NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Barkha Kumari, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · Charlotte, NC

Barkha Kumari, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Charlotte, North Carolina, and NPI 1396418851, issued on Jul 29, 2021. Check the license (North Carolina 2024-02355, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; 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
1396418851
Name
Barkha Kumari
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
2024-02355 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1918 Randolph RD Ste 350, Charlotte, NC 28207
Phone
(704) 384-1750
Enumerated
Jul 29, 2021
Record last updated
Oct 1, 2024
Fax
(704) 384-1720
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20241010000729); 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 1918 Randolph RD Ste 350

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

  1. Deepti Athavale, MDInternal Medicine Physician1942939822
  2. Polyana BuldainPhysician Assistant1215430707
  3. Lisa Devries, APRNNurse Practitioner1053883223
  4. Navneet Guram, MDInternal Medicine Physician1295353126
  5. John Holevas, MDInternal Medicine Physician1356393136
  6. Adeima IbangaFamily Medicine Physician1013598390

Verify Barkha Kumari in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
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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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78% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

696 Medicare Part D claims for 123 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 21% of claims.

  1. Barkha Kumari696
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Fluticasone Propionate67 claims
  2. Albuterol Sulfate Hfa58 claims
  3. Famotidine32 claims
  4. Azelastine Hcl29 claims
  5. Losartan Potassium26 claims
  6. Atorvastatin Calcium21 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: $23.74

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Csl Behring. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Barkha Kumari$23.74
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

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. Novant Health Medical Group, LLCCharlotte, NC

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

Barkha Kumari among 4,056 internal medicine physician records in North Carolina

Barkha Kumari, MD is one of 4,056 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2021, is newer than 92% of them.

  • NPI issued2021 · 92% of these records are older, 5% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • Graduated2017 · median 2004 among the 2,706 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

536 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Charlotte

They are 536 of the 23,603 NPPES records with a practice address in Charlotte, and 4,056 internal medicine physician records in North Carolina.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Benjamin Brooks, MDCharlotte, NC 282071710959929
  2. Mary Hamid, MDCharlotte, NC 282071588635569
  3. Bang Hoang, MDCharlotte, NC 282071295710622
  4. Walter Johnson, M.D.Charlotte, NC 282071093798225
  5. Edwin Pena, MDCharlotte, NC 282071942281811
  6. Animita Saha, MDCharlotte, NC 282071871590208
  7. Edwin Shoaf, M.D.Charlotte, NC 282071124000799
  8. Kenneth Singhel, MDCharlotte, NC 282071285609818

Common questions

What is Barkha Kumari, MD's NPI number?

Barkha Kumari, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1396418851, issued on Jul 29, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Barkha Kumari, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1918 Randolph RD Ste 350, Charlotte, NC, 28207. Phone: (704) 384-1750. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Barkha Kumari, MD's license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2024-02355, as entered by the provider. 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 Barkha Kumari, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Barkha Kumari, MD had 696 Medicare Part D claims for 123 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.