Ramesh Gihwala, M.D.
Psychiatry Physician · Gastonia, NC
Ramesh Gihwala, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Gastonia, North Carolina, and NPI 1447200183, issued on May 11, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 9300472, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ramesh Gihwala
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- 9300472 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 991 W Hudson Blvd, Gastonia, NC 28052
- Phone
- (704) 853-5294
- Enumerated
- May 11, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 7, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20150429000164); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 991 W Hudson Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Debra Adams, RNRegistered Nurse1346471554
- Elizabeth Addo, REGISTERED NURSEAdministrator Registered Nurse1699111310
- Somtochi Akamnonu, DMDPediatric Dentistry1043729361
- Chantell Alexander, MDPediatrics Physician1740710011
- Terra Alexander, RNRegistered Nurse1588199871
- Elizabeth Armstrong, RNRegistered Nurse1144616400
Verify Ramesh Gihwala in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 9300472Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
5.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average psychiatry physician in 2024
5,009 Medicare Part D claims for 231 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Trazodone Hcl344 claims
- Clonazepam263 claims
- Vraylar195 claims
- Quetiapine Fumarate185 claims
- Alprazolam167 claims
- Olanzapine161 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: $154,704.32
306 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, 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 2 group practices
- Amara Wellness Services IncCharlotte, NC
- Hopefull Counseling And Psychiatry LLCColumbia, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ramesh Gihwala among 1,725 psychiatry physician records in North Carolina
Ramesh Gihwala, 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 2006, is newer than 5% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 57% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 69% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 43% of these records are
- Graduated1985 · median 2006 among the 744 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 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).
Psychiatry Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 1,725 psychiatry physician records in North Carolina.
All 1,725 in North Carolina → Every provider in Gastonia → Psychiatry Physician nationwide →
The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Shamsher Ahluwalia, MDGastonia, NC 280541497943286
- Abimbola Akanji, M.D.Gastonia, NC 280541598778946
- John Brodston, M.D.Gastonia, NC 280541861833485
- Alexi Ellington Webb, MDGastonia, NC 280541932606555
- Anoop Kalia, M.D.Gastonia, NC 280541982691663
- Michele Kerbow, M.D.Gastonia, NC 280541972603298
- Hazel Maston, M.D.Gastonia, NC 280541659647709
- Vladimir Milstein, MDGastonia, NC 280541851304455
Common questions
What is Ramesh Gihwala, M.D.'s NPI number?
Ramesh Gihwala, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1447200183, issued on May 11, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ramesh Gihwala, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 991 W Hudson Blvd, Gastonia, NC, 28052. Phone: (704) 853-5294. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ramesh Gihwala, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 9300472, 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 Ramesh Gihwala, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ramesh Gihwala, M.D. had 5,009 Medicare Part D claims for 231 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.