Akhil Penmetcha, MD
Gastroenterology Physician · Greenville, NC
Akhil Penmetcha, MD is a gastroenterology physician with a practice address in Greenville, North Carolina, and NPI 1528555927, issued on Apr 20, 2018. Check the license (North Carolina 2024-01749, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Akhil Penmetcha
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Gastroenterology Physician 207RG0100X
- License number
- 2024-01749 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1850 W Arlington Blvd, Greenville, NC 27834
- Phone
- (252) 413-6260
- Enumerated
- Apr 20, 2018
- Record last updated
- Jul 11, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20241028000280); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Akhil Penmetcha in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2024-01749Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
75% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average gastroenterology physician in 2024
199 Medicare Part D claims for 139 beneficiaries, against an average of 811 among the 16,445 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Gavilyte-G54 claims
- Omeprazole29 claims
- Gavilyte-C21 claims
- Peg-3350 And Electrolytes12 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: $997.98
20 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 13,350 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,015.95 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
- Physicians East PAGreenville, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Akhil Penmetcha among 681 gastroenterology physician records in North Carolina
Akhil Penmetcha, MD is one of 681 gastroenterology physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 92% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 92% of these records are older, 5% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 73% of these records are
- Graduated2018 · median 2002 among the 498 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 207RG0100X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Gastroenterology Physician providers in North Carolina
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Common questions
What is Akhil Penmetcha, MD's NPI number?
Akhil Penmetcha, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1528555927, issued on Apr 20, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Akhil Penmetcha, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1850 W Arlington Blvd, Greenville, NC, 27834. Phone: (252) 413-6260. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Akhil Penmetcha, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2024-01749, 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 Akhil Penmetcha, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Akhil Penmetcha, MD had 199 Medicare Part D claims for 139 beneficiaries; the average among gastroenterology physician prescribers was 811. 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.