Dr. Vikas Narayan Chitnavis, MD

Dr. Chitnavis practices at Clinch Valley Medical Center in Richlands, Virginia, part of Lifepoint Health.

Dr. Chitnavis' NPI, 1891773560, was assigned on January 4, 2006. Dr. Chitnavis graduated from Government Medical College Nagpur in 1977. Dr. Chitnavis holds Virginia license 0101840402.

Dr. Chitnavis' primary practice is Clinch Valley Medical Center, at 6801 Governor Gc Perry Highway, Richlands, VA 24641 in Tazewell County. The practice phone is (276) 596-6000.

Dr. Chitnavis' primary practice is Clinch Valley Medical Center in Richlands, Virginia, part of Lifepoint Health. Dr. Chitnavis is also affiliated with Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital. The medical group on file is Nash Critical Care. Dmand AI also links Dr. Chitnavis to 4 more hospitals, 12 medical groups and 5 group practices and clinics, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Chitnavis practices, 11 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Gastroenterology is Dr. Chitnavis' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RG0100X. Dr. Chitnavis is board certified in gastroenterology by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Chitnavis' licenses on file in 6 states: Virginia, North Carolina, Massachusetts, Ohio, Rhode Island and South Carolina.

Dmand AI lists acid reflux, acute gastroduodenitis, chronic inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), cirrhosis of the liver, colonoscopy, esophagus, stomach, or upper small intestine surgery, gastroenteritis and gastrointestinal bleeding among the conditions Dr. Chitnavis treats.

CMS data shows 67 Medicare services from Dr. Chitnavis across 5 procedure codes in 2024, for 90 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $6,610 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 90 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Chitnavis in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 35 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 24% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.25, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Chitnavis' median patient age at 64, with 53% women.

In 2024, Dr. Chitnavis wrote 100 Medicare Part D claims for 54 patients. 81% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 22 of them, across 1 drug with 11 or more claims each, at $313 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 369 claims across 13 drugs.

Dr. Chitnavis accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 57 procedures of upper gastrointestinal (gi) endoscopy for acid reflux by Dr. Chitnavis, more than 66% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Dmand AI links 17 papers to Dr. Chitnavis, published from 2018 to 2023. 2020 was the busiest year, with 6. The most frequent topics are Endoscopy, Digestive System and Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal. Dr. Chitnavis has published most often in Cureus. Dr. Chitnavis' most frequent co-authors are Adil Shamim Mir, MD, Shravani R. Reddy, MD and Paul Yeaton, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 40 general payments to Dr. Chitnavis from 14 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Travel and lodging make up the largest share, 58% of the total. Olympus Corporation of the Americas paid the most, $2,272.

Dmand AI lists 2 awards for Dr. Chitnavis, most recently CMS Stage 1 EHR in 2012.

Dr. Chitnavis graduated from Government Medical College Nagpur in 1977. Dr. Chitnavis is a member of AGA.

Dr. Chitnavis is in network with 20 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 12. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.