Kusum Paudel, NP
Family Nurse Practitioner · Durham, NC
Kusum Paudel, NP is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Durham, North Carolina, and NPI 1710608641, issued on Sep 8, 2022. Check the license (North Carolina 5017005, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kusum Paudel
- Credential
- NP
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License number
- 5017005 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4201 University Dr Ste 101, Durham, NC 27707
- Phone
- (984) 283-1722
- Enumerated
- Sep 8, 2022
- Record last updated
- Apr 2, 2026
- Fax
- (877) 487-1330
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20221221002686); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest family nurse practitioner records → All 6,631 in North Carolina → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 4201 University Dr Ste 101
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Nazik Al-Hashimi, MDFamily Medicine Physician1467080556
Verify Kusum Paudel in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich North Carolina board licenses this profession
Search for license 5017005Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
20% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
1,048 Medicare Part D claims for 282 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 12 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium75 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate53 claims
- Losartan Potassium39 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium30 claims
- Lisinopril27 claims
- Hydrochlorothiazide25 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: $204.24
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Eisai Inc. The 99,489 providers of this specialty with any payment received $650.95 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
- Centerwell Senior Primary Care NC JV PCDurham, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kusum Paudel among 6,631 family nurse practitioner records in North Carolina
Kusum Paudel, NP is one of 6,631 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in North Carolina. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2022, is newer than 72% of them.
- NPI issued2022 · 72% of these records are older, 22% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated2022 · median 2019 among the 4,000 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 35% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LF0000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
283 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Durham
They are 283 of the 13,451 NPPES records with a practice address in Durham, and 6,631 family nurse practitioner records in North Carolina.
All 6,631 in North Carolina → Every provider in Durham → Family Nurse Practitioner nationwide →
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Common questions
What is Kusum Paudel, NP's NPI number?
Kusum Paudel, NP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1710608641, issued on Sep 8, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kusum Paudel, NP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4201 University Dr Ste 101, Durham, NC, 27707. Phone: (984) 283-1722. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kusum Paudel, NP's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 5017005, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Kusum Paudel, NP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kusum Paudel, NP had 1,048 Medicare Part D claims for 282 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. 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.