Milap Pokharel, M.D.
Nephrology Physician · Tucson, AZ
Milap Pokharel, M.D. is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Tucson, Arizona, and NPI 1336349463, issued on Jul 18, 2007. Check the license (Arizona 45993, as entered in NPPES) on the Arizona Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Milap Pokharel
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License numbers
- 45993 AZ
2012-0087 NM
8232767-8905 UT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4511 N Campbell Ave, Tucson, AZ 85718
- Phone
- (520) 529-6500
- Enumerated
- Jul 18, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jun 26, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (520) 209-7337
- Medicaid ID
- 718737 AZ
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20150714002560); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 4511 N Campbell Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Yeong-Hau Lien, MD, PH.DNephrology Physician1356448815
Verify Milap Pokharel in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArizona Medical Board
Search for license 45993Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
8% more Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024
1,589 Medicare Part D claims for 261 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 18% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Calcitriol156 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate115 claims
- Losartan Potassium111 claims
- Lisinopril109 claims
- Furosemide98 claims
- Hydralazine Hcl78 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: $1,081.37
60 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. The 8,230 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,091.37 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
- Akdhc LLCTucson, AZ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
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There are 278 nephrology physician records in Arizona.
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Common questions
What is Milap Pokharel, M.D.'s NPI number?
Milap Pokharel, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1336349463, issued on Jul 18, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Milap Pokharel, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4511 N Campbell Ave, Tucson, AZ, 85718. Phone: (520) 529-6500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Milap Pokharel, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Arizona license number 45993, as entered by the provider. Search the Arizona Medical Board at https://www.azmd.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Milap Pokharel, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Milap Pokharel, M.D. had 1,589 Medicare Part D claims for 261 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. 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.