Dinesh Kumar Pokharel, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Gold River, CA
Dinesh Kumar Pokharel, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Gold River, California, and NPI 1114322716, issued on Oct 27, 2014. Check the license (California A145977, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Dinesh Kumar Pokharel
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- A145977 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2485 Sunrise Blvd Ste A, Gold River, CA 95670
- Phone
- (916) 281-2251
- Enumerated
- Oct 27, 2014
- Record last updated
- Feb 11, 2022
- Fax
- (916) 281-2252
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170928004101); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2485 Sunrise Blvd Ste A
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Dinesh Kumar Pokharel in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A145977Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
8,313 Medicare Part D claims for 935 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 427 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium537 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate396 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium351 claims
- Losartan Potassium305 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen243 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa238 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
- Permanente Medical Group IncRoseville, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Dinesh Kumar Pokharel among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California
Dinesh Kumar Pokharel, M.D. is one of 17,696 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 74% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 74% of these records are older, 24% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2007 · median 2004 among the 11,065 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 61% 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 California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
2 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Gold River
They are 2 of the 155 NPPES records with a practice address in Gold River, and 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Dinesh Kumar Pokharel, M.D.'s NPI number?
Dinesh Kumar Pokharel, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1114322716, issued on Oct 27, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Dinesh Kumar Pokharel, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2485 Sunrise Blvd Ste A, Gold River, CA, 95670. Phone: (916) 281-2251. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Dinesh Kumar Pokharel, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A145977, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Dinesh Kumar Pokharel, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Dinesh Kumar Pokharel, M.D. had 8,313 Medicare Part D claims for 935 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.