Bhumi Bhupen Kinariwala, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · Raleigh, NC
Bhumi Bhupen Kinariwala, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Raleigh, North Carolina, and NPI 1548798143, issued on May 25, 2017. Check the license (North Carolina 2025-03727, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Bhumi Bhupen Kinariwala
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- 2025-03727 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5962 Six Forks RD, Raleigh, NC 27609
- Phone
- (919) 876-4064
- Enumerated
- May 25, 2017
- Record last updated
- Apr 14, 2026
- Fax
- (919) 876-3159
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20260223000853); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Jefferson Medical College Of Thomas Jefferson University, 2017
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 5962 Six Forks RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Isaac Porter, M.D.Ophthalmology Physician1407069727
Verify Bhumi Bhupen Kinariwala in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2025-03727Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
57% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
649 Medicare Part D claims for 250 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 57% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Xiidra123 claims
- Miebo60 claims
- Restasis49 claims
- Latanoprost35 claims
- Ciprofloxacin Hcl33 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate29 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): 70.1 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $414.98
13 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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
- North Raleigh Ophthalmology, P.ARaleigh, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Bhumi Bhupen Kinariwala among 688 ophthalmology physician records in North Carolina
Bhumi Bhupen Kinariwala, MD is one of 688 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 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 2017, is newer than 86% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 86% of these records are older, 11% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated2017 · median 2004 among the 463 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 688 ophthalmology physician records in North Carolina.
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The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Robert Board, M.D.Raleigh, NC 276091285684951
- Bruce Boliek, M.D.Raleigh, NC 276091033160817
- Vincent Dahringer, MDRaleigh, NC 276091912010190
- Frances Foster, MDRaleigh, NC 276091629062880
- William Foster, M.D.Raleigh, NC 276091093766016
- Nitin Gupta, M.D., M.P.H.Raleigh, NC 276091962454835
- Kerry Hunt, M.D.Raleigh, NC 276091972598522
- Holly Johnson, M.D.Raleigh, NC 276091043261076
Common questions
What is Bhumi Bhupen Kinariwala, MD's NPI number?
Bhumi Bhupen Kinariwala, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1548798143, issued on May 25, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Bhumi Bhupen Kinariwala, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5962 Six Forks RD, Raleigh, NC, 27609. Phone: (919) 876-4064. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Bhumi Bhupen Kinariwala, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2025-03727, 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 Bhumi Bhupen Kinariwala, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Bhumi Bhupen Kinariwala, MD had 649 Medicare Part D claims for 250 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Bhumi Bhupen Kinariwala, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 70.1 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.