NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Amol Ashwin Sura, M.D.

Ophthalmology Physician · Durham, NC

Amol Ashwin Sura, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Durham, North Carolina, and NPI 1760839948, issued on May 18, 2016. Check the license (North Carolina A169296, 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 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1760839948
Name
Amol Ashwin Sura
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
License number
A169296 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2351 Erwin RD, Durham, NC 27705
Phone
(919) 681-3937
Enumerated
May 18, 2016
Record last updated
May 7, 2026
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20211008001602); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Louisiana State University School Of Medicine In New Orleans, 2016
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 2351 Erwin RD

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

  1. Oleg Alekseev, M.D., PHD.Retina Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician1922457464
  2. Rabia Ali, O.D.Optometrist1164671145
  3. Yavuz Cakir, MDOphthalmology Physician1275370231
  4. Pratap Challa, M.D.Ophthalmology Physician1982794137
  5. Nathan Cheung, O.D.Optometrist1396125183
  6. Lisa CowanOphthalmology Physician1295091221

Verify Amol Ashwin Sura 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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56% more Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024

2,368 Medicare Part D claims for 545 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Amol Sura2,368
  2. Specialty average1,518

Most prescribed

  1. Prednisolone Acetate294 claims
  2. Mycophenolate Mofetil164 claims
  3. Moxifloxacin140 claims
  4. Valacyclovir137 claims
  5. Prednisone128 claims
  6. Methotrexate126 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: $859.81

13 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Amol Sura$859.81
  2. Specialty average$4,535.02

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. Duke Health Integrated Practice IncDurham, NC

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

Amol Ashwin Sura among 688 ophthalmology physician records in North Carolina

Amol Ashwin Sura, M.D. is one of 688 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 85% of them.

  • NPI issued2016 · 85% of these records are older, 14% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • Graduated2016 · median 2004 among the 463 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Ophthalmology Physician providers in North Carolina

There are 688 ophthalmology physician records in North Carolina.

The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Pratap Challa, M.D.Durham, NC 277051982794137
  2. Melissa Daluvoy, M.D.Durham, NC 277051760657860
  3. Ambar Faridi, MDDurham, NC 277051831325976
  4. Karen Grove, M.D.Durham, NC 277051538327796
  5. Divakar Gupta, MDDurham, NC 277051225353626
  6. Jason Liss, M.D.Durham, NC 277051245352400
  7. Miguel Materin, M.D.Durham, NC 277051528292679
  8. Jay Meyer, M.D.Durham, NC 277051083868053

Common questions

What is Amol Ashwin Sura, M.D.'s NPI number?

Amol Ashwin Sura, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1760839948, issued on May 18, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Amol Ashwin Sura, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2351 Erwin RD, Durham, NC, 27705. Phone: (919) 681-3937. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Amol Ashwin Sura, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number A169296, 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 Amol Ashwin Sura, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Amol Ashwin Sura, M.D. had 2,368 Medicare Part D claims for 545 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. 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.