Krichna F. Sowles, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Burlington, NC
Krichna F. Sowles, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Burlington, North Carolina, and NPI 1861594871, issued on Sep 1, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 2007-0009, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Krichna F. Sowles
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 2007-0009 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1041 Kirkpatrick RD, Burlington, NC 27215
- Phone
- (336) 538-0565
- Enumerated
- Sep 1, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 29, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (336) 538-0564
- Medicaid ID
- 5906045 NC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070529000486); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1041 Kirkpatrick RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Robert Chauvin, PA-CPhysician Assistant1992854624
- Dennis Chrismon, PAPhysician Assistant1417006131
- Michael Daniel, M.D.Specialist1629170436
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Verify Krichna F. Sowles in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2007-0009Check 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 family medicine physician in 2024
9,283 Medicare Part D claims for 493 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 84 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium628 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium598 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate367 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium287 claims
- Omeprazole242 claims
- Metformin Hcl Er225 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: $2,258.17
133 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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 one group practice
- Moses Cone Physician Services, IncBurlington, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Krichna F. Sowles among 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina
Krichna F. Sowles, MD is one of 4,953 family medicine physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 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 2006, is newer than 12% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 51% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated1997 · median 2006 among the 3,104 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
32 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Burlington
They are 32 of the 1,403 NPPES records with a practice address in Burlington, and 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Krichna F. Sowles, MD's NPI number?
Krichna F. Sowles, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1861594871, issued on Sep 1, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Krichna F. Sowles, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1041 Kirkpatrick RD, Burlington, NC, 27215. Phone: (336) 538-0565. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Krichna F. Sowles, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2007-0009, 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 Krichna F. Sowles, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Krichna F. Sowles, MD had 9,283 Medicare Part D claims for 493 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.