Procedure Volume Patient Data Patient Conditions Reviews General Payments Back to Top

Home > MA Providers > Ophthalmologists

Dr. Chandrasek Krishnan, MD

Accepting New Patients

(Chandrasek Krishnan, MD)

(543 Ratings)

Specializes in: Ophthalmology (Eye Disease) and General Practice

Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine (2000)

Professional interests include: cataract surgery, glaucoma

260 Tremont Street Biewend Building, 9th-11th floors
Boston, MA 02116

(617) 636-5000

Dr. Chandrasek Krishnan, MD is an ophthalmologist in Boston, MA specializing in ophthalmology (eye disease) and general practice. He graduated from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in 2000 and has 26 years of experience. Dr. Chandrasek Krishnan, MD is affiliated with Tufts Medicine, Tufts Medical Center Ophthalmology + New England Eye Center – Boston and PRATT OPHTHALMOLOGY ASSOCIATES INC.

Office Locations

260 Tremont Street Biewend Building, 9th-11th floors
Boston, MA 02116

open_in_new

725 Concord Avenue Suite 2200
Cambridge, MA 02138

open_in_new

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Chandrasek Krishnan, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Boston, MA during 2012 were eye procedures, laser treatment, ultrasound (sonogram) and excision.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Chandrasek Krishnan, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	341
excision	14
eye procedures	1729
laser treatment	44
ultrasound (sonogram)	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Chandrasek Krishnan, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Boston, MA during 2013 were eye procedures, laser treatment and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Chandrasek Krishnan, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	369
eye procedures	1821
laser treatment	27
ultrasound (sonogram)	18

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chandrasek Krishnan, MD.

**Gender**
Male	314
Female	468

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	499
Black	89
Hispanic	43
Asian	129
Other	22
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	284
From 75 to 84	268
85 and over	161
Less than 65	69

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chandrasek Krishnan, MD in 2013

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	31
Dementia	9
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Chandrasek Krishnan, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Boston, MA during 2014 were eye procedures, laser treatment and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Chandrasek Krishnan, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	351
eye procedures	1786
laser treatment	27
ultrasound (sonogram)	17

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chandrasek Krishnan, MD.

**Gender**
Male	335
Female	494

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	527
Black	98
Hispanic	44
Asian	130
Other	30
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	312
From 75 to 84	283
85 and over	176
Less than 65	58

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chandrasek Krishnan, MD in 2014

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	31
Dementia	9
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Chandrasek Krishnan, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Boston, MA during 2015 were eye procedures, laser treatment and capsulotomy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Chandrasek Krishnan, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	14
doctor visit	323
eye procedures	1604
laser treatment	49

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chandrasek Krishnan, MD.

**Gender**
Male	606
Female	896

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	962
Black	212
Hispanic	76
Asian	200
Other	52
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	554
From 75 to 84	510
85 and over	320
Less than 65	118

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chandrasek Krishnan, MD in 2015

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	28
Dementia	10
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Chandrasek Krishnan, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Boston, MA during 2016 were eye procedures and laser treatment.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Chandrasek Krishnan, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	349
eye procedures	1559
laser treatment	28

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chandrasek Krishnan, MD.

**Gender**
Male	294
Female	442

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	481
Black	107
Hispanic	32
Asian	89
Other	27
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	276
From 75 to 84	255
85 and over	155
Less than 65	50

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chandrasek Krishnan, MD in 2016

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	38
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	27
Dementia	10
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Chandrasek Krishnan, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Boston, MA during 2017 were eye procedures, laser treatment, ultrasound (sonogram) and capsulotomy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Chandrasek Krishnan, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	14
doctor visit	425
eye procedures	2236
laser treatment	62
ultrasound (sonogram)	16

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chandrasek Krishnan, MD.

**Gender**
Male	378
Female	582

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	631
Black	130
Hispanic	60
Asian	95
Other	44
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	338
From 75 to 84	368
85 and over	194
Less than 65	60

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chandrasek Krishnan, MD in 2017

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	31
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	29
Dementia	10
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Chandrasek Krishnan, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Boston, MA during 2018 were eye procedures, ultrasound (sonogram) and laser treatment.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Chandrasek Krishnan, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	489
eye procedures	2428
laser treatment	35
ultrasound (sonogram)	51

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chandrasek Krishnan, MD.

**Gender**
Male	417
Female	613

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	709
Black	135
Hispanic	47
Asian	93
Other	46
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	367
From 75 to 84	393
85 and over	205
Less than 65	65

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chandrasek Krishnan, MD in 2018

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	27
Dementia	11
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Chandrasek Krishnan, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Boston, MA during 2019 were eye procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Chandrasek Krishnan, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	501
eye procedures	2062
ultrasound (sonogram)	16

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chandrasek Krishnan, MD.

**Gender**
Male	358
Female	582

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	636
Black	133
Hispanic	37
Asian	86
Other	48
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	359
From 75 to 84	343
85 and over	182
Less than 65	56

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chandrasek Krishnan, MD in 2019

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	30
Dementia	10
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Chandrasek Krishnan, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Boston, MA during 2020 were eye procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Chandrasek Krishnan, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	252
eye procedures	1193
ultrasound (sonogram)	13

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chandrasek Krishnan, MD.

**Gender**
Male	255
Female	433

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	463
Black	104
Hispanic	24
Asian	57
Other	40
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	271
From 75 to 84	256
85 and over	122
Less than 65	39

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chandrasek Krishnan, MD in 2020

Hypertension	56
High Cholesterol	43
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	26
Dementia	8
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Chandrasek Krishnan, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Boston, MA during 2021 were eye procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Chandrasek Krishnan, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	402
eye procedures	1844
ultrasound (sonogram)	36

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chandrasek Krishnan, MD.

**Gender**
Male	329
Female	532

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	597
Black	111
Hispanic	25
Asian	71
Other	57
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	321
From 75 to 84	332
85 and over	160
Less than 65	48

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chandrasek Krishnan, MD in 2021

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	28
Dementia	10
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Chandrasek Krishnan, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Boston, MA during 2022 were eye procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), capsulotomy and laser treatment.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Chandrasek Krishnan, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	18
doctor visit	344
eye procedures	2041
laser treatment	18
ultrasound (sonogram)	22

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chandrasek Krishnan, MD.

**Gender**
Male	363
Female	535

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	631
Black	104
Hispanic	0
Asian	65
Other	66
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	328
From 75 to 84	367
85 and over	162
Less than 65	41

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chandrasek Krishnan, MD in 2022

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	19
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	21
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	28
Dementia	6
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Chandrasek Krishnan, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Chandrasek Krishnan, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Boston, MA were eye procedures, laser treatment, ultrasound (sonogram) and capsulotomy.

capsulotomy	15
doctor visit	376
excision	14
eye procedures	1845
laser treatment	36
ultrasound (sonogram)	22

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chandrasek Krishnan, MD.

**Gender**
Male	331
Female	507

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	111
Asian / Pacific Islander	92
Non-Hispanic White	557
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	35
Other	39

**Age**
75 to 84	306
85 and over	167
Less than 65	54
65 to 74	310

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chandrasek Krishnan, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Chandrasek Krishnan, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	56
High Cholesterol	41
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	6
Osteoporosis	11
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	25
Atrial Fibrillation	9
Dementia	8
Cancer	11

Education & Training

Dr. Chandrasek Krishnan, MD graduated from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in 2000. He completed residency at Tufts Medical Center - Ophthalmology. He is certified by the Board Certification: Ophthalmology and has a state license in Massachusetts.

Medical School: Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine (2000)

Residency: Tufts Medical Center - Ophthalmology (2004)

Board Certification: Board Certification: Ophthalmology

Licensed In: Massachusetts

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Chandrasek Krishnan, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Tufts Medicine

Tufts Medical Center Ophthalmology + New England Eye Center – Boston

PRATT OPHTHALMOLOGY ASSOCIATES INC

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. Chandrasek Krishnan, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: TMIN Cigna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, TMIN United Healthcare OneCare, TMIN Unicare, Medicaid Wellforce Care Plan ACO (Fallon), Tufts Health Plan, TMIN Fallon Med Adv, Commonwealth Care Alliance, TMIN AllaraCare, TMIN Fallon, TMIN Fallon Navicare SCO, TMIN Aetna, TMIN Mass General Brigham Health Plan and Senior Whole Health.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Chandrasek Krishnan, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

TMIN Cigna

Blue Cross Blue Shield

Harvard Pilgrim Health Care

TMIN United Healthcare OneCare

TMIN Unicare

Medicaid Wellforce Care Plan ACO (Fallon)

Tufts Health Plan

TMIN Fallon Med Adv

Commonwealth Care Alliance

TMIN AllaraCare

TMIN Fallon

TMIN Fallon Navicare SCO

TMIN Aetna

TMIN Mass General Brigham Health Plan

Senior Whole Health

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Chandrasek Krishnan, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.81 out of 5 stars based on 543 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Chandrasek Krishnan, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Boston, MA.

4.81

Overall Rating

(543 Ratings)

Leave a Review

General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Allergan Inc.	$94 LUMIGAN $40	RESTASIS $23	COMBIGAN $19	$12
Allergan, Inc.	$93 DURYSTA $63	COMBIGAN $17	RESTASIS $13
GLAUKOS CORPORATION	$89 ISTENT TRABECULAR MICRO-BYPASS STENT SYSTEM $89
Alcon Laboratories Inc	$48 Durezol $24	Travatan Z $24
Aerie Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$38 Rhopressa $20	Rocklatan $18
Other	$71 XIIDRA $24	Durezol $18	Optics $15	Simbrinza $14

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$299
Travel and Lodging	$89
Gift	$45

Biography

Dr. Chandrasekh Krishnan is a physician who specializes in general practice and ophthalmology (eye disease). Dr. Krishnan's clinical interests encompass glaucoma and cataract surgery. Patients rated him highly, giving him an average of 5.0 stars (out of 5). He usually honors Blue California, Cigna, and Medicaid, in addition to other insurance carriers. He attended medical school at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. Dr. Krishnan trained at Tufts Medical Center for residency. He has received the distinction of "Top Doctor", Boston Magazine. He is professionally affiliated with Tufts Medicine. Yext reports that Dr. Krishnan is accepting new patients at his office in Boston, MA.