Ravi Karra, M.D., M.H.S.
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Durham, NC
Ravi Karra, M.D., M.H.S. is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Durham, North Carolina, and NPI 1952457178, issued on Jan 29, 2007. Check the license (North Carolina 2008-00564, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ravi Karra
- Credential
- M.D., M.H.S.
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License numbers
- 2008-00564 NC
224845 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 40 Duke Medicine Cir, Durham, NC 27710
- Phone
- (919) 684-8111
- Enumerated
- Jan 29, 2007
- Record last updated
- Oct 30, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090402000219); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Duke University School Of Medicine, 2005
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Ravi Karra in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2008-00564Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
45% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
1,694 Medicare Part D claims for 140 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 38% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Entresto226 claims
- Spironolactone203 claims
- Jardiance192 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate168 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium120 claims
- Eliquis109 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: $24,127.63
23 payments; by number, the most common kind was travel and lodging; the largest payer was Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 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
- Duke Health Integrated Practice IncCary, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ravi Karra among 841 cardiovascular disease physician records in North Carolina
Ravi Karra, M.D., M.H.S. is one of 841 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 58% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 58% of these records are older, 31% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated2005 · median 1999 among the 606 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 841 cardiovascular disease physician records in North Carolina.
All 841 in North Carolina → Every provider in Durham → Cardiovascular Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- John AlexanderDurham, NC 277101831282094
- Thomas Bashore, M.D.Durham, NC 277101659454890
- Anna Lisa Chamis, M.D.Durham, NC 277101750464905
- Anita Cook, NPDurham, NC 277101326121575
- Lawrence CrawfordDurham, NC 277101932282183
- Sandesh Dev, MDDurham, NC 277101033182407
- Mark Donahue, M.D.Durham, NC 277101699876797
- Victor Dzau, M.D.Durham, NC 277101831188820
Common questions
What is Ravi Karra, M.D., M.H.S.'s NPI number?
Ravi Karra, M.D., M.H.S.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1952457178, issued on Jan 29, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ravi Karra, M.D., M.H.S. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 40 Duke Medicine Cir, Durham, NC, 27710. Phone: (919) 684-8111. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ravi Karra, M.D., M.H.S.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2008-00564, 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 Ravi Karra, M.D., M.H.S. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ravi Karra, M.D., M.H.S. had 1,694 Medicare Part D claims for 140 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. 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.