Ramesh Kumar Thapar, M.D.
Psychiatry Physician · Gaithersburg, MD
Ramesh Kumar Thapar, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Gaithersburg, Maryland, and NPI 1942255732, issued on May 23, 2006. Check the license (Maryland D0059123, as entered in NPPES) on the Maryland Board of Physicians; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ramesh Kumar Thapar
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- D0059123 MD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 604 S Frederick Ave Ste 213, Gaithersburg, MD 20877
- Phone
- (240) 498-7448
- Enumerated
- May 23, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 19, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (301) 355-6614
- Medicaid ID
- 512205802 MD
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20160411000055); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 604 S Frederick Ave Ste 213
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Lakshya Nair, NPPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1831513274
Verify Ramesh Kumar Thapar in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMaryland Board of Physicians
Search for license D0059123Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average psychiatry physician in 2024
4,147 Medicare Part D claims for 289 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Trazodone Hcl329 claims
- Duloxetine Hcl288 claims
- Sertraline Hcl232 claims
- Escitalopram Oxalate231 claims
- Lamotrigine216 claims
- Buspirone Hcl187 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 45.1 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $122.66
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, 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 3 group practices
- Adventist Physician Services IncRockville, MD
- Medstar Medical Group II LLCWashington, DC
- Ramesh Kumar Thapar MdpaGaithersburg, MD
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ramesh Kumar Thapar among 1,451 psychiatry physician records in Maryland
Ramesh Kumar Thapar, M.D. is one of 1,451 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Maryland. 63% 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 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 59% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 63% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 36% of these records are
- Graduated1990 · median 2000 among the 525 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 60% 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 Maryland practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
25 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Gaithersburg
They are 25 of the 2,580 NPPES records with a practice address in Gaithersburg, and 1,451 psychiatry physician records in Maryland.
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Common questions
What is Ramesh Kumar Thapar, M.D.'s NPI number?
Ramesh Kumar Thapar, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1942255732, issued on May 23, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ramesh Kumar Thapar, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 604 S Frederick Ave Ste 213, Gaithersburg, MD, 20877. Phone: (240) 498-7448. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ramesh Kumar Thapar, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Maryland license number D0059123, 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 Ramesh Kumar Thapar, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ramesh Kumar Thapar, M.D. had 4,147 Medicare Part D claims for 289 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Ramesh Kumar Thapar, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 45.1 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.