Vinutha Mangala Chandrasekaran, M.D.
NPI 1558652735ActiveIndividual· Hospitalist· Bakersfield, CA
Hospitalist (M.D.) with Centric Health, practicing in Bakersfield, California. In 2024 Medicare paid $104,870 for 512 patients, and Part D covered 540 of their prescriptions, 86% of them generic. Zoll Services LLC (A/K/A Zoll Lifecor Corp) reported $12.91 in payments in 2025, mostly food and beverage. Lists Mercy Hospital as a hospital affiliation.
Overview
| NPI | 1558652735 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | M.D. |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Apr 22, 2011 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Jun 3, 2017 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hospitalist Primary | 208M00000X | A128994 | CA |
| Internal Medicine | 207R00000X | A128994 | CA |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Internal Medicine (CA) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 512 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 1,402 across 9 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $104,870 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 540 · 583 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 205 |
| Total drug cost | $33,426 |
| Generic share | 86% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2011 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Internal Medicine |
Medical group
- Centric HealthBakersfield, CA · 68 clinicians
Hospital affiliation
- Mercy HospitalBakersfield, CA
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$12.91 · 1 payment from 1 company
- 2024$53.31 · 2 payments from 2 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Zoll Services LLC (A/K/A Zoll Lifecor Corp) | $12.91 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$12.91 · 1 payment
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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