NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Nikitha Paluri

Internal Medicine Physician · Sanford, NC

Nikitha Paluri is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Sanford, North Carolina, and NPI 1467804237, issued on Jul 6, 2016. Check the license (North Carolina 2024-02972, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1467804237
Name
Nikitha Paluri
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License numbers
2024-02972 NC
0101269121 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1411 Greenway CT, Sanford, NC 27330
Phone
(919) 292-1878
Enumerated
Jul 6, 2016
Record last updated
Oct 15, 2024
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20241122001940); accepts Medicare assignment
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 1411 Greenway CT

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

  1. Jessica Burgert, MDFamily Medicine Physician1992811962
  2. Nicole Depew, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1023936234
  3. Nirisha Kalakada, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1760647945
  4. Allyson Kane, MSW, LCSWClinical Social Worker1245480375
  5. Jill Lambert, MDFamily Medicine Physician1891798518
  6. Laura Lutz, RDRegistered Dietitian1194347690

Verify Nikitha Paluri in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
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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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70% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

938 Medicare Part D claims for 237 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims.

  1. Nikitha Paluri938
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium44 claims
  2. Duloxetine Hcl33 claims
  3. Furosemide31 claims
  4. Amlodipine Besylate30 claims
  5. Metoprolol Succinate30 claims
  6. Levothyroxine Sodium26 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: $27.22

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. 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. Nikitha Paluri$27.22
  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. Pinehurst Medical Clinic IncSanford, NC

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

19 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Sanford

They are 19 of the 855 NPPES records with a practice address in Sanford, and 4,056 internal medicine physician records in North Carolina.

Other internal medicine physician records in North Carolina

  1. Ana Abaroa-Salvatierra, M.D.Pollocksville, NC1598101750
  2. Naa Deisa Abbey, MDShelby, NC1467899294
  3. Stephen Abbott, D.O.Sanford, NC1013216282
  4. Rami Abdo, MDDurham, NC1184693160
  5. Farhath Abdul Kareem, MDCary, NC1679687347
  6. Firas Abdulmajeed, M.D.Winston Salem, NC1427358043
  7. Erlinda Abella, MDSalisbury, NC1649251505
  8. Bisrat AberaFayetteville, NC1871453886
  9. David Abernathy, M. D.Morganton, NC1265497366
  10. Maroun Aboutayeh, D.O.Asheville, NC1447757992

Common questions

What is Nikitha Paluri's NPI number?

Nikitha Paluri's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1467804237, issued on Jul 6, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Nikitha Paluri located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1411 Greenway CT, Sanford, NC, 27330. Phone: (919) 292-1878. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Nikitha Paluri's license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2024-02972, 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 Nikitha Paluri prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Nikitha Paluri had 938 Medicare Part D claims for 237 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.