Ramakumar Natarajan Gounder, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · Pittsburgh, PA
Ramakumar Natarajan Gounder, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1114996105, issued on Mar 14, 2006. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD417220, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ramakumar Natarajan Gounder
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- MD417220 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1002 Greentree RD Ste 105, Pittsburgh, PA 15220
- Phone
- (412) 489-6455
- Enumerated
- Mar 14, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 2, 2025
- Fax
- (724) 695-8510
- Medicaid ID
- 0019431640001 PA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040910000054); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Howard University College Of Medicine, 1997
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Ramakumar Natarajan Gounder in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD417220Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
59% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
624 Medicare Part D claims for 186 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Timolol Maleate119 claims
- Latanoprost85 claims
- Ketorolac Tromethamine71 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate47 claims
- Gatifloxacin43 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth40 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: $142.38
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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
- Laurel Eye ClinicGrove City, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ramakumar Natarajan Gounder among 1,088 ophthalmology physician records in Pennsylvania
Ramakumar Natarajan Gounder, MD is one of 1,088 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 81% 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 22% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 22% of these records are older, 40% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated1997 · median 2000 among the 734 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 64% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in Pennsylvania
There are 1,088 ophthalmology physician records in Pennsylvania.
All 1,088 in Pennsylvania → Every provider in Pittsburgh → Ophthalmology Physician nationwide →
The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Alexander Chang, MDPittsburgh, PA 152201497808760
- Rose Ngan, MDPittsburgh, PA 152201255453114
- Irving Weinberger, MDPittsburgh, PA 152201861571267
- Omar Abbasi, MDPittsburgh, PA 152191598967630
- Samuel Amoni, MDWilkinsburg, PA 152211578690814
- David Baker, MDPittsburgh, PA 152211205808185
- Oliver Beale, MDPittsburgh, PA 152191275277956
- Tatyana BeketovaPittsburgh, PA 152191366008575
Common questions
What is Ramakumar Natarajan Gounder, MD's NPI number?
Ramakumar Natarajan Gounder, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1114996105, issued on Mar 14, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ramakumar Natarajan Gounder, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1002 Greentree RD Ste 105, Pittsburgh, PA, 15220. Phone: (412) 489-6455. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ramakumar Natarajan Gounder, MD's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD417220, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Ramakumar Natarajan Gounder, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ramakumar Natarajan Gounder, MD had 624 Medicare Part D claims for 186 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. 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.