Ranjit K. Cheriyan, M.D.
Nephrology Physician · Fairfax, VA
Ranjit K. Cheriyan, M.D. is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Fairfax, Virginia, and NPI 1851487383, issued on Oct 4, 2006. Check the license (Virginia 0101040769, as entered in NPPES) on the Virginia Department of Health Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ranjit K. Cheriyan
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License number
- 0101040769 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3930 Walnut Street, Fairfax, VA 22030
- Phone
- (703) 246-9246
- Enumerated
- Oct 4, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 27, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (703) 246-9257
- Medicaid IDs
- 010083516 VA
010083991 VA
006033369 VA
010083541 VA - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100405000249); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest nephrology physician records → All 327 in Virginia → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 3930 Walnut Street
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Ranjit K. Cheriyan in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersVirginia Department of Health Professions
Search for license 0101040769Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
42% more Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024
2,080 Medicare Part D claims for 295 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Famotidine120 claims
- Allopurinol112 claims
- Farxiga80 claims
- Finasteride75 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate72 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium68 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: $605.51
21 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc. The 8,230 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,091.37 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
- Virginia Nephrology Group LLPArlington, VA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ranjit K. Cheriyan among 327 nephrology physician records in Virginia
Ranjit K. Cheriyan, M.D. is one of 327 nephrology physician records with a practice address in Virginia. 85% 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 16% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 16% of these records are older, 50% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
- Graduated1979 · median 2001 among the 242 with a school on file
- Record last updated2013 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RN0300X and a Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Nephrology Physician providers in Virginia
There are 327 nephrology physician records in Virginia.
All 327 in Virginia → Every provider in Fairfax → Nephrology Physician nationwide →
The 8 nephrology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Afia Ashraf, MDFairfax, VA 220301225490964
- Rafia Chaudhry, M.D.Fairfax, VA 220301790090439
- Vineet Jassal, M.D.Fairfax, VA 220301598080186
- Caroline Kwon, MDFairfax, VA 220301285912857
- Victor Lorica, M.D.Fairfax, VA 220301497849129
- Paul Modlinger, M.D.Fairfax, VA 220301053405688
- Kinjal Patel, M.D.Fairfax, VA 220301295820827
- Renu Regunathan-Shenk, MDFairfax, VA 220301457641888
Common questions
What is Ranjit K. Cheriyan, M.D.'s NPI number?
Ranjit K. Cheriyan, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1851487383, issued on Oct 4, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ranjit K. Cheriyan, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3930 Walnut Street, Fairfax, VA, 22030. Phone: (703) 246-9246. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ranjit K. Cheriyan, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Virginia license number 0101040769, as entered by the provider. Search the Virginia Department of Health Professions at https://dhp.virginiainteractive.org/lookup/index. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Ranjit K. Cheriyan, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ranjit K. Cheriyan, M.D. had 2,080 Medicare Part D claims for 295 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. 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.