Chhanda Beckford , CRNA
Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered • Poughkeepsie, NY
45 Reade Pl
Poughkeepsie, NY 126013947
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Chhanda Beckford is listed in NPPES under Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered.
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NPI assigned on November 13, 2006; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 29 Original Medicare Part B services in 2023.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2023. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2023:
- 00811 — Anesthesia for other procedure on large bowel using an endoscope: 16 service units.
- 00731 — Anesthesia for other procedure on esophagus, stomach, or upper small bowel using an endoscope: 13 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2023. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
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See the full table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Medicare Part B services went from 11 in 2020 to 29 in 2023.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2020–2023.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
45 Reade Pl
Poughkeepsie, NY 126013947
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
NPPES lists 2 distinct additional practice-address records in Flushing, NY; Oceanside, NY. See the list
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry, practice location records; release date unavailable.
CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 2 distinct group names: Icahn School Of Medicine At Mount Sinai; New York University. See the list
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, release date unavailable.
Listings do not confirm current availability, employment or a shared ownership network.
Medicare Profile & Education
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
2005
What Public CMS Data Show
Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $3,005 in 2023
The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2023. It includes what Medicare paid and what patients or their other insurance owed, such as the deductible and coinsurance.
It shows the total cost of this clinician's Original Medicare services under Medicare's fee rules.
What this does not show: Medicare-allowed amount
This is not the clinician's income. Part of it can go to a clinic or group practice, staff, equipment or drugs. It is not the price you will pay.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2023.
Paid by Medicare
About $2,399 in 2023
The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2023, after patients' deductibles and coinsurance.
The gap between the allowed amount and this number is roughly what patients and their other insurance paid.
What this does not show: Paid by Medicare
This is not the clinician's income and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2023.
Industry payments (Open Payments)
No Open Payments records are listed for this clinician for 2021–2025.
Years since graduation
21 years (graduated 2005)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 2005 as the year this clinician finished professional school.
It tells you roughly how long ago the clinician finished school.
What this does not show: Years since graduation
It is not the number of years in practice, and more years does not mean better care.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File.
NPI first issued
2006
The year this clinician's National Provider Identifier (NPI) was issued. An NPI is a unique 10-digit ID that US health care providers use for billing.
What this does not show: NPI first issued
NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.
Accepts Medicare assignment
CMS data list this clinician as accepting Medicare assignment. This means agreeing to take the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services.
With Original Medicare, you usually pay only your deductible and coinsurance, and the office sends the claim to Medicare for you.
Medicare assignment applies to Original Medicare. It does not tell you whether the clinician is in a Medicare Advantage plan's network, accepts other insurance, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians; Medicare.gov, “Does your provider accept Medicare as full payment?”
No telehealth indicator
CMS shows this indicator only when recent Medicare claims include telehealth services. The clinician may still offer telehealth; ask the office.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Chhanda Beckford has a Medicare enrollment record in PECOS, the CMS system clinicians use to enroll so they can bill Medicare or order services for people with Medicare.
It does not show whether the clinician accepts assignment, is in your plan's network, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Compared with the same specialty in Poughkeepsie and New York
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B
Comparisons use 2024 data. The latest CMS data for Chhanda Beckford are from 2023.
31 active clinicians are listed under Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered with a practice address in Poughkeepsie, NY (2,596 in New York).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Poughkeepsie
0% of these 31 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
90.3% of these 31 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.
CMS data by year
Changes may reflect reporting, coverage or privacy limits, not changes in care quality.
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Medicare Part B services
Medicare Part B services went from 11 in 2020 to 29 in 2023.
- 2020: 11
- 2021: 11
- 2022: 11
- 2023: 29
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount varied from year to year: $3,161 in 2020 and $3,005 in 2023.
- 2020: $3,161
- 2021: $1,795
- 2022: $1,052
- 2023: $3,005
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare varied from year to year: $2,525 in 2020 and $2,399 in 2023.
- 2020: $2,525
- 2021: $1,440
- 2022: $838
- 2023: $2,399
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2023), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Performed Procedures & Service Volume
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| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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00811
Anesthesia for other procedure on large bowel using an endoscope
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16 | 16 | $1881.73 | $112.99 |
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00731
Anesthesia for other procedure on esophagus, stomach, or upper small bowel using an endoscope
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13 | 13 | $1525.38 | $92.09 |
Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2023; services under 11 beneficiaries omitted by CMS. Privacy limits
Submitted charges are billed amounts, not a price quote for your visit.
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
Self-certified to NPPES: 2026-04-29NUCC Taxonomy Code: 367500000X
(1) A licensed registered nurse with advanced specialty education in anesthesia who, in collaboration with appropriate health care professionals, provides preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative care to patients and assists in management and resuscitation of critical patients in intensive care, coronary care, and emergency situations. Nurse anesthetists are certified following successful completion of credentials and state licensure review and a national examination directed by the Council on Certification of Nurse Anesthetists. (2) A registered nurse who is qualified by special training to administer anesthesia in collaboration with a physician or dentist and who can assist in the care of patients who are in critical condition.
Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - CERTIFIED REGISTERED NURSE ANESTHETIST (CRNA)
I20080721000417
NY
5395818637
Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Medicare Group Practice Enrollments
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
New York University
550 1st Ave, New York, NY 100166402
Phone: 2122636037
New York University
530 1st Ave, New York, NY 100166402
Icahn School Of Medicine At Mount Sinai
1 Healthy Way, Oceanside, NY 115721551
Phone: 5166323000
Secondary Practice Locations
1 Healthy Way
Oceanside, NY 115721551
Phone: 5166323000
5645 Main St
Flushing, NY 113555045
Phone: 5166682307
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Internal Medicine - Pulmonary Disease
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Physician Assistant
Physician Assistant (Certified)
Hospitalist
Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.)
Internal Medicine
Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.)
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Hospitalist
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Registered at 45 READE PL, POUGHKEEPSIE, NY 126013947 (Tel: 8454548500)
Registered at 1 HEALTHY WAY, OCEANSIDE, NY 115721551 (Tel: 5166323000)
Registered at 5645 MAIN ST, FLUSHING, NY 113555045 (Tel: 5166682307)
Registered at 5645 MAIN ST, FLUSHING, NY 113555045 (Tel: 5166682307)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 80TH ST & 41ST AVE, ELMHURST, NY 113731329 (Tel: 7183345970)
Registered at 17506 DEVONSHIRE RD APT 6A, JAMAICA, NY 114322914 (Tel: 7182064969)
Recorded as CHHANDA BECKFORD, CRNA
Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered (license number reported to NPPES: NY 517696)
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registereds in Poughkeepsie
- Ann Swan, CRNA
- Harjyot Sensi, CRNA
- Sheva Serhofer, CRNA
- Nick Schewtschenko, CRNA
- Lisa Bou, CRNA
- Colleen O'neill, CRNA
Mailing Address
5645 Main St
Flushing, NY 113555045
Phone: 5166682307