Aparna B. Vaikunth, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Raleigh, NC
Aparna B. Vaikunth, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Raleigh, North Carolina, and NPI 1578786919, issued on Apr 11, 2007. Check the license (North Carolina 2008-00226, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Aparna B. Vaikunth
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 2008-00226 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3237 Blue Ridge RD, Raleigh, NC 27612
- Phone
- (919) 781-7200
- Enumerated
- Apr 11, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2026
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090910000306); may accept Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Brody School Of Medicine At East Carolina University, 2005
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Aparna B. Vaikunth in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2008-00226Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
96% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
145 Medicare Part D claims for 54 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium12 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: $23.05
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Organon Llc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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 2 group practices
- Legacy Healthcare Services IncDurham, NC
- Wake Internal Medicine Consultants, Inc.Raleigh, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Aparna B. Vaikunth among 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina
Aparna B. Vaikunth, M.D. is one of 4,953 family medicine physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 49% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 49% of these records are older, 42% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2005 · median 2006 among the 3,104 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
207 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Raleigh
They are 207 of the 16,309 NPPES records with a practice address in Raleigh, and 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Aparna B. Vaikunth, M.D.'s NPI number?
Aparna B. Vaikunth, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578786919, issued on Apr 11, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Aparna B. Vaikunth, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3237 Blue Ridge RD, Raleigh, NC, 27612. Phone: (919) 781-7200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Aparna B. Vaikunth, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2008-00226, 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 Aparna B. Vaikunth, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Aparna B. Vaikunth, M.D. had 145 Medicare Part D claims for 54 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.