Purnima P. Joshi, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Silver Spring, MD
Purnima P. Joshi, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Silver Spring, Maryland, and NPI 1144388422, issued on Dec 5, 2006. Check the license (Maryland D19563, as entered in NPPES) on the Maryland Board of Physicians; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Purnima P. Joshi
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License numbers
- D19563 MD
MD31274 DC
0101040606 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1500 Forest Glen RD, Silver Spring, MD 20910
- Phone
- (301) 905-3600
- Enumerated
- Dec 5, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 14, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20091120000158); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Purnima P. Joshi in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMaryland Board of Physicians
Search for license D19563Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
84% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
580 Medicare Part D claims for 101 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium66 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate50 claims
- Losartan Potassium35 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium32 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium30 claims
- Metformin Hcl22 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
- Privia Medical Group, LLCAlexandria, VA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Purnima P. Joshi among 1,912 family medicine physician records in Maryland
Purnima P. Joshi, MD is one of 1,912 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Maryland. 73% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 13% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 13% of these records are older, 54% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated1972 · median 2004 among the 1,141 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 58% 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 Maryland practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
85 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Silver Spring
They are 85 of the 6,531 NPPES records with a practice address in Silver Spring, and 1,912 family medicine physician records in Maryland.
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Common questions
What is Purnima P. Joshi, MD's NPI number?
Purnima P. Joshi, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1144388422, issued on Dec 5, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Purnima P. Joshi, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1500 Forest Glen RD, Silver Spring, MD, 20910. Phone: (301) 905-3600. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Purnima P. Joshi, MD's license?
NPPES lists Maryland license number D19563, as entered by the provider. Search the Maryland Board of Physicians at https://www.mbp.state.md.us/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Purnima P. Joshi, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Purnima P. Joshi, MD had 580 Medicare Part D claims for 101 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.