NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Anita Kunwar, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · Washington, DC

Anita Kunwar, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Washington, District of Columbia, and NPI 1053746578, issued on Sep 4, 2013. Check the license (District of Columbia MD044233, as entered in NPPES) on the District of Columbia Board of Medicine; 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
1053746578
Name
Anita Kunwar
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
MD044233 DC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1160 Varnum St NE, Washington, DC 20017
Phone
(202) 854-7785
Enumerated
Sep 4, 2013
Record last updated
Jul 21, 2022
Fax
(202) 854-7734
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20230130001574); 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 1160 Varnum St NE

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

  1. Mbecha AbangamuaSocial Worker1609585785
  2. Brandon AhaiweBehavior Technician1508790718
  3. Newton Andrews, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1245399369
  4. Earl Armstrong, MDPulmonary Disease Physician1205944428
  5. Fnu Babila Niba FuhCase Manager/Care Coordinator1932817467
  6. Marc Berry, M.D.Ophthalmology Physician1699971796

Verify Anita Kunwar in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersDistrict of Columbia Board of Medicine
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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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54% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

4,879 Medicare Part D claims for 413 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 62 claims were for opioids.

  1. Anita Kunwar4,879
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium400 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate328 claims
  3. Metoprolol Succinate178 claims
  4. Losartan Potassium169 claims
  5. Omeprazole131 claims
  6. Levothyroxine Sodium126 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: $288.11

14 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Lilly USA, LLC. 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.

  1. Anita Kunwar$288.11
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

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. Doctors First Professional CorporationNottingham, MD

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

Anita Kunwar among 901 internal medicine physician records in District of Columbia

Anita Kunwar, MD is one of 901 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in District of Columbia. 73% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 67% of them.

  • NPI issued2013 · 67% of these records are older, 30% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
  • Graduated2009 · median 2008 among the 513 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 61% 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 District of Columbia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

891 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Washington

They are 891 of the 45,857 NPPES records with a practice address in Washington, and 901 internal medicine physician records in District of Columbia.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Kenneth Austin, MDWashington, DC 200171093715005
  2. Ferdinand Chua, MDWashington, DC 200171861474975
  3. Robert Delapenha, M.D.Washington, DC 200171942351291
  4. Nezha El Fihri, M.D.Washington, DC 200171679593289
  5. Ak Gaznabi, MDWashington, DC 200171932132420
  6. Rafic Jarrah, MDWashington, DC 200171073523759
  7. Tony Lawrence, MDWashington, DC 200171972534592
  8. Paul Matera, M.D.Washington, DC 200171952420531

Common questions

What is Anita Kunwar, MD's NPI number?

Anita Kunwar, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1053746578, issued on Sep 4, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Anita Kunwar, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1160 Varnum St NE, Washington, DC, 20017. Phone: (202) 854-7785. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Anita Kunwar, MD's license?

NPPES lists District of Columbia license number MD044233, as entered by the provider. Search the District of Columbia Board of Medicine at https://dchealth.dc.gov/bomed. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Anita Kunwar, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Anita Kunwar, MD had 4,879 Medicare Part D claims for 413 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.