Chalit Wanthakawikran, MD

Individual provider Active NPI Nephrology Physician · Laredo, TX

NPI 1376700161 · NPPES record last updated Jul 23, 2026

Key facts

NPI
1376700161
Entity type
Individual (NPI type 1)
Primary specialty
Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
License
P1831 (TX)
Practice address
2325 E Saunders St Plaza Two
Laredo, TX 78041-5434
Phone
(956) 723-4673
Fax
(956) 723-3133
NPI assigned
May 20, 2008
Sex
Male
Sole proprietor
No

Organizations & group practices 3

Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships and National Provider Directory roles.

Hospital & facility affiliations 5

Hospitals and other facilities this clinician is affiliated with according to Medicare Care Compare.

Medicare Care Compare profile

Specialty
Nephrology
Also: Internal Medicine
Education
Other, 2003
Medicare assignment
Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full
Group practices
Laredo Nephrologists PLLC (8 clinicians)

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

2325 E Saunders St
Plaza Two
Laredo, TX 78041-5434
Phone (956) 723-4673

Hospital & facility affiliations

  • Hope Kidney Clinic Dialysis facility · Laredo, TX · CCN 672590
  • Hope Kidney Clinic Lakeview Dialysis facility · Laredo, TX · CCN 672667
  • Satellite Healthcare Southeast Laredo Dialysis facility · Laredo, TX · CCN 452853
  • DaVita Zapata Falcon Lake Dialysis Dialysis facility · Zapata, TX · CCN 672849
  • DaVita Laredo North Creek Dialysis Dialysis facility · Laredo, TX · CCN 672878
  • Laredo Medical Center Hospital · Laredo, TX · CCN 450029
  • Doctors Hospital of Laredo Hospital · Laredo, TX · CCN 450643

Medicare participation

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment
Enrolled in TX
Eligible to order & refer
Part B services: Yes · DME: Yes · Home health: Yes · Power mobility devices: Yes · Hospice: Yes

Medicare enrollment records

Enrollment IDStateProvider typePAC IDDetails
I20120629000383 TX Practitioner - Nephrology
Practitioner - Internal Medicine
7517122369 Reassigns benefits to 2 organizations

National Provider Directory

Medicare enrollment (NPD)
Yes
Credentials
Doctor of Medicine

State licenses

LicenseStateTypeSpecialty
P1831TXMDNephrology Physician

Practice roles

OrganizationSpecialtyStatusNew patients
Laredo Nephrologists PLLC Nephrology Current
since May 18, 2013
Accepting new patients
Hope Kidney Clinic, PLLC Past Accepting new patients

Locations

6410 Cresent Loop
Ste 100
Laredo, TX 78041
Phone (956) 717-1600

2325 E Saunders St
#2
Laredo, TX 78041

2325 E Saunders St
#Two
Laredo, TX 78041
Phone (956) 723-4673

1700 E Saunders St
Laredo, TX 78041
Phone (956) 206-6971

2325 E Saunders St
Laredo, TX 78041
Phone (956) 723-4673

2309 E Saunders St
Ste 100
Laredo, TX 78041
Phone (956) 723-4673

Interoperability endpoints

  • FHIR API: https://api.platform.athenahealth.com/14360/brand/23/csg/1/fhir/r4
  • Direct secure messaging: cwanthakawikran31756@direct.acumenmd.com

Specialties & licenses

Specialty (taxonomy)CodeLicenseStatePrimary
Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X P1831 TX Yes

Addresses

Primary practice location

2325 E Saunders St Plaza Two
Laredo, TX 78041-5434

Mailing address

2325 E Saunders St Plaza Two
Laredo, TX 78041-5434
Phone (956) 723-4673

Other practice location 1

2309 E Saunders St
Laredo, TX 78041-5434
Phone (956) 723-4673

Other identifiers

IdentifierTypeStateIssuer
1376700161MedicaidTX
305560002MedicaidTX

Electronic endpoints

TypeEndpointUseAffiliation
Direct Messaging Address cwanthakawikran31756@direct.acumenmd.com

NPI Registry JSON

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API JSON format, last updated by the provider on Jul 23, 2026.

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