Punitha Ida Rathnam, M.D.
Psychiatry Physician · Goldsboro, NC
Punitha Ida Rathnam, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Goldsboro, North Carolina, and NPI 1558564005, issued on Jun 11, 2007. Check the license (North Carolina 2010-01045, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Punitha Ida Rathnam
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- 2010-01045 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 550 W New Hope RD, Goldsboro, NC 27534
- Phone
- (252) 686-8091
- Enumerated
- Jun 11, 2007
- Record last updated
- Nov 16, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (252) 686-8092
- Medicaid ID
- 5914830 NC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100806000508); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest psychiatry physician records → All 1,725 in North Carolina → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 550 W New Hope RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Rosalyn Newton, PSY.D.Psychologist1568730562
Verify Punitha Ida Rathnam in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2010-01045Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average psychiatry physician in 2024
4,042 Medicare Part D claims for 136 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Benztropine Mesylate229 claims
- Trazodone Hcl194 claims
- Alprazolam191 claims
- Buspirone Hcl160 claims
- Quetiapine Fumarate160 claims
- Clonidine Hcl144 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: $830.45
49 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 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
- New Dawn Psychiatric Services PLLCKinston, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Punitha Ida Rathnam among 1,725 psychiatry physician records in North Carolina
Punitha Ida Rathnam, M.D. is one of 1,725 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 69% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 43% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 43% of these records are older, 43% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 69% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 43% of these records are
- Graduated1995 · median 2006 among the 744 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
35 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Goldsboro
They are 35 of the 1,359 NPPES records with a practice address in Goldsboro, and 1,725 psychiatry physician records in North Carolina.
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- William Shepherd, PMHNP-BCGoldsboro, NC 275341619809084
Common questions
What is Punitha Ida Rathnam, M.D.'s NPI number?
Punitha Ida Rathnam, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1558564005, issued on Jun 11, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Punitha Ida Rathnam, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 550 W New Hope RD, Goldsboro, NC, 27534. Phone: (252) 686-8091. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Punitha Ida Rathnam, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2010-01045, 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 Punitha Ida Rathnam, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Punitha Ida Rathnam, M.D. had 4,042 Medicare Part D claims for 136 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.