Dr. Chandra S. Krishnasastry, MD

Dr. Krishnasastry practices at Pinewood Springs in Columbia, Tennessee, part of Pinewood Springs.

Dr. Krishnasastry's NPI, 1194794172, was assigned on March 14, 2006. Dr. Krishnasastry graduated from Bangalore Medical College in 1980. Dr. Krishnasastry holds Tennessee license MD0026040.

Dr. Krishnasastry's primary practice is Pinewood Springs, at 1001 N James Campbell Blvd, Columbia, TN 38401 in Maury County. The practice phone is (931) 777-6000.

Dr. Krishnasastry's primary practice is Pinewood Springs in Columbia, Tennessee, part of Pinewood Springs. Dr. Krishnasastry is also affiliated with Maury Regional Medical Center. The medical group on file is Ally Psychiatry. Dmand AI also links Dr. Krishnasastry to 6 more hospitals, 6 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. Krishnasastry practices, 10 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Psychiatry is Dr. Krishnasastry's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 2084P0800X. Dr. Krishnasastry is board certified in psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. Dmand AI has Dr. Krishnasastry's licenses on file in 11 states: Tennessee, Colorado, Idaho, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Wyoming, Kansas, Texas, Michigan and Maryland.

Dmand AI lists bipolar disorder, depression, psychological distress, psychoses, schizophrenia and substance abuse among the conditions Dr. Krishnasastry treats.

CMS data shows 232 Medicare services from Dr. Krishnasastry across 4 procedure codes in 2024, for 64 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $17,061 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 64 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Krishnasastry in 2024. The largest group is under 65, with 39 patients. 75% of them have anxiety, and 75% have high blood pressure. 55% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.82, 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. Krishnasastry's median patient age at 46, with 52% women.

In 2024, Dr. Krishnasastry wrote 682 Medicare Part D claims for 160 patients. 89% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 526 of them, across 24 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $45,292 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 142 claims across 11 drugs.

CMS lists Dr. Krishnasastry as offering telehealth.

CMS Open Payments shows 58 general payments to Dr. Krishnasastry from 13 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Speaker and faculty fees make up the largest share, 39% of the total. Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc paid the most, $4,540.

Dr. Krishnasastry graduated from Bangalore Medical College in 1980.

Dr. Krishnasastry is in network with 14 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Cigna. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.