NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Maria Thekkekandam, MD

Family Medicine Physician · Chapel Hill, NC

Maria Thekkekandam, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and NPI 1295174977, issued on Jun 17, 2013. Check the license (North Carolina 191665, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; 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
1295174977
Name
Maria Thekkekandam
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License numbers
191665 NC
MD60658356 WA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
100 Village Center Dr Ste 1002, Chapel Hill, NC 27516
Phone
(984) 215-6550
Enumerated
Jun 17, 2013
Record last updated
Feb 25, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(984) 215-6555
Medicaid ID
2061905 WA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20180716000674); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill School Of Medicine, 2013
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 100 Village Center Dr Ste 1002

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

  1. Crister Brady, MDFamily Medicine Physician1780057869
  2. Benjamin Thompson, PA-CPhysician Assistant1487269973

Verify Maria Thekkekandam in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
    Search for license 191665
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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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79% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

758 Medicare Part D claims for 87 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 19 claims were for opioids.

  1. Maria Thekkekandam758
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium66 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate28 claims
  3. Levothyroxine Sodium27 claims
  4. Lisinopril20 claims
  5. Rosuvastatin Calcium20 claims
  6. Trintellix20 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

  1. 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).

Maria Thekkekandam among 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina

Maria Thekkekandam, 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 2013, is newer than 71% of them.

  • NPI issued2013 · 71% of these records are older, 27% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • Graduated2013 · 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).

147 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Chapel Hill

They are 147 of the 7,608 NPPES records with a practice address in Chapel Hill, and 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Crister Brady, MDChapel Hill, NC 275161780057869
  2. Peter Garrett, M.D.Chapel Hill, NC 275161457693384
  3. Thomas Lynn, MDChapel Hill, NC 275161962633594
  4. Deborah Phipps, M.D.Chapel Hill, NC 275161306251384
  5. Vinay Reddy, M.D., MPHChapel Hill, NC 275161093935058
  6. Claire Repine, DOChapel Hill, NC 275161568991388
  7. Lee Bankaitis, MDChapel Hill, NC 275171124122825
  8. Robert Gianforcaro, D.O.Chapel Hill, NC 275171881790343

Common questions

What is Maria Thekkekandam, MD's NPI number?

Maria Thekkekandam, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1295174977, issued on Jun 17, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Maria Thekkekandam, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 100 Village Center Dr Ste 1002, Chapel Hill, NC, 27516. Phone: (984) 215-6550. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Maria Thekkekandam, MD's license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 191665, 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 Maria Thekkekandam, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Maria Thekkekandam, MD had 758 Medicare Part D claims for 87 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.