Dhanesh Dookhran, M.D.
Hospitalist Physician · Palmer, MA
Dhanesh Dookhran, M.D. is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Palmer, Massachusetts, and NPI 1073680716, issued on Nov 29, 2006. Check the license (Massachusetts 226800, as entered in NPPES) on the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Dhanesh Dookhran
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License number
- 226800 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 40 Wright St, Palmer, MA 01069
- Phone
- (413) 284-8761
- Enumerated
- Nov 29, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 25, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (413) 284-5117
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070131000419); may accept Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Massachusetts Medical School, 1999
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Dhanesh Dookhran in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMassachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine
Search for license 226800Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
34% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024
343 Medicare Part D claims for 155 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims. 16 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Prednisone28 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate21 claims
- Lisinopril18 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium15 claims
- Cefpodoxime Proxetil14 claims
- Metoprolol Tartrate13 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 one group practice
- Lifespan Physician Group OF Massachusetts IncTaunton, MA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Dhanesh Dookhran among 525 hospitalist physician records in Massachusetts
Dhanesh Dookhran, M.D. is one of 525 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Massachusetts. 92% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 2% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 2% of these records are older, 80% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 92% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 86% of these records are
- Graduated1999 · median 2012 among the 449 with a school on file
- Record last updated2017 · 36% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a Massachusetts practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
3 hospitalist physician records list a practice address in Palmer
They are 3 of the 246 NPPES records with a practice address in Palmer, and 525 hospitalist physician records in Massachusetts.
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Common questions
What is Dhanesh Dookhran, M.D.'s NPI number?
Dhanesh Dookhran, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1073680716, issued on Nov 29, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Dhanesh Dookhran, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 40 Wright St, Palmer, MA, 01069. Phone: (413) 284-8761. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Dhanesh Dookhran, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Massachusetts license number 226800, as entered by the provider. Search the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine at https://findmydoctor.mass.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Dhanesh Dookhran, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Dhanesh Dookhran, M.D. had 343 Medicare Part D claims for 155 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. 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.