NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Jacob Cherian, M.D.

Internal Medicine Physician · Columbia, MD

Jacob Cherian, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Columbia, Maryland, and NPI 1003973637, issued on Jan 2, 2007. Check the license (Maryland D50973, as entered in NPPES) on the Maryland Board of Physicians; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1003973637
Name
Jacob Cherian
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
D50973 MD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
5450 Knoll North Dr, Columbia, MD 21045
Phone
(410) 964-5311
Enumerated
Jan 2, 2007
Record last updated
Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(410) 964-8578
Medicaid ID
780011800 MD
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20041112000058); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Maryland School Of Medicine, 1993
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 5450 Knoll North Dr

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Irma Bensinger, D.O.Family Medicine Physician1114956968
  2. Mary Carrington, P.A.Physician Assistant1669401055
  3. Antoinette Cheney, D.O.Family Medicine Physician1093879108
  4. Meegan Chestnut, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1255513636
  5. Peter Cohen, M.D.Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician1033118617
  6. Ho-Lai Feng, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1720033665

Verify Jacob Cherian in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMaryland Board of Physicians
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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17% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

2,634 Medicare Part D claims for 195 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims.

  1. Jacob Cherian2,634
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Amlodipine Besylate263 claims
  2. Atorvastatin Calcium253 claims
  3. Amlodipine Besylate-Benazepril148 claims
  4. Metformin Hcl110 claims
  5. Levothyroxine Sodium100 claims
  6. Hydrochlorothiazide99 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: $656.26

14 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Imperative Care, 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.

  1. Jacob Cherian$656.26
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Amber Hill Physical Therapy IncFrederick, MD

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Jacob Cherian among 3,904 internal medicine physician records in Maryland

Jacob Cherian, M.D. is one of 3,904 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Maryland. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 45% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 45% of these records are older, 44% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • Graduated1993 · median 2003 among the 2,445 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2007 · 59% 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 Maryland practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

93 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Columbia

They are 93 of the 6,690 NPPES records with a practice address in Columbia, and 3,904 internal medicine physician records in Maryland.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Peter Cheng, M.D.Columbia, MD 210451437125515
  2. Bruce Conger, M.D.Columbia, MD 210451992706618
  3. Steven Diener, M.D.Columbia, MD 210451558362111
  4. Ho-Lai Feng, M.D.Columbia, MD 210451720033665
  5. Deborah Fitzpatrick, M.D.Columbia, MD 210451619939907
  6. Kendra Kay, M.D.Columbia, MD 210451417923905
  7. Jerry Levine, M.D.Columbia, MD 210451295736429
  8. Daniel Maison, MDColumbia, MD 210451700876018

Common questions

What is Jacob Cherian, M.D.'s NPI number?

Jacob Cherian, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1003973637, issued on Jan 2, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Jacob Cherian, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5450 Knoll North Dr, Columbia, MD, 21045. Phone: (410) 964-5311. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Jacob Cherian, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Maryland license number D50973, as entered by the provider. Search the Maryland Board of Physicians at https://www.mbp.state.md.us/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Jacob Cherian, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Jacob Cherian, M.D. had 2,634 Medicare Part D claims for 195 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.