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Dr. Sindhu Chandran, MD, MBBS

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(Dr. Sindhu Chandran, MD)

(81 Ratings)

Specializes in: Nephrology (Kidney Disease) and General Practice

Professional interests include: transplant procedures

400 Parnassus Avenue Seventh Floor UCSF Kidney Transplant Center
San Francisco, CA 94143

(310) 423-2641

Dr. Sindhu Chandran, MD, MBBS is a nephrologist in San Francisco, CA specializing in nephrology (kidney disease) and general practice. Dr. Sindhu Chandran, MD, MBBS is affiliated with Cedars-Sinai and Kidney Transplant Center.

Office Locations

400 Parnassus Avenue Seventh Floor UCSF Kidney Transplant Center
San Francisco, CA 94143

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8900 Beverly Boulevard 3rd Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90048

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sindhu Chandran, MD, MBBS treated as a nephrologist in San Francisco, CA during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sindhu Chandran, MD, MBBS for Medicare patients.

dialysis	42
doctor visit	411
hospital care	139
inpatient care	139

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sindhu Chandran, MD, MBBS treated as a nephrologist in San Francisco, CA during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sindhu Chandran, MD, MBBS for Medicare patients.

dialysis	46
doctor visit	376
hospital care	223
inpatient care	223

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sindhu Chandran, MD, MBBS.

**Gender**
Male	231
Female	151

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	106
Black	0
Hispanic	133
Asian	70
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	96
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	259

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sindhu Chandran, MD, MBBS in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	60
Dementia	0
Cancer	3

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sindhu Chandran, MD, MBBS treated as a nephrologist in San Francisco, CA during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sindhu Chandran, MD, MBBS for Medicare patients.

dialysis	20
doctor visit	525
hospital care	155
inpatient care	155

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sindhu Chandran, MD, MBBS.

**Gender**
Male	278
Female	177

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	115
Black	56
Hispanic	175
Asian	86
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	123
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	294

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sindhu Chandran, MD, MBBS in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	63
Dementia	3
Cancer	4

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sindhu Chandran, MD, MBBS treated as a nephrologist in San Francisco, CA during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sindhu Chandran, MD, MBBS for Medicare patients.

dialysis	43
doctor visit	566
hospital care	246
inpatient care	246

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sindhu Chandran, MD, MBBS.

**Gender**
Male	504
Female	414

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	232
Black	138
Hispanic	356
Asian	156
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	242
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	608

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sindhu Chandran, MD, MBBS in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	59
Dementia	4
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sindhu Chandran, MD, MBBS treated as a nephrologist in San Francisco, CA during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sindhu Chandran, MD, MBBS for Medicare patients.

dialysis	19
doctor visit	448
hospital care	265
inpatient care	265

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sindhu Chandran, MD, MBBS.

**Gender**
Male	229
Female	194

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	108
Black	53
Hispanic	171
Asian	79
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	122
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	273

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sindhu Chandran, MD, MBBS in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	57
Dementia	4
Cancer	4

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sindhu Chandran, MD, MBBS treated as a nephrologist in San Francisco, CA during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sindhu Chandran, MD, MBBS for Medicare patients.

dialysis	32
doctor visit	210
hospital care	389
inpatient care	389

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sindhu Chandran, MD, MBBS.

**Gender**
Male	186
Female	131

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	80
Black	41
Hispanic	123
Asian	61
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	84
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	206

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sindhu Chandran, MD, MBBS in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	63
Dementia	10
Cancer	4

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sindhu Chandran, MD, MBBS treated as a nephrologist in San Francisco, CA during 2018 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sindhu Chandran, MD, MBBS for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	220
hospital care	197
inpatient care	197

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sindhu Chandran, MD, MBBS.

**Gender**
Male	145
Female	127

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	79
Black	0
Hispanic	115
Asian	41
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	88
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	168

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sindhu Chandran, MD, MBBS in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	63
Dementia	7
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sindhu Chandran, MD, MBBS treated as a nephrologist in San Francisco, CA during 2019 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sindhu Chandran, MD, MBBS for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	209
hospital care	280
inpatient care	280

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sindhu Chandran, MD, MBBS.

**Gender**
Male	145
Female	139

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	72
Black	35
Hispanic	112
Asian	50
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	84
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	172

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sindhu Chandran, MD, MBBS in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	67
Dementia	11
Cancer	5

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sindhu Chandran, MD, MBBS treated as a nephrologist in San Francisco, CA during 2020 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sindhu Chandran, MD, MBBS for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	176
hospital care	198
inpatient care	198

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sindhu Chandran, MD, MBBS.

**Gender**
Male	124
Female	78

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	47
Black	0
Hispanic	80
Asian	43
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	66
From 75 to 84	17
85 and over	0
Less than 65	119

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sindhu Chandran, MD, MBBS in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	54
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	67
Dementia	10
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sindhu Chandran, MD, MBBS treated as a nephrologist in San Francisco, CA during 2021 were hospital care, inpatient care, hemofiltration and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sindhu Chandran, MD, MBBS for Medicare patients.

dialysis	26
doctor visit	227
hemofiltration	26
hospital care	115
inpatient care	115

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sindhu Chandran, MD, MBBS.

**Gender**
Male	88
Female	61

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	46
Black	22
Hispanic	55
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	48
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	88

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sindhu Chandran, MD, MBBS in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	64
Dementia	10
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sindhu Chandran, MD, MBBS treated as a nephrologist in San Francisco, CA during 2022 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sindhu Chandran, MD, MBBS for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	216
hospital care	194
inpatient care	194

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sindhu Chandran, MD, MBBS.

**Gender**
Male	89
Female	80

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	53
Black	0
Hispanic	68
Asian	28
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	57
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	100

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sindhu Chandran, MD, MBBS in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	65
Dementia	7
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sindhu Chandran, MD, MBBS for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Sindhu Chandran, MD, MBBS treated as a nephrologist in San Francisco, CA were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and hemofiltration.

dialysis	32
doctor visit	325
hemofiltration	26
hospital care	218
inpatient care	218

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sindhu Chandran, MD, MBBS.

**Gender**
Male	183
Female	141

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	31
Asian / Pacific Islander	55
Non-Hispanic White	85
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	126
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	1
85 and over	0
Less than 65	207
65 to 74	91

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sindhu Chandran, MD, MBBS From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Sindhu Chandran, MD, MBBS treated were chronic kidney disease, hypertension, high cholesterol and diabetes.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	68
Asthma	8
Osteoporosis	7
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	57
Atrial Fibrillation	11
Dementia	6
Cancer	3

Education & Training

She completed residency at Arizona Health Sciences Center. She is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine: Nephrology and has a state license in California.

Residency: Arizona Health Sciences Center (2007)

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine: Nephrology

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Sindhu Chandran, MD, MBBS is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Cedars-Sinai

Kidney Transplant Center

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Sindhu Chandran, MD, MBBS has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.87 out of 5 stars based on 81 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Sindhu Chandran, MD, MBBS from all over the web to help you find the right in San Francisco, CA.

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Overall Rating: 4.0 2025-10-28

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Overall experiences or on a positive note.

Overall Rating: 5.0 2025-04-29

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Sindhu Chandran, MD, MBBS. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation	$312 ZORTRESS $202	$110
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.	$84 NULOJIX $84

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$396

Biography

Dr. Sindhu Chandran's specialties are general practice and nephrology (kidney disease). She trained at Arizona Health Sciences Center for her residency. Her clinical interests encompass transplant procedures. Dr. Chandran's average patient rating is 5.0 stars (out of 5). She is affiliated with Cedars-Sinai. According to Cedars-Sinai, Dr. Chandran is currently accepting new patients at her office in Los Angeles, CA.