NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Pushpa Cheriyan, FNP

Family Medicine Physician · Laurel, MD

Pushpa Cheriyan, FNP is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Laurel, Maryland, and NPI 1568053189, issued on Jan 27, 2021. Check the license (Maryland R179946, as entered in NPPES) on the Maryland Board of Physicians; 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
1568053189
Name
Pushpa Cheriyan
Credential
FNP
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
R179946 MD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
8800 Deep Water LN, Laurel, MD 20723
Phone
(202) 281-4889
Enumerated
Jan 27, 2021
Record last updated
Jan 27, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMaryland Board of Physicians
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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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7% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

3,286 Medicare Part D claims for 352 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 14 claims were for opioids.

  1. Pushpa Cheriyan3,286
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Amlodipine Besylate196 claims
  2. Atorvastatin Calcium188 claims
  3. Losartan Potassium151 claims
  4. Metformin Hcl132 claims
  5. Pantoprazole Sodium104 claims
  6. Levothyroxine Sodium95 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: $271.36

13 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Pushpa Cheriyan$271.36
  2. Specialty average$902.55

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Pushpa Cheriyan among 1,912 family medicine physician records in Maryland

Pushpa Cheriyan, FNP 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 2021, is newer than 92% of them.

  • NPI issued2021 · 92% of these records are older, 6% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 60% of these records are
  • 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).

42 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Laurel

They are 42 of the 2,372 NPPES records with a practice address in Laurel, and 1,912 family medicine physician records in Maryland.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Nicole DennisLaurel, MD 207231679050462
  2. Deep Kukreti, MDLaurel, MD 207231275507550
  3. Susan Madonna, D.O.Laurel, MD 207231366427940
  4. Mary Anne Scottino, M.D.Laurel, MD 207231932261070
  5. Safia Tasneem, MDLaurel, MD 207231306027180
  6. Eugene Taylor, MDLaurel, MD 207231861557035
  7. Rachelle Barrett Toman, M.D., PH.D.Colmar Manor, MD 207221720233406
  8. William Gallagher, MDColmar Manor, MD 207221437187648

Common questions

What is Pushpa Cheriyan, FNP's NPI number?

Pushpa Cheriyan, FNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1568053189, issued on Jan 27, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Pushpa Cheriyan, FNP located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8800 Deep Water LN, Laurel, MD, 20723. Phone: (202) 281-4889. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Pushpa Cheriyan, FNP's license?

NPPES lists Maryland license number R179946, 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 Pushpa Cheriyan, FNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Pushpa Cheriyan, FNP had 3,286 Medicare Part D claims for 352 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.