Asha Tharakan, PA
Physician Assistant · Baltimore, MD
Asha Tharakan, PA is a physician assistant with a practice address in Baltimore, Maryland, and NPI 1801131214, issued on Dec 11, 2012. Check the license (Maryland C04844, as entered in NPPES) with the Maryland board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Asha Tharakan
- Credential
- PA
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- C04844 MD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 9105 Franklin Square Dr Ste 209, Baltimore, MD 21237
- Phone
- (410) 574-1330
- Enumerated
- Dec 11, 2012
- Record last updated
- Jan 26, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20130307000043); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Asha Tharakan in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Maryland board licenses this profession
Search for license C04844Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
64% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
301 Medicare Part D claims for 175 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Metoprolol Succinate36 claims
- Nitroglycerin31 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium19 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate17 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium15 claims
- Carvedilol15 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 80.2 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Medstar Heart Institute LLCBaltimore, MD
- Medstar Medical Group II LLCGlen Burnie, MD
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Asha Tharakan among 3,224 physician assistant records in Maryland
Asha Tharakan, PA is one of 3,224 physician assistant records with a practice address in Maryland. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 36% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 36% of these records are older, 61% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · median 2017 among the 1,974 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 46% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a Maryland practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
1,135 physician assistant records list a practice address in Baltimore
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Common questions
What is Asha Tharakan, PA's NPI number?
Asha Tharakan, PA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1801131214, issued on Dec 11, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Asha Tharakan, PA located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9105 Franklin Square Dr Ste 209, Baltimore, MD, 21237. Phone: (410) 574-1330. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Asha Tharakan, PA's license?
NPPES lists Maryland license number C04844, as entered by the provider. Search the Maryland board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Asha Tharakan, PA prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Asha Tharakan, PA had 301 Medicare Part D claims for 175 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Asha Tharakan, PA's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 80.2 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.