Lakshya Chandra, MD
Hospitalist · Washington, DCNPI 1336580802
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 16 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 7 manufacturers reported payments, led by Boston Scientific at 34.3% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $159 and has fallen 86.5% since, to $22 in 2024.
Across 16 payments — averaging $22.32 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Boston Scientific$123
- Johnson & Johnson$121
- Inari Medical, Inc.$41
- Novartis$22
- ZOLL Services LLC (a/k/a ZOLL Lifecor Corp)$22
- AstraZeneca$15
- plus $15 from 1 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$357100%
Most of this is food and beverage — typically meals provided during product presentations at a clinic or hospital. Nationally that is the single largest category of reported payments by count.
General payments by program year
Who reported the general payments
Companies are grouped under their corporate parent — a single manufacturer often files under several CMS reporting entities. Research and ownership payments are counted separately and are not in this table.
| Company | Payments | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Boston Scientific | 2 | $123 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 7 | $121 |
| Inari Medical, Inc. | 2 | $41 |
| Novartis | 1 | $22 |
| ZOLL Services LLC (a/k/a ZOLL Lifecor Corp) | 2 | $22 |
| AstraZeneca | 1 | $15 |
| GSK | 1 | $15 |
What the payments were tied to
Products named in the reported payments. Only payments of $100 or more are attributed here — the typical reported payment nationally is a meal worth about $16, and listing those product-by-product would be noise.
- Watchman$107
How this compares
$357 in reported general payments places this provider in the 85th percentile of 101 hospitalist providers in District of Columbia.
Medicare billing
What this is not: this is the amount Original Medicare Part B allowed for services this provider billed in 2024. It is not their income. It excludes Medicare Advantage — now more than half of all Medicare enrollment — along with Medicaid and all commercial insurance, and it is gross practice revenue before staff, rent, supplies and malpractice premiums. CMS also suppresses any figure covering ten or fewer patients, so low-volume providers appear smaller than they are.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| EliquisApixaban | 23 | $15,819 |
| Lantus SolostarInsulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog | 15 | $1,382 |
| Albuterol Sulfate HfaAlbuterol Sulfate | 21 | $963 |
| Pantoprazole Sodium | 71 | $686 |
| Atorvastatin Calcium | 52 | $398 |
| Cefdinir | 28 | $230 |
| Diltiazem 24hr Er (Cd)Diltiazem Hcl | 11 | $151 |
| Levetiracetam | 11 | $145 |
| Doxycycline Hyclate | 25 | $142 |
| Metoprolol Succinate | 25 | $120 |
| Amlodipine Besylate | 33 | $116 |
| Furosemide | 36 | $114 |
| Finasteride | 14 | $112 |
| Hydrocodone-AcetaminophenHydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 15 | $111 |
| Levothyroxine Sodium | 15 | $103 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other hospitalist in Washington
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- Sunil SaithWashington$213K
- Pedro Alcedo AndradeWashington$48K
- Jason GaloWashington$12K
- Roy TaoutelWashington$4K
- Jamar SlocumWashington$875
- Mehad MusbahWashington$617
- Kathryn HumesWashington$558
- David KingWashington$480
- Truptiben PatelWashington$412
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Billing: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners, data year 2024. Original Medicare Part B only.
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.