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Dr. Shelly Prasad Chawla, MD

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Specializes in: General Internal Medicine and Hospital Medicine (Hospitalist)
American University of Antigua College of Medicine (2013)
Professional interests include: preoperative evaluation, geriatric health, emphysema, and more.
757 Westwood Plaza # S7501
Los Angeles, CA 90095

Dr. Shelly Prasad Chawla, MD is a general internist in Los Angeles, CA specializing in general internal medicine and hospital medicine (hospitalist). She graduated from American University of Antigua College of Medicine in 2013 and has 12 years of experience. Dr. Shelly Prasad Chawla, MD is affiliated with Cedars-Sinai, UCLA Health, Providence, Astrana Health, Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, UCLA West Valley Medical Center, UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center, JSINGHMD INC and Allied Pacific IPA.

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Office Locations

757 Westwood Plaza # S7501
Los Angeles, CA 90095
(310) 825-9111
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Allied Pacific IPA

8711 Venice Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90034
(310) 237-0023
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Some issues Dr. Shelly Prasad Chawla, MD can help you with:

Depression

Everyone knows what it feels like to get the blues once in a while. But depression is a serious illness that is more severe than a bad day and lasts much longer. Symptoms of depression stop a person from being able to function and enjoy daily activities for weeks or months at a time. It can happen to anyone, and it isn't something that people can control by force of will or "snap out of it."

Some common symptoms of depression include:

  • Feeling sad, guilty, empty or hopeless
  • Fatigue and a lack of energy and motivation
  • A loss of pleasure in activities that were previously enjoyed
  • Unusual sleep or eating habits
  • Mental fog -- trouble concentrating, remembering, or making decisions
  • Physical aches and pains
  • Suicidal thoughts or a preoccupation with death

We don't yet know what causes depression, but it's thought that it is a combination of genetic, biological, environmental, and social influences. Because of this, the most effective treatments for depression combine medication with psychotherapy. Therapy, especially cognitive-behavioral therapy, can be extremely helpful in resolving the negative thoughts and feelings that come with depression. It gives patients new tools that they can use themselves to cope when their depression is making them feel down.

Some of the common medications used to treat depression include antidepressants such as SSRI's (Prozac, Paxil, Zoloft) or atypical antidepressants (Cymbalta, Wellbutrin). It's important to remember that these medications have different effects on everybody, and no one medication works right for everyone. Patients may have to try a couple before finding the one that works just right for them. If the first medication they try doesn't work, they should talk to their doctor about trying something else. In extreme cases where medication is not enough, electro-convulsive therapy and hospitalization may be the answer to keeping a severely depressed person safe.

Depression is a difficult illness to deal with, but it is more common than believed and there are many people who can help. With the right treatment, individuals with depression can get back to fully enjoying life again.

Eating Disorders

Eating disorders are mental and physical illnesses that impact behavior, emotions, and thoughts about eating, food, body appearance, and weight. These disorders are characterized by preoccupations with food and physical size, resulting in dramatic lifestyle changes and adverse health effects. In the past, eating disorders were often diagnosed using BMI (body mass index), or by assessing someone's weight. Eating disorders specialists now recognize that eating disorders may occur in people of all sizes. The most common eating disorders are anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge-eating disorder (BED).

Anorexia nervosa, frequently referred to as anorexia, is a disorder where people severely restrict the types and quantity of food they eat. Those with anorexia have an extreme fear of eating and gaining weight and may repeatedly weigh themselves or engage in harmful behaviors such as excessive exercise or starvation. Those with anorexia often find themselves preoccupied with food, but unable to consume a healthy amount of it. This results in symptoms such as abnormally low BMI, vitamin deficiency, fatigue, fainting, and amenorrhea (lack of menstruation in women). Anorexia may cause bluish discoloration of the hands, brittle and falling out hair, yellowish skin, and lanugo (fine, downy hair). Left untreated, anorexia can lead to organ failure, brain damage, and even death.

Bulimia nervosa, typically called bulimia, is a disorder where people binge (eat large quantities of food) and purge the food that they just consumed by vomiting, laxative abuse, fasting, or excessive exercise. This behavior is usually motivated by a feeling of powerlessness over eating and a fear of weight gain or desire for weight loss. Bulimia can occur in underweight, normal weight, and overweight people. Symptoms of bulimia include acid reflux, intestinal distress, dehydration from purging, amenorrhea, and dental erosion from vomiting. Some people with bulimia have swollen parotid glands (salivary glands near the cheeks) and red scars and marks on the backs of their knuckles. Electrolyte imbalance from bulimia can be particularly severe and may lead to heart attack or stroke.

Binge eating disorder (BED) is the most common eating disorder. People with BED feel that they are unable to control the amount of food they eat and may continue to binge after reaching a point of fullness. BED binges (consuming large amounts of food) are often accompanied by feelings of sadness, guilt, and shame. Symptoms of BED include obesity, acid reflux, weight gain, and dissatisfaction with one's body. People with BED tend to experience cycles of negative emotions and binges. Binges or BED episodes can be provoked by stress, boredom, restrictive dieting, depression, and other triggers.

Other common eating disorders include:

  • Pica, eating things that are not food, such as paper, ice, or soil
  • Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID), disinterest in eating and avoidance of food
  • Other Specified Feeding or Eating Disorder (OSFED), abnormal eating that does not fall under any disorder

Many people with eating disorders do not consciously develop them, and have difficulty seeking treatment. For this reason, it's important to detect and treat eating disorders as early as possible. Treatment for eating disorders can vary from therapy visits to inpatient treatment, depending on the disorder and its severity. Treatment aims to not only restore physical health and correct negative behaviors, but to also promote psychological well-being and self-confidence.

Facial Paralysis

Facial paralysis is an inability to move the muscles in the face. It often affects only one side, and it can happen quite suddenly. Facial paralysis may make one's face feel frozen or numb.

Facial paralysis can happen when there is inflammation or damage to either the part of the brain that controls the facial muscles or the nerve that carries signals from the brain to the face. Some common causes include:

  • Stroke, which can affect the part of the brain controlling the face and prevent those muscles from working
  • Bell's palsy, an inflammation of the main facial nerve
  • Lyme disease
  • Birth trauma or difficult birth, which can cause facial paralysis in babies (usually temporary)
  • Head trauma in which nerves are damaged

Facial paralysis is a frustrating and frightening experience, but many cases are temporary and go away on their own. Even with more difficult cases, there are treatment options available, including rehabilitation, pain management, and surgery.

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Shelly Prasad Chawla, MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 25%

By Volume:

inpatient hospital care

In 2013, Dr. Shelly Prasad Chawla, MD performed more inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within California.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Shelly Prasad Chawla, MD treated as a general internist in Los Angeles, CA during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Shelly Prasad Chawla, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care 557
inpatient care 458
outpatient care 99

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Shelly Prasad Chawla, MD.

Gender
Male 138
Female 165
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 251
Black 13
Hispanic 0
Asian 20
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 70
From 75 to 84 111
85 and over 106
Less than 65 16

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Shelly Prasad Chawla, MD in 2017

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Shelly Prasad Chawla, MD treated during 2017 were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 67
Stroke 15
Ischemic Heart Disease 59
Depression 37
Chronic Kidney Disease 50
Asthma 8
Osteoperosis 17
Atrial Fibrilation 25
Heart Failure 43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 19
Diabetes 40
Dementia 27
Cancer 17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Shelly Prasad Chawla, MD treated as a general internist in Los Angeles, CA during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Shelly Prasad Chawla, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care 1003
inpatient care 876
outpatient care 127

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Shelly Prasad Chawla, MD.

Gender
Male 241
Female 325
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 440
Black 49
Hispanic 23
Asian 38
Other 16
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 138
From 75 to 84 188
85 and over 195
Less than 65 45

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Shelly Prasad Chawla, MD in 2018

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Shelly Prasad Chawla, MD treated during 2018 were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 74
Stroke 16
Ischemic Heart Disease 62
Depression 42
Chronic Kidney Disease 58
Asthma 11
Osteoperosis 17
Atrial Fibrilation 31
Heart Failure 48
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 25
Diabetes 40
Dementia 29
Cancer 20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Shelly Prasad Chawla, MD treated as a general internist in Los Angeles, CA during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Shelly Prasad Chawla, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care 781
inpatient care 673
outpatient care 108

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Shelly Prasad Chawla, MD.

Gender
Male 214
Female 264
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 380
Black 41
Hispanic 12
Asian 28
Other 17
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 114
From 75 to 84 164
85 and over 165
Less than 65 35

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Shelly Prasad Chawla, MD in 2019

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Shelly Prasad Chawla, MD treated during 2019 were high cholesterol, hypertension, ischemic heart disease and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 75
Stroke 17
Ischemic Heart Disease 69
Depression 42
Chronic Kidney Disease 64
Asthma 13
Osteoperosis 16
Atrial Fibrilation 28
Heart Failure 52
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 25
Diabetes 42
Dementia 31
Cancer 23

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Shelly Prasad Chawla, MD treated as a general internist in Los Angeles, CA during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Shelly Prasad Chawla, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care 881
inpatient care 845
outpatient care 36

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Shelly Prasad Chawla, MD.

Gender
Male 176
Female 245
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 337
Black 43
Hispanic 11
Asian 15
Other 15
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 109
From 75 to 84 161
85 and over 128
Less than 65 23

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Shelly Prasad Chawla, MD in 2020

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Shelly Prasad Chawla, MD treated during 2020 were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 72
Stroke 19
Ischemic Heart Disease 66
Depression 45
Chronic Kidney Disease 62
Asthma 13
Osteoperosis 17
Atrial Fibrilation 32
Heart Failure 52
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 26
Diabetes 42
Dementia 36
Cancer 23

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Shelly Prasad Chawla, MD treated as a general internist in Los Angeles, CA during 2021 were hospital care, inpatient care and nursing home care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Shelly Prasad Chawla, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 37
hospital care 257
inpatient care 257
nursing home care 45

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Shelly Prasad Chawla, MD.

Gender
Male 109
Female 135
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 165
Black 42
Hispanic 19
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 78
From 75 to 84 82
85 and over 58
Less than 65 26

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Shelly Prasad Chawla, MD in 2021

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Shelly Prasad Chawla, MD treated during 2021 were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 74
Stroke 16
Ischemic Heart Disease 61
Depression 44
Chronic Kidney Disease 60
Asthma 10
Osteoperosis 16
Atrial Fibrilation 26
Heart Failure 55
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 29
Diabetes 45
Dementia 36
Cancer 16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Shelly Prasad Chawla, MD treated as a general internist in Los Angeles, CA during 2022 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Shelly Prasad Chawla, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care 410
inpatient care 410

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Shelly Prasad Chawla, MD.

Gender
Male 81
Female 97
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 111
Black 20
Hispanic 24
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 63
From 75 to 84 58
85 and over 34
Less than 65 23

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Shelly Prasad Chawla, MD in 2022

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Shelly Prasad Chawla, MD treated during 2022 were high cholesterol, hypertension, chronic kidney disease and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 75
Stroke 22
Ischemic Heart Disease 49
Depression 47
Chronic Kidney Disease 52
Asthma 17
Osteoperosis 27
Atrial Fibrilation 43
Heart Failure 47
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 28
Diabetes 44
Dementia 25
Cancer 31

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Shelly Prasad Chawla, MD treated as a general internist in Los Angeles, CA during 2023 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Shelly Prasad Chawla, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care 702
inpatient care 702

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Shelly Prasad Chawla, MD.

Gender
Male 119
Female 155
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 169
Black 30
Hispanic 38
Asian 25
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 72
From 75 to 84 85
85 and over 75
Less than 65 42

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Shelly Prasad Chawla, MD in 2023

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Shelly Prasad Chawla, MD treated during 2023 were high cholesterol, hypertension, heart failure and diabetes.

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 75
Stroke 25
Ischemic Heart Disease 51
Depression 47
Chronic Kidney Disease 51
Asthma 20
Osteoperosis 24
Atrial Fibrilation 35
Heart Failure 56
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 37
Diabetes 52
Dementia 32
Cancer 23

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2017 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Shelly Prasad Chawla, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Shelly Prasad Chawla, MD treated as a general internist in Los Angeles, CA were hospital care, inpatient care, outpatient care and nursing home care.

doctor visit 37
hospital care 655
inpatient care 603
nursing home care 45
outpatient care 92

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2017 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Shelly Prasad Chawla, MD.

Gender
Male 154
Female 198
Ethnicity
Black / African American 34
Asian / Pacific Islander 18
Non-Hispanic White 264
Native American / Alaskan Native 0
Hispanic 18
Other 6
Age
75 to 84 121
85 and over 108
Less than 65 30
65 to 74 92

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Shelly Prasad Chawla, MD From 2017 - 2023

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Shelly Prasad Chawla, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 73
Stroke 18
Ischemic Heart Disease 59
Depression 43
Chronic Kidney Disease 56
Asthma 13
Osteoporosis 19
Heart Failure 50
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 27
Diabetes 43
Atrial Fibrillation 31
Cancer 21
Dementia 30

Education & Training

Dr. Shelly Prasad Chawla, MD graduated from American University of Antigua College of Medicine in 2013. She completed residency at Mercy Hospital and Medical Center, Chicago. She is certified by the General Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine and has a state license in California.

Medical School: American University of Antigua College of Medicine (2013)

Residency: Mercy Hospital and Medical Center, Chicago

Board Certification: General Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Shelly Prasad Chawla, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Cedars-Sinai
UCLA Health
Providence
Astrana Health
Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
UCLA West Valley Medical Center
UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center
JSINGHMD INC
Allied Pacific IPA

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. Shelly Prasad Chawla, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: Aetna HMO, CIGNA HMO, Blue Shield of California, Medicare Advantage, Humana Medicare Advantage, HealthSmart, MultiPlan, Aetna, TRICARE, Anthem Blue Cross HMO, Cigna, Health Net HMO, Anthem, United Healthcare HMO, First Health, Prime Health, Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS), UnitedHealthcare, Centivo, UFCM Health System and Health Net of California.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Shelly Prasad Chawla, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

Aetna HMO
CIGNA HMO
Blue Shield of California
Medicare Advantage
Humana Medicare Advantage
HealthSmart
MultiPlan
Aetna
TRICARE
Anthem Blue Cross HMO
Cigna
Health Net HMO
Anthem
United Healthcare HMO
First Health
Prime Health
Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)
UnitedHealthcare
Centivo
UFCM Health System
Health Net of California

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General Payments

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

Payments by Company
Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC $431 XIFAXAN
$431
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. $250 AZILECT
$250
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $182 ENTRESTO
$89 		LEQVIO
$72 		SANDOSTATIN LAR
$21
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $149 Pradaxa
$122
$27
Valeant Pharmaceuticals North America LLC $131 XIFAXAN
$131
Other $330 LifeVest
$103 		REXULTI
$54 		QUZYTTIR
$36 		VERQUVO
$30 		Orserdu
$25 		Other
$82
Types of Payments
Food and Beverage $1,474

Biography

Dr. Shelly Chawla practices general internal medicine and hospital medicine (hospitalist). Her areas of expertise include long-term care, depression, and nasal congestion (stuffy nose). She usually honors Anthem, UnitedHealthcare, and Blue California, in addition to other insurance carriers. Dr. Chawla graduated from American University of Antigua College of Medicine. Her hospital/clinic affiliations include Providence, Cedars-Sinai, and Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center. Cedars-Sinai reports that she is accepting new patients at her office in.

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