Ashok Venkataraman, M.D.
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Chapel Hill, NC
Ashok Venkataraman, M.D. is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and NPI 1285864074, issued on Jul 15, 2009. Check the license on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ashok Venkataraman
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
- License number
- 036.137889 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 101 Manning Dr, Chapel Hill, NC 27514
- Phone
- (919) 966-1072
- Enumerated
- Jul 15, 2009
- Record last updated
- Jul 7, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (919) 966-7841
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170620001746); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Ashok Venkataraman in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical BoardCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician in 2024
226 Medicare Part D claims for 93 beneficiaries, against an average of 101 among the 2,587 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 6% of claims. 21 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Chlorhexidine Gluconate48 claims
- Mupirocin47 claims
- Metoprolol Tartrate22 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl17 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate11 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: $8,412.13
38 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Arthrex, Inc. The 4,047 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,828.84 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 one group practice
- PeacehealthRoseburg, OR
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ashok Venkataraman among 157 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in North Carolina
Ashok Venkataraman, M.D. is one of 157 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 71% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 70% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 70% of these records are older, 26% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated2007 · median 1998 among the 97 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208G00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 157 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in North Carolina.
All 157 in North Carolina → Every provider in Chapel Hill → Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician nationwide →
The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Nnamdi NwaejikeChapel Hill, NC 275141760935274
- Olivia Scott, PA-CChapel Hill, NC 275141366269185
- Craig Carter, MDClayton, NC 275201487636106
- Thomas Egan, MDChapel Hill, NC 275991740374859
- Richard Feins, MDChapel Hill, NC 275991619061793
- Michael Mill, MDChapel Hill, NC 275991801981006
- Curtis Anderson, MDRaleigh, NC 276071801870357
- Marian Hamand, MDRaleigh, NC 276071730702853
Common questions
What is Ashok Venkataraman, M.D.'s NPI number?
Ashok Venkataraman, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1285864074, issued on Jul 15, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ashok Venkataraman, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 101 Manning Dr, Chapel Hill, NC, 27514. Phone: (919) 966-1072. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ashok Venkataraman, M.D.'s license?
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 Ashok Venkataraman, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ashok Venkataraman, M.D. had 226 Medicare Part D claims for 93 beneficiaries; the average among thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician prescribers was 101. 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.