NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Alok Baral, MD

Hospitalist Physician · Richmond, VA

Alok Baral, MD is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Richmond, Virginia, and NPI 1174106876, issued on Apr 30, 2021. Check the license (Virginia 0101281278, as entered in NPPES) on the Virginia Department of Health Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1174106876
Name
Alok Baral
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
License number
0101281278 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
Vcuhs Dept OF Internal Medicine Residency, 980509, Richmond, VA 23298
Phone
(804) 828-8786
Enumerated
Apr 30, 2021
Record last updated
Jun 28, 2024
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20240809003771); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Virginia Commonwealth University, School Of Medicine, 2021
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 Vcuhs Dept OF Internal Medicine Residency, 980509

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

  1. Joud El Dick, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1598327355
  2. Ryan Lamb, DOStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1972127991
  3. Virginia Lindley, MDInternal Medicine Physician1548842057
  4. Basem OrabyStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1205481447
  5. Anna Smith, MDInternal Medicine Physician1629693346

Verify Alok Baral in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersVirginia Department of Health Professions
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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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43% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024

299 Medicare Part D claims for 87 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 38 claims were for opioids.

  1. Alok Baral299
  2. Specialty average521

Most prescribed

  1. Amlodipine Besylate20 claims
  2. Oxycodone Hcl18 claims
  3. Atorvastatin Calcium14 claims
  4. Eliquis13 claims
  5. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass11 claims
  6. Lantus Solostar11 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Mcv Associated PhysiciansTappahannock, VA

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

Alok Baral among 542 hospitalist physician records in Virginia

Alok Baral, MD is one of 542 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Virginia. 87% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2021, is newer than 91% of them.

  • NPI issued2021 · 91% of these records are older, 5% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • Graduated2021 · median 2010 among the 426 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 45% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Hospitalist Physician providers in Virginia

There are 542 hospitalist physician records in Virginia.

The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Alsiddig Elmahdi, MDRichmond, VA 232981518694157
  2. Shawn Evans, MDRichmond, VA 232981376658872
  3. Beau Hagler, M.D.Richmond, VA 232981063773786
  4. James HollandRichmond, VA 232981669115002
  5. Audrey Jernigan, M.D.Richmond, VA 232981831552769
  6. Sarika Modi, MDRichmond, VA 232981497048698
  7. Nima Pourhabibi Zarandi, MDRichmond, VA 232981811524952
  8. Melinda Pritchard, MDRichmond, VA 232981407140460

Common questions

What is Alok Baral, MD's NPI number?

Alok Baral, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1174106876, issued on Apr 30, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Alok Baral, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at Vcuhs Dept OF Internal Medicine Residency, 980509, Richmond, VA, 23298. Phone: (804) 828-8786. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Alok Baral, MD's license?

NPPES lists Virginia license number 0101281278, as entered by the provider. Search the Virginia Department of Health Professions at https://dhp.virginiainteractive.org/lookup/index. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Alok Baral, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Alok Baral, MD had 299 Medicare Part D claims for 87 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. 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.