Dr. Narendra Shashibushan Chandrashekar, MD

  • La Quinta, CA
  • Nephrologist
NPI1598715476PAC ID0244294791
Medicare services, 2024
1,249
Medicare patients, 2024
401
Part D claims, 2024
1,717
Hospital affiliations
2
Industry payments
$2,087
Practice address
43576 Washington Street, Suite # 101-105, La Quinta, CA 92253
Practice phone
Call (760) 200-1000
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Primary practice

La Quinta Kidney Center

Dialysis Center - Independent · La Quinta, California

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Dr. Narendra Shashibushan Chandrashekar is a nephrologist in La Quinta, California

Dr. Chandrashekar practices at La Quinta Kidney Center in La Quinta, California.

Dr. Chandrashekar's NPI, 1598715476, was assigned on May 11, 2006. Dr. Chandrashekar graduated from Tufts University School Of Medicine in 1997. Dr. Chandrashekar holds California license A77917.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
0244294791
NPI enumeration date
May 11, 2006
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes
Practice phone
(760) 200-1000
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
55
Medical school graduation
1997

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Narendra Shashibushan Chandrashekar practices at La Quinta Kidney Center in La Quinta, California

Dr. Chandrashekar's primary practice is La Quinta Kidney Center, at 43576 Washington Street, Suite # 101-105, La Quinta, CA 92253 in Riverside County. The practice phone is (760) 200-1000.

  • La Quinta Kidney Center
    43576 Washington Street, Suite # 101-105, La Quinta, CA 92253 · Riverside CountyPhone(760) 200-1000

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Dr. Narendra Shashibushan Chandrashekar is affiliated with 6 sites of care and 1 medical group

Dr. Chandrashekar's primary practice is La Quinta Kidney Center in La Quinta, California. Dr. Chandrashekar is also affiliated with Eisenhower Health. The medical group on file is Coachella Valley Nephrology. Dmand AI also links Dr. Chandrashekar to 1 more hospital and 3 dialysis centers, each named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Narendra Shashibushan Chandrashekar's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Chandrashekar practices, 6 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
La Quinta Kidney CenterAvailable with a free account
+5 more affiliated sitesAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. Narendra Shashibushan Chandrashekar is one of 1,401 nephrologists in California

Nephrology is Dr. Chandrashekar's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RN0300X. Dr. Chandrashekar is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Chandrashekar's licenses on file in 3 states: California, Colorado and Texas.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Nephrology, CaliforniaPrimaryLicense A77917 · 2002 to 2027 · taxonomy 207RN0300X
  • Colorado license2008 to 2011
  • Texas license1998 to 2002

Clinical focus

Dmand AI lists acute kidney failure, chronic kidney disease, fluid and electrolyte imbalances, kidney disease and parathyroid gland disorder among the conditions Dr. Chandrashekar treats.

Nephrologists near Dr. Chandrashekar

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Narendra Shashibushan Chandrashekar billed Medicare for 1,249 services in 2024

CMS data shows 1,249 Medicare services from Dr. Chandrashekar across 9 procedure codes in 2024, for 401 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $183,484 for them.

Medicare services, 20241,249
Medicare patients401
Paid by Medicare$183,484
Procedure codes9

Dr. Chandrashekar's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 7762024: 86511%
Tests and treatments
2023: 5442024: 38429%

Where Dr. Chandrashekar's Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office1,01781%
  • In a facility23219%

Dr. Chandrashekar compared with the California median for nephrologists, 2024

  • Dr. Chandrashekar
  • California median
Medicare services
1,249vs 1,08415% above
Medicare patients
401vs 30731% above
Part D claims
1,504vs 95557% above

Medians across 1,355 nephrologists in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Chandrashekar's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Narendra Shashibushan Chandrashekar treated 401 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 75

CMS counts 401 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Chandrashekar in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 161 patients. 75% of them have chronic kidney disease, and 75% have high blood pressure. 31% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 3.42, 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. Chandrashekar's median patient age at 67, with 51% women.

Medicare patients, 2024401
Average age75
Average risk score3.42
Also on Medicaid31%

Dr. Chandrashekar's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Chandrashekar's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women16742%
  • Men23458%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Chandrashekar's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. Chronic kidney disease75%
  2. High blood pressure75%
  3. High cholesterol75%
  4. Diabetes57%
  5. Arthritis51%
  6. Ischemic heart disease48%
  7. Heart failure35%
  8. Atrial fibrillation30%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Chandrashekar's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 67

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women51%
  • Men49%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Narendra Shashibushan Chandrashekar wrote 1,717 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Chandrashekar wrote 1,717 Medicare Part D claims for 246 patients. 79% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,504 of them, across 37 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $428,248 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,195 claims across 32 drugs.

Part D claims, 20241,717
Drugs named by CMS37
Total drug cost$428,248
Part D patients246

Dr. Chandrashekar's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic1,359 claims79%
  • Brand-name and other358 claims21%

Dr. Chandrashekar's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024

CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.

Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Chandrashekar's Part D claims, 2024

  • Antibiotics2%41 of 1,717 claims

Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Claims for drugs CMS names
2023: 1,1952024: 1,50426%

Drugs named by CMS: 37 in 2024, 32 in 2023.

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Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Narendra Shashibushan Chandrashekar offers telehealth to Medicare patients

Dr. Chandrashekar accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Chandrashekar as offering telehealth.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes

Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

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Dr. Narendra Shashibushan Chandrashekar received $2,087 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 75 general payments to Dr. Chandrashekar from 20 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Amgen Inc. paid the most, $609.

General payments to Dr. Chandrashekar by program year, 2016 to 2025

Companies that paid Dr. Chandrashekar the most, 2016 to 2025

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. Narendra Shashibushan Chandrashekar's committees and leadership roles

Dr. Chandrashekar's committees and leadership roles

Medical Executive Committee - Eisenhower HealthPresident of the Medical Staff
2022 to 2023

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Narendra Shashibushan Chandrashekar graduated from Tufts University School Of Medicine

Dr. Chandrashekar graduated from Tufts University School Of Medicine in 1997. Dr. Chandrashekar is a member of ASN.

  1. Medical schoolTufts University School Of Medicine
  2. Board certified in internal medicineAmerican Board of Internal Medicine
  3. Board certified in nephrologyAmerican Board of Internal Medicine

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Narendra Shashibushan Chandrashekar accepts plans from 16 insurance carriers

Dr. Chandrashekar is in network with 16 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

  • Aetna
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
  • United Healthcare
  • Elevance
  • HCSC
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
  • Molina
  • Regence Health Plans
  • +8 more carriersWith a free account

Plan types Dr. Chandrashekar accepts, by number of carriers

  1. PPO9
  2. HMO8
  3. Medicare8
  4. EPO4
  5. POS4

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. Narendra Shashibushan Chandrashekar's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Awards and committee rolesDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Insurance carriers and plan typesDmand AI Insurance Network Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Narendra Shashibushan Chandrashekar's NPI number?

Dr. Narendra Shashibushan Chandrashekar's NPI number is 1598715476. It was assigned on May 11, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Narendra Shashibushan Chandrashekar?

Dr. Narendra Shashibushan Chandrashekar is a nephrologist in La Quinta, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Nephrology Physician (taxonomy code 207RN0300X).

Where does Dr. Narendra Shashibushan Chandrashekar practice?

Dr. Chandrashekar practices at 43576 Washington Street, Suite # 101-105, La Quinta, CA 92253. Dr. Chandrashekar's primary practice is La Quinta Kidney Center in La Quinta, California. Dmand AI also links Dr. Chandrashekar to 1 hospital and 3 dialysis centers.

What is Dr. Narendra Shashibushan Chandrashekar's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Chandrashekar is (760) 200-1000.

What is Dr. Narendra Shashibushan Chandrashekar's medical license number?

Dr. Chandrashekar holds California license A77917, one of the licenses on file in 3 states.

Which states has Dr. Narendra Shashibushan Chandrashekar been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Chandrashekar in California (2002 to 2027), Colorado (2008 to 2011) and Texas (1998 to 2002).

Which hospitals is Dr. Narendra Shashibushan Chandrashekar affiliated with?

Dr. Chandrashekar is affiliated with Eisenhower Health. Dmand AI links Dr. Chandrashekar to 1 more hospital.

What medical group is Dr. Narendra Shashibushan Chandrashekar part of?

Dr. Chandrashekar is linked to Coachella Valley Nephrology.

Does Dr. Narendra Shashibushan Chandrashekar accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Chandrashekar billed Medicare for 1,249 services in 2024, and Dr. Chandrashekar accepts Medicare assignment.

Does Dr. Narendra Shashibushan Chandrashekar offer telehealth?

Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Chandrashekar as offering telehealth services.

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How many Medicare patients does Dr. Narendra Shashibushan Chandrashekar see?

CMS counts 401 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Chandrashekar in 2024, with an average age of 75.

Is Dr. Narendra Shashibushan Chandrashekar board certified?

Yes. Dr. Chandrashekar is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine.

What services does Dr. Narendra Shashibushan Chandrashekar bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Chandrashekar's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99214), dialysis (90960) and hospital inpatient care (99232).

Where did Dr. Narendra Shashibushan Chandrashekar go to medical school?

Dr. Chandrashekar graduated from Tufts University School Of Medicine in 1997.

What drugs does Dr. Narendra Shashibushan Chandrashekar prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Chandrashekar's most prescribed drugs by claims were Amlodipine Besylate, Losartan Potassium and Carvedilol.

Has Dr. Narendra Shashibushan Chandrashekar received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $2,087 in general payments to Dr. Chandrashekar from 20 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Amgen Inc.

How long has Dr. Narendra Shashibushan Chandrashekar been practicing?

Dr. Chandrashekar graduated from medical school in 1997, 29 years ago.

What insurance does Dr. Narendra Shashibushan Chandrashekar accept?

Dr. Chandrashekar is in network with 16 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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