Ajith Kumar Puram, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Charlotte, NC
Ajith Kumar Puram, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Charlotte, North Carolina, and NPI 1356621916, issued on Aug 26, 2011. Check the license (North Carolina 2014-01796, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ajith Kumar Puram
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 2014-01796 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2001 Vail Ave, Charlotte, NC 28207
- Phone
- (704) 304-6070
- Enumerated
- Aug 26, 2011
- Record last updated
- Jul 15, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20141219002151); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Ajith Kumar Puram in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2014-01796Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
85% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
481 Medicare Part D claims for 165 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims. 35 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium30 claims
- Omeprazole19 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass17 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate16 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl14 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa13 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $46.14
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Zoll Services LLC (a/k/a Zoll LifeCor Corp). The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
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
- Carolinas Physicians Network IncAlbemarle, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ajith Kumar Puram among 4,056 internal medicine physician records in North Carolina
Ajith Kumar Puram, MD is one of 4,056 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 66% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 66% of these records are older, 31% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated2004 · median 2004 among the 2,706 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
536 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Charlotte
They are 536 of the 23,603 NPPES records with a practice address in Charlotte, and 4,056 internal medicine physician records in North Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Ajith Kumar Puram, MD's NPI number?
Ajith Kumar Puram, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1356621916, issued on Aug 26, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ajith Kumar Puram, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2001 Vail Ave, Charlotte, NC, 28207. Phone: (704) 304-6070. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ajith Kumar Puram, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2014-01796, 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 Ajith Kumar Puram, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ajith Kumar Puram, MD had 481 Medicare Part D claims for 165 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.