Varun Chawla

Varun Chawla practices at Union City Dialysis Center in Fremont, California.

Varun Chawla's NPI, 1609067537, was assigned on August 6, 2007. Varun Chawla graduated from All India Institute of Medical Sciences in 2005. Varun Chawla's California license number on file is A118650.

Varun Chawla's primary practice is Union City Dialysis Center, at 39270 Paseo Padre Pkwy, Fremont, CA 94538 in Alameda County. The practice phone is (510) 489-6996.

Varun Chawla's primary practice is Union City Dialysis Center in Fremont, California. Varun Chawla is also affiliated with Washington Health. The medical group on file is West Coast Kidney Institute. Dmand AI also links Varun Chawla to 2 more hospitals, 4 dialysis centers and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Varun Chawla practices, 8 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Nephrology is Varun Chawla's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RN0300X. Varun Chawla is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Varun Chawla's licenses on file in 2 states: California and Massachusetts.

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

CMS data shows 2,337 Medicare services from Varun Chawla across 15 procedure codes in 2024, for 492 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $225,261 for them.

CMS counts 492 Medicare patients who saw Varun Chawla in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 179 patients. 75% of them have chronic kidney disease, and 75% have diabetes. 64% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 3.85, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Varun Chawla's median patient age at 73, with 42% women.

In 2024, Varun Chawla wrote 1,992 Medicare Part D claims for 278 patients. 71% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,750 of them, across 31 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $736,611 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,554 claims across 27 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 98 out of 100 for Varun Chawla for performance year 2024, reported individually. Varun Chawla accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Varun Chawla as offering telehealth.

Dmand AI links 14 papers to Varun Chawla, published from 2009 to 2023. 2013 was the busiest year, with 3. The most frequent topics are Kidney Failure, Chronic, Renal Dialysis and Arteriovenous Shunt, Surgical. Varun Chawla has published most often in Hemodial Int. Varun Chawla's most frequent co-authors are Akshita Narra, MD, Bhanu Kiran Patibandla, MD and Yael Vin, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 606 general payments to Varun Chawla from 42 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Speaker and faculty fees make up the largest share, 49% of the total. Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc. paid the most, $20,510.

Varun Chawla graduated from All India Institute of Medical Sciences in 2005.

Varun Chawla is in network with 17 carriers, including Elevance, Aetna and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.