NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Aravind Ajakumar Menon, M.D

Pulmonary Disease Physician · Charleston, SC

Aravind Ajakumar Menon, M.D is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Charleston, South Carolina, and NPI 1477968071, issued on Jun 23, 2014. Check the license (South Carolina 87275, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; 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
1477968071
Name
Aravind Ajakumar Menon
Credential
M.D
Primary taxonomy
Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
License numbers
87275 SC
259642 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
171 Ashley Ave, Charleston, SC 29425
Phone
(843) 792-1414
Enumerated
Jun 23, 2014
Record last updated
Aug 15, 2022
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20220718003674); 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 171 Ashley Ave

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  6. Christina Abrams, M.D.Pediatric Hematology & Oncology Physician1376920207

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
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57% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024

615 Medicare Part D claims for 113 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 63% of claims.

  1. Aravind Menon615
  2. Specialty average1,425

Most prescribed

  1. Ofev230 claims
  2. Prednisone45 claims
  3. Mycophenolate Mofetil41 claims
  4. Trelegy Ellipta29 claims
  5. Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim27 claims
  6. Albuterol Sulfate Hfa18 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: $1,828.89

7 payments; by number, the most common kind was compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program; the largest payer was Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 8,806 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,159.88 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Aravind Menon$1,828.89
  2. Specialty average$5,159.88

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. University Medical Associates OF The Medical University OF South CarolCharleston, SC

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

Aravind Ajakumar Menon among 202 pulmonary disease physician records in South Carolina

Aravind Ajakumar Menon, M.D is one of 202 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 85% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 73% of them.

  • NPI issued2014 · 73% of these records are older, 23% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • Graduated2013 · median 2006 among the 152 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 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 207RP1001X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in South Carolina

There are 202 pulmonary disease physician records in South Carolina.

The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. John Cox, M.D.Charleston, SC 294251578526570
  2. Peter Doelken, MDCharleston, SC 294251922102706
  3. Patrick Flume, MDCharleston, SC 294251013011899
  4. Michael Frye, MDCharleston, SC 294251609973494
  5. John Huggins, MDCharleston, SC 294251447294905
  6. Walter James, M.D.Charleston, SC 294251093912545
  7. Robert Miller, M.D.Charleston, SC 294251710980453
  8. Jeremy Richards, M.D.Charleston, SC 294251831123595

Common questions

What is Aravind Ajakumar Menon, M.D's NPI number?

Aravind Ajakumar Menon, M.D's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1477968071, issued on Jun 23, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Aravind Ajakumar Menon, M.D located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 171 Ashley Ave, Charleston, SC, 29425. Phone: (843) 792-1414. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Aravind Ajakumar Menon, M.D's license?

NPPES lists South Carolina license number 87275, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners at https://verify.llronline.com/LicLookup/Med/Med.aspx?div=22. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Aravind Ajakumar Menon, M.D prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Aravind Ajakumar Menon, M.D had 615 Medicare Part D claims for 113 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. 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.