agencies, 3 medical groups and 2 group practices and clinics, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Chawla practices, 15 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Internal medicine is Dr. Chawla's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207R00000X. Dr. Chawla is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Chawla's licenses on file in 2 states: California and Illinois.

Dmand AI lists acute respiratory failure, cardiac arrhythmia, collapsed lung, congestive heart failure, electrolyte disorders, gastrointestinal bleeding, gastrointestinal inflammation and heart attack among the conditions Dr. Chawla treats.

CMS data shows 2,425 Medicare services from Dr. Chawla across 21 procedure codes in 2024, for 524 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $216,688 for them.

CMS counts 524 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Chawla in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 170 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 79% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 3.22, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Chawla's median patient age at 63, with 59% women.

In 2024, Dr. Chawla wrote 4,445 Medicare Part D claims for 353 patients. 86% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 3,784 of them, across 92 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $195,519 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 16 claims across 1 drug.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 75 out of 100 for Dr. Chawla for performance year 2024, reported individually. Dr. Chawla accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Chawla as offering telehealth.

CMS Open Payments shows 42 general payments to Dr. Chawla from 17 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Bausch Health Americas, Inc. paid the most, $448.

Dr. Chawla graduated from American University of Antigua College of Medicine in 2013.

Dr. Chawla is in network with 17 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.