NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Ajay Veeragandham, MD

Psychiatry Physician · Jacksonville, NC

Ajay Veeragandham, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Jacksonville, North Carolina, and NPI 1558467571, issued on Sep 16, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 200301070, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1558467571
Name
Ajay Veeragandham
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
License number
200301070 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
200 Tarpon Trl, Jacksonville, NC 28546
Phone
(910) 938-1114
Enumerated
Sep 16, 2006
Record last updated
Nov 12, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(910) 938-1118
Medicaid ID
5901420 NC
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20060316000212); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 200 Tarpon Trl

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Mojeed Akintayo, M.D.Psychiatry Physician1093936676
  2. Heather Aldridge, LCSW-AClinical Social Worker1497391189
  3. Nana Akua Amponsah, PHD, PA-CPhysician Assistant1992290233
  4. Audrey Arzamendi, MS, LCMHC-S. LCASProfessional Counselor1679083273
  5. Allyna Bates, PA-CPhysician Assistant1467186429
  6. Andrea Bennerman, LCSW-AClinical Social Worker1699293845

Verify Ajay Veeragandham in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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4.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average psychiatry physician in 2024

4,197 Medicare Part D claims for 307 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 4% of claims.

  1. Ajay Veeragandham4,197
  2. Specialty average1,000

Most prescribed

  1. Alprazolam342 claims
  2. Clonazepam300 claims
  3. Trazodone Hcl232 claims
  4. Buspirone Hcl230 claims
  5. Bupropion Xl177 claims
  6. Fluoxetine Hcl174 claims

Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.

The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 100 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualitynot scored (reweighted)
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%96.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $4,184.54

263 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Ajay Veeragandham$4,184.54
  2. Specialty average$4,954.93

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Coastal Carolina Neuropsychiatric Center PAJacksonville, NC

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Ajay Veeragandham among 1,725 psychiatry physician records in North Carolina

Ajay Veeragandham, MD is one of 1,725 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 69% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 5% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 57% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 69% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 43% of these records are
  • Graduated1990 · median 2006 among the 744 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2012 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Psychiatry Physician providers in North Carolina

There are 1,725 psychiatry physician records in North Carolina.

The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. David Ahlberg, MDJacksonville, NC 285461679519706
  2. Mojeed Akintayo, M.D.Jacksonville, NC 285461093936676
  3. Alfredo Baker, M.D.Jacksonville, NC 285461407823420
  4. Victor Barnes, MDJacksonville, NC 285461568448041
  5. Michael Bradshaw, MDJacksonville, NC 285461104311539
  6. Antonio Cusi, M.D.Jacksonville, NC 285461487643151
  7. Angela Gannon, MDJacksonville, NC 285461740481431
  8. Lourdes Illa-Sanchez, MDJacksonville, NC 285461952317109

Common questions

What is Ajay Veeragandham, MD's NPI number?

Ajay Veeragandham, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1558467571, issued on Sep 16, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Ajay Veeragandham, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 200 Tarpon Trl, Jacksonville, NC, 28546. Phone: (910) 938-1114. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Ajay Veeragandham, MD's license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 200301070, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Ajay Veeragandham, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Ajay Veeragandham, MD had 4,197 Medicare Part D claims for 307 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Ajay Veeragandham, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.

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