NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Avnit Ahuja, MD

Rheumatology Physician · Richmond, VA

Avnit Ahuja, MD is a rheumatology physician with a practice address in Richmond, Virginia, and NPI 1962616474, issued on May 10, 2007. Check the license (Virginia 0101241431, as entered in NPPES) on the Virginia Department of Health Professions; 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
1962616474
Name
Avnit Ahuja
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Rheumatology Physician 207RR0500X
License number
0101241431 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
7702 E Parham RD Ste 101, Richmond, VA 23294
Phone
(804) 288-7901
Enumerated
May 10, 2007
Record last updated
May 25, 2022
Fax
(804) 273-9167
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20080205000134); 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 7702 E Parham RD Ste 101

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

  1. Olga BaileyStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1073802021
  2. Bhakti Joshi, M.D.Rheumatology Physician1164765764
  3. Helen Lamberta, ANPAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1952490005

Verify Avnit Ahuja in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersVirginia Department of Health Professions
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  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
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23% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average rheumatology physician in 2024

1,532 Medicare Part D claims for 269 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,978 among the 6,301 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 5% of claims. 17 claims were for opioids.

  1. Avnit Ahuja1,532
  2. Specialty average1,978

Most prescribed

  1. Prednisone285 claims
  2. Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate217 claims
  3. Methotrexate179 claims
  4. Duloxetine Hcl154 claims
  5. Gabapentin89 claims
  6. Leflunomide67 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: $2,554.32

124 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen Inc. The 4,486 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,538.33 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Avnit Ahuja$2,554.32
  2. Specialty average$8,538.33

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. Premier Healthcare Associates, Inc.Richmond, VA

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

Avnit Ahuja among 197 rheumatology physician records in Virginia

Avnit Ahuja, MD is one of 197 rheumatology physician records with a practice address in Virginia. 77% 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 43% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 43% of these records are older, 43% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
  • Graduated1997 · median 2004 among the 128 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RR0500X and a Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Rheumatology Physician providers in Virginia

There are 197 rheumatology physician records in Virginia.

The 8 rheumatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. David Carleton, MDRichmond, VA 232941508073644
  2. Bhakti Joshi, M.D.Richmond, VA 232941164765764
  3. Steven Maestrello, M.D.Richmond, VA 232941154328938
  4. Michael Miller, MDRichmond, VA 232941295733848
  5. Mihail Moroianu, M.D.Richmond, VA 232941538119771
  6. Tammy Spring, M.D.Richmond, VA 232941083816722
  7. Michael Strachan, M.D.Richmond, VA 232941982655445
  8. Stamatina DanielidesRichmond, VA 232981215195854

Common questions

What is Avnit Ahuja, MD's NPI number?

Avnit Ahuja, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1962616474, issued on May 10, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Avnit Ahuja, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7702 E Parham RD Ste 101, Richmond, VA, 23294. Phone: (804) 288-7901. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Avnit Ahuja, MD's license?

NPPES lists Virginia license number 0101241431, as entered by the provider. Search the Virginia Department of Health Professions at https://dhp.virginiainteractive.org/lookup/index. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Avnit Ahuja, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Avnit Ahuja, MD had 1,532 Medicare Part D claims for 269 beneficiaries; the average among rheumatology physician prescribers was 1,978. 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.