Dinu Cherian, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Philadelphia, PA
Dinu Cherian, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1851550388, issued on Jun 9, 2008. Check the license (Pennsylvania MT193329, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Dinu Cherian
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- MT193329 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3401 N Broad St, Philadelphia, PA 19140
- Phone
- (215) 707-2000
- Enumerated
- Jun 9, 2008
- Record last updated
- Jun 9, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20140714001412); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Dinu Cherian in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MT193329Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
74% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
819 Medicare Part D claims for 288 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 6% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Omeprazole436 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium79 claims
- Famotidine54 claims
- Esomeprazole Magnesium53 claims
- Mesalamine34 claims
- Linzess24 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: $804.73
41 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. 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.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Christiana Care Health Services IncNewark, DE
- Delaware Center For Digestive Care LLCNewark, DE
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Dinu Cherian among 7,300 internal medicine physician records in Pennsylvania
Dinu Cherian, M.D. is one of 7,300 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 43% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 43% of these records are older, 53% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
- Graduated2008 · median 2008 among the 4,208 with a school on file
- Record last updated2008 · 56% 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 Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
1,855 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Philadelphia
They are 1,855 of the 42,849 NPPES records with a practice address in Philadelphia, and 7,300 internal medicine physician records in Pennsylvania.
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Common questions
What is Dinu Cherian, M.D.'s NPI number?
Dinu Cherian, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1851550388, issued on Jun 9, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Dinu Cherian, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3401 N Broad St, Philadelphia, PA, 19140. Phone: (215) 707-2000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Dinu Cherian, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MT193329, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Dinu Cherian, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Dinu Cherian, M.D. had 819 Medicare Part D claims for 288 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.