Ivor Purchas, M.D.
Addiction Medicine (Preventive Medicine) Physician · Norfolk, VA
Ivor Purchas, M.D. is an addiction medicine (preventive medicine) physician with a practice address in Norfolk, Virginia, and NPI 1982630307, issued on Jun 25, 2006. Check the license (Virginia 0101034240, as entered in NPPES) on the Virginia Department of Health Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ivor Purchas
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Addiction Medicine (Preventive Medicine) Physician 2083A0300X
- License number
- 0101034240 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 7460 Tidewater Dr, Norfolk, VA 23505
- Phone
- (757) 664-6670
- Enumerated
- Jun 25, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 6, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200505001786); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Howard University College Of Medicine, 1976
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 7460 Tidewater Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Michele Martin, LPCProfessional Counselor1659034650
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Verify Ivor Purchas in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersVirginia Department of Health Professions
Search for license 0101034240Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
96% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average addiction medicine (preventive medicine) physician in 2024
18 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 420 among the 224 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Buprenorphine-Naloxone18 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
- City OF NorfolkNorfolk, VA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ivor Purchas among 10 addiction medicine (preventive medicine) physician records in Virginia
Ivor Purchas, M.D. is one of 10 addiction medicine (preventive medicine) physician records with a practice address in Virginia. 90% 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 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 60% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 90% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 50% of these records are
- Record last updated2024 · 20% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2083A0300X and a Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Addiction Medicine (Preventive Medicine) Physician providers in Virginia
There are 10 addiction medicine (preventive medicine) physician records in Virginia.
All 10 in Virginia → Every provider in Norfolk → Addiction Medicine (Preventive Medicine) Physician nationwide →
The 8 addiction medicine (preventive medicine) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Lisa Harris, MDNewport News, VA 236071558500900
- Stephen Popovich, MDRichmond, VA 232231346569456
- Carlos Llanes, MDRichmond, VA 232191679156384
- John Bingham, M.D., M.S., M.P.H.Roanoke, VA 240121215550512
- Lisa Christianson, MD MPHCharlottesville, VA 229021366401242
- Erik Gunderson, M.D.Charlottesville, VA 229021316033350
- Deshunta DillardMartinsville, VA 241121346972353
- Andrea Kassim, M.D.Fairfax, VA 220331689802647
Common questions
What is Ivor Purchas, M.D.'s NPI number?
Ivor Purchas, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1982630307, issued on Jun 25, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ivor Purchas, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7460 Tidewater Dr, Norfolk, VA, 23505. Phone: (757) 664-6670. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ivor Purchas, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Virginia license number 0101034240, as entered by the provider. Search the Virginia Department of Health Professions at https://dhp.virginiainteractive.org/lookup/index. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Ivor Purchas, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ivor Purchas, M.D. had 18 Medicare Part D claims; the average among addiction medicine (preventive medicine) physician prescribers was 420. 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.