Binita Dahal
Internal Medicine Physician · Hickory, NC
Binita Dahal is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Hickory, North Carolina, and NPI 1003340019, issued on Apr 17, 2017. Check the license (North Carolina 2020-02942, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Binita Dahal
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 2020-02942 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 420 N Center St, Hickory, NC 28601
- Phone
- (828) 315-3360
- Enumerated
- Apr 17, 2017
- Record last updated
- Jul 26, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200824000736); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 420 N Center St
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Verify Binita Dahal in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2020-02942Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
84% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
519 Medicare Part D claims for 240 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 15 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass58 claims
- Prednisone55 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate43 claims
- Ciprofloxacin Hcl35 claims
- Levofloxacin25 claims
- Eliquis23 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.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Optimed HospitalistsStatesville, NC
- Vitae Health Medical North Carolina PLLCMooresville, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Binita Dahal among 4,056 internal medicine physician records in North Carolina
Binita Dahal 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 2017, is newer than 81% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 81% of these records are older, 16% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 2004 among the 2,706 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 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).
37 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Hickory
They are 37 of the 2,124 NPPES records with a practice address in Hickory, and 4,056 internal medicine physician records in North Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Binita Dahal's NPI number?
Binita Dahal's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1003340019, issued on Apr 17, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Binita Dahal located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 420 N Center St, Hickory, NC, 28601. Phone: (828) 315-3360. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Binita Dahal's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2020-02942, 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 Binita Dahal prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Binita Dahal had 519 Medicare Part D claims for 240 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.