Dr. Chandana Keshavamurthy, MD

  • New Orleans, LA
  • Rheumatologist
NPI1912267535PAC ID4284856188
Medicare services, 2024
175
Medicare patients, 2024
139
Part D claims, 2024
4,102
Publications
7
Hospital affiliations
2
Practice address
1516 Jefferson Hwy, New Orleans, LA 70121
Practice phone
Call (504) 842-3000
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Primary practice

Ochsner Medical Center - New Orleans

Hospital · New Orleans, Louisiana

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Dr. Chandana Keshavamurthy is a rheumatologist in New Orleans, Louisiana

Dr. Keshavamurthy practices at Ochsner Medical Center - New Orleans in New Orleans, Louisiana, part of Ochsner Health System.

Dr. Keshavamurthy's NPI, 1912267535, was assigned on May 17, 2012. Dr. Keshavamurthy holds Louisiana license 307485.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
4284856188
NPI enumeration date
May 17, 2012
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(504) 842-3000
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Sex
Female
Estimated age
47
Medical school graduation
2005

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

Dr. Chandana Keshavamurthy practices at Ochsner Medical Center - New Orleans in New Orleans, Louisiana

Dr. Keshavamurthy's primary practice is Ochsner Medical Center - New Orleans, at 1516 Jefferson Hwy, New Orleans, LA 70121 in Jefferson Parish. The practice phone is (504) 842-3000.

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Dr. Chandana Keshavamurthy is affiliated with 2 sites of care and 2 medical groups

Dr. Keshavamurthy's primary practice is Ochsner Medical Center - New Orleans in New Orleans, Louisiana, part of Ochsner Health System. Dr. Keshavamurthy is also affiliated with Banner - University Medical Center Phoenix. The medical group on file is Ochsner Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Keshavamurthy to 1 more medical group, named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Chandana Keshavamurthy's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Keshavamurthy practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Ochsner Medical Center - New OrleansAvailable with a free account
+1 more site and 1 medical groupAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Chandana Keshavamurthy is one of 81 rheumatologists in Louisiana

Rheumatology is Dr. Keshavamurthy's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RR0500X. Dmand AI has Dr. Keshavamurthy's licenses on file in 2 states: Louisiana and Arizona.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Rheumatology, LouisianaPrimaryLicense 307485 · taxonomy 207RR0500X
  • Arizona licenseLicense 48497

Rheumatologists near Dr. Keshavamurthy

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

Dr. Chandana Keshavamurthy billed Medicare for 175 services in 2024

CMS data shows 175 Medicare services from Dr. Keshavamurthy across 3 procedure codes in 2024, for 139 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $13,362 for them.

Medicare services, 2024175
Medicare patients139
Paid by Medicare$13,362
Procedure codes3

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

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 2152024: 16424%
Other services
2023: 02024: 11

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

  • In an office4827%
  • In a facility12773%

Dr. Keshavamurthy compared with the Louisiana median for rheumatologists, 2024

  • Dr. Keshavamurthy
  • Louisiana median
Medicare services
175vs 67274% below
Medicare patients
139vs 22438% below
Part D claims
3,668vs 2,05878% above

Medians across 81 rheumatologists in Louisiana with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

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

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

Dr. Chandana Keshavamurthy treated 139 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 69

CMS counts 139 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Keshavamurthy in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 76 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 73% have high blood pressure. 11% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.85, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Keshavamurthy's median patient age at 59, with 69% women.

Medicare patients, 2024139
Average age69
Average risk score1.85
Also on Medicaid11%

Dr. Keshavamurthy's Medicare patients by age, 2024

CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.

Dr. Keshavamurthy's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women10978%
  • Men3022%

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

  1. Arthritis75%
  2. High blood pressure73%
  3. High cholesterol73%
  4. Osteoporosis37%
  5. Mood disorders32%
  6. Anxiety31%
  7. Depression29%
  8. Chronic kidney disease27%

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

Dr. Keshavamurthy's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 59

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women69%
  • Men30%

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

Dr. Chandana Keshavamurthy wrote 4,102 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Keshavamurthy wrote 4,102 Medicare Part D claims for 608 patients. 79% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 3,668 of them, across 57 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $2,956,605 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 4,157 claims across 66 drugs.

Part D claims, 20244,102
Drugs named by CMS57
Total drug cost$3M
Part D patients608

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

  • Generic3,256 claims79%
  • Brand-name and other846 claims21%

Dr. Keshavamurthy'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. Keshavamurthy's Part D claims, 2024

  • Opioids5%187 of 4,102 claims
  • Antibiotics1%48 of 4,102 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: 4,1572024: 3,66812%

Drugs named by CMS: 57 in 2024, 66 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

How Dr. Chandana Keshavamurthy takes part in Medicare

Dr. Keshavamurthy accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

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Dr. Chandana Keshavamurthy has 7 publications on record

Dmand AI links 7 papers to Dr. Keshavamurthy in 2022. 2022 was the busiest year, with 3. The most frequent topics are Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic. Dr. Keshavamurthy's most frequent co-authors are Emily A. Fibeger, DO, Andy Abril, MD and Hiba Ali, MD.

Papers7

Topics Dr. Keshavamurthy writes about most

  • Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic

Dr. Keshavamurthy's most frequent co-authors

Recent publications by Dr. Keshavamurthy

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Dr. Chandana Keshavamurthy received $2,104 in industry payments from 2016 to 2024

CMS Open Payments shows 41 general payments to Dr. Keshavamurthy from 9 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2024. Travel and lodging make up the largest share, 52% of the total. AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP paid the most, $1,375.

General payments to Dr. Keshavamurthy by program year, 2016 to 2024

General payments to Dr. Keshavamurthy by kind, 2016 to 2024

$2.1Kin total
  • Travel and lodging$1,10152%
  • Food and beverage$92444%
  • Education$804%

Companies that paid Dr. Keshavamurthy the most, 2016 to 2024

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

Sources for Dr. Chandana Keshavamurthy'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)
Publications, topics and co-authorsPubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Chandana Keshavamurthy's NPI number?

Dr. Chandana Keshavamurthy's NPI number is 1912267535. It was assigned on May 17, 2012, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Chandana Keshavamurthy?

Dr. Chandana Keshavamurthy is a rheumatologist in New Orleans, Louisiana. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Rheumatology Physician (taxonomy code 207RR0500X).

Where does Dr. Chandana Keshavamurthy practice?

Dr. Keshavamurthy practices at 1516 Jefferson Hwy, New Orleans, LA 70121. Dr. Keshavamurthy's primary practice is Ochsner Medical Center - New Orleans in New Orleans, Louisiana, part of Ochsner Health System. Dmand AI also links Dr. Keshavamurthy to 1 medical group.

What is Dr. Chandana Keshavamurthy's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Keshavamurthy is (504) 842-3000.

What is Dr. Chandana Keshavamurthy's medical license number?

Dr. Keshavamurthy holds Louisiana license 307485, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.

Which states has Dr. Chandana Keshavamurthy been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Keshavamurthy in Louisiana and Arizona.

Which hospitals is Dr. Chandana Keshavamurthy affiliated with?

Dr. Keshavamurthy practices at Ochsner Medical Center - New Orleans in New Orleans, Louisiana. Dr. Keshavamurthy is also affiliated with Banner - University Medical Center Phoenix.

What medical group is Dr. Chandana Keshavamurthy part of?

Dr. Keshavamurthy is linked to Ochsner Health. Dmand AI links Dr. Keshavamurthy to 1 more medical group.

Does Dr. Chandana Keshavamurthy accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Keshavamurthy billed Medicare for 175 services in 2024, and Dr. Keshavamurthy accepts Medicare assignment.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Chandana Keshavamurthy see?

CMS counts 139 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Keshavamurthy in 2024, with an average age of 69.

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What services does Dr. Chandana Keshavamurthy bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Keshavamurthy's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99214), office visit, new patient (99205) and medicare service (G2211).

What drugs does Dr. Chandana Keshavamurthy prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Keshavamurthy's most prescribed drugs by claims were Methotrexate, Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate and Allopurinol.

Has Dr. Chandana Keshavamurthy received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $2,104 in general payments to Dr. Keshavamurthy from 9 companies from 2016 to 2024. The largest total came from AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP.

How long has Dr. Chandana Keshavamurthy been practicing?

Dr. Keshavamurthy graduated from medical school in 2005, 21 years ago.

Does Dr. Chandana Keshavamurthy do research?

Dmand AI links 7 publications to Dr. Keshavamurthy.

Who does Dr. Chandana Keshavamurthy publish with?

Dr. Keshavamurthy's most frequent co-authors are Emily A. Fibeger, DO (2 shared papers), Andy Abril, MD (1 shared paper) and Hiba Ali, MD (1 shared paper).

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