Dr. Ritu Chitkara
- Gender: Female
- Experience: 15 years
- Graduated from: University of California, San Diego School of Medicine
- Graduation year: 2006
- California license: A 101025 · Active · licensed since 2007 · as of Nov 10, 2026
- Sole propriator: No
- NPI: 1518154202
Dr. Ritu Chitkara MD
Pediatrician
She is located at 725 Welch Road in Palo Alto, CA 94304. Can help patients with the following: Hay Fever, Hives, Noonan Syndrome, Pervasive Developmental Disorders (PDD), Sore Throat, Tourette Syndrome. Her National Provider Identifier (NPI) number is 1518154202. Appointment can be made via the phone number (650) 497-8000.
Conditions treated
Dr. Ritu Chitkara, being an pediatrician, treats the following conditions. Please be advised that this list may not be complete. For the full list of conditions treated, consult directly with Dr. Ritu Chitkara.
- Abdominal Pain
- Allergic Reaction
- Anemia
- Anencephaly
- Asthma
- Autism
- Bee and Wasp Stings
- Birth Defects
- Bronchitis
- Cerebral Palsy (CP)
- Childhood Behavioral and Emotional Disorders
- Childhood Obesity
- Chronic Cough
- Cleft Palate and Cleft Lip
- Colic
- Common Cold
- Croup
- Developmental Delays
- Down Syndrome
- Dyslexia
- Eczema
- Edwards Syndrome
- Enuresis
- Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS)
- Fever
- Food Poisoning
- Fragile X Syndrome (FXS)
- General Care
- Hay Fever
- Head Lice
- Headache
- Hives
- Infant Care
- Influenza
- Jaundice
- Kawasaki Disease
- Learning Disability
- Migraine
- Muscular Dystrophy
- Nausea and Vomiting
- Noonan Syndrome
- Parenting
- Pervasive Developmental Disorders (PDD)
- Phenylketonuria (PKU)
- Pinworm Infection
- Prescription Refill
- Reye Syndrome
- Rickets
- Sinusitis
- Skin Rash
- Sore Throat
- Speech Disorders
- Stuttering
- Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)
- Tourette Syndrome
- Turner Syndrome
- Upper Respiratory Infection (URI)
- Urinary Tract Infection (UTI)
- Williams Syndrome
- Wilson-Turner Syndrome
Medicare Enrollment
Dr. Ritu Chitkara is enrolled to bill Medicare as a Practitioner - Pediatric Medicine (also registered under: Practitioner - Other (physician)) .
Bills through: County Of Santa Clara
Based on Medicare's public enrollment records as of Sep 29, 2026. This reflects Medicare fee-for-service enrollment only and says nothing about other insurance, quality, outcomes, or board certification.
Payments received from industry
- $222.30 in general payments (consulting fees, meals, travel, gifts, etc.) across 2 payments
Meals, travel & gifts
| Category | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Food and beverage | $222.30 | 2 |
Companies that paid this doctor
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Mallinckrodt LLC | $119.76 | 1 |
| Mallinckrodt Enterprises LLC | $102.54 | 1 |
Based on CMS Open Payments data collected as of Sep 10, 2026. This reflects only payments CMS classifies as reportable and published under the Physician Payments Sunshine Act - it is not a complete picture of every financial relationship, and it is not a comment on the quality of care Dr. Ritu Chitkara provides.
Studies
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Questions & Answers
What conditions does Dr. Ritu Chitkara treat?
Dr. Ritu Chitkara provides treatment for Hay Fever, Hives, Noonan Syndrome, Pervasive Developmental Disorders (PDD), Sore Throat, Tourette Syndrome. For the full list see this list.
Does Dr. Ritu Chitkara accept insurance?
Unfortunately we don't have any information if Dr. Ritu Chitkara accepts insurance.
Where can you meet with Dr. Ritu Chitkara?
Dr. Ritu Chitkara's office is located at 725 Welch Road in Palo Alto, CA 94304.