NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Asmitha Kathleen Sathiyakumar, MD

Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician · Fort Payne, AL

Asmitha Kathleen Sathiyakumar, MD is a pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician with a practice address in Fort Payne, Alabama, and NPI 1518223718, issued on Apr 2, 2012. Check the license (Alabama MD47655, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1518223718
Name
Asmitha Kathleen Sathiyakumar
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician 207LP2900X
License numbers
MD47655 AL
075665 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1403 Old Water Works RD SW, Fort Payne, AL 35968
Phone
(256) 646-7246
Enumerated
Apr 2, 2012
Record last updated
May 6, 2024
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20240404002359); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Vanderbilt University School Of Medicine, 2008
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.
Download card Updates feed

Also registered at 1403 Old Water Works RD SW

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

  1. Brandi ThomasNurse Practitioner1538031083

Verify Asmitha Kathleen Sathiyakumar in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
    Search for license MD47655
    Check the board
  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
Open the Alabama license search

PlainDoctor does not match the HHS-OIG exclusion list to individual records: most entries carry no NPI. Search the OIG exclusion list by name.

Is this page about you? You can ask us to correct, restrict or remove it: how.

3.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician in 2024

5,922 Medicare Part D claims for 945 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,750 among the 2,982 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 5% of claims. 2,989 claims were for opioids.

  1. Asmitha Sathiyakumar5,922
  2. Specialty average1,750

Most prescribed

  1. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen1,344 claims
  2. Gabapentin837 claims
  3. Oxycodone-Acetaminophen702 claims
  4. Pregabalin424 claims
  5. Tizanidine Hcl348 claims
  6. Oxycodone Hcl305 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): 100 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score100.0
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $388.06

16 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc. The 2,789 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,225.41 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Asmitha Sathiyakumar$388.06
  2. Specialty average$3,225.41

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Asmitha Kathleen Sathiyakumar among 57 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records in Alabama

Asmitha Kathleen Sathiyakumar, MD is one of 57 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 81% 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 79% of them.

  • NPI issued2012 · 79% of these records are older, 18% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • Graduated2008 · median 1997 among the 43 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 37% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207LP2900X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician providers in Alabama

There are 57 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records in Alabama.

The 8 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Bart Bailey, MDFort Payne, AL 359671891703336
  2. William Montiel, M.D.Prattville, AL 360661134332539
  3. Juanita Briscoe, M.D.Montgomery, AL 361061659595478
  4. Kaitlyn Gagat, MDHuntsville, AL 358021003435744
  5. Ronald Collins, MDHuntsville, AL 358011760472708
  6. Michael Cosgrove, M.D.Huntsville, AL 358011750459616
  7. Roddie Gantt, MDHuntsville, AL 358011912996059
  8. Thomas Kraus, DOHuntsville, AL 358011104804418

Common questions

What is Asmitha Kathleen Sathiyakumar, MD's NPI number?

Asmitha Kathleen Sathiyakumar, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518223718, issued on Apr 2, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Asmitha Kathleen Sathiyakumar, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1403 Old Water Works RD SW, Fort Payne, AL, 35968. Phone: (256) 646-7246. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Asmitha Kathleen Sathiyakumar, MD's license?

NPPES lists Alabama license number MD47655, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.albme.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Asmitha Kathleen Sathiyakumar, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Asmitha Kathleen Sathiyakumar, MD had 5,922 Medicare Part D claims for 945 beneficiaries; the average among pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician prescribers was 1,750. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Asmitha Kathleen Sathiyakumar, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 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.