Ganesh Vasant Kamath, M.D.
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Chapel Hill, NC
Ganesh Vasant Kamath, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and NPI 1588832695, issued on Feb 12, 2008. Check the license (North Carolina 2009-00658, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ganesh Vasant Kamath
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- 2009-00658 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 101 Manning Dr, Chapel Hill, NC 27599
- Phone
- (919) 966-4131
- Enumerated
- Feb 12, 2008
- Record last updated
- May 27, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090827000747); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Ganesh Vasant Kamath in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2009-00658Check 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 orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
148 Medicare Part D claims for 62 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 35 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin31 claims
- Amoxicillin24 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl22 claims
- Diclofenac Sodium21 claims
- Celecoxib11 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: $799.60
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Smith+Nephew, Inc. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 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
- Accelerated Care IncRoxboro, NC
- University OF North Carolina AT Chapel HillChapel Hill, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ganesh Vasant Kamath among 977 orthopaedic surgery physician records in North Carolina
Ganesh Vasant Kamath, M.D. is one of 977 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 80% 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 63% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 63% of these records are older, 33% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated2003 · median 2003 among the 677 with a school on file
- Record last updated2009 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 977 orthopaedic surgery physician records in North Carolina.
All 977 in North Carolina → Every provider in Chapel Hill → Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Robert Creighton, MDChapel Hill, NC 275991497854368
- Laurence Dahners, MDChapel Hill, NC 275991528167343
- Robert Esther, M.D.Chapel Hill, NC 275991962489328
- Richard Henderson, MDChapel Hill, NC 275991144329962
- David Isaacs, MDChapel Hill, NC 275991275332496
Common questions
What is Ganesh Vasant Kamath, M.D.'s NPI number?
Ganesh Vasant Kamath, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1588832695, issued on Feb 12, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ganesh Vasant Kamath, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 101 Manning Dr, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599. Phone: (919) 966-4131. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ganesh Vasant Kamath, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2009-00658, 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 Ganesh Vasant Kamath, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ganesh Vasant Kamath, M.D. had 148 Medicare Part D claims for 62 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. 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.