NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Romin Bonakdar

Nephrology Physician · Durham, NC

Romin Bonakdar is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Durham, North Carolina, and NPI 1003236787, issued on Apr 22, 2014. Check the license (North Carolina 2017-00882, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1003236787
Name
Romin Bonakdar
Primary taxonomy
Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
License numbers
2017-00882 NC
201812 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4419 Ben Franklin Blvd, Durham, NC 27704
Phone
(919) 477-3005
Enumerated
Apr 22, 2014
Record last updated
May 14, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(919) 477-5526
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20190919002386); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill School Of Medicine, 2014
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 4419 Ben Franklin Blvd

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Kimberly Atwood, RD, PA-CPhysician Assistant1700161593
  2. Charles Cooperberg, MDNephrology Physician1073530655
  3. Stephen Cox, PA CMedical Physician Assistant1942226881
  4. Cynthia ForemanHearing Instrument Specialist1104382696
  5. Tomasz Gawecki, MDNephrology Physician1922023712
  6. Cynthia Goodwin, ANPNurse Practitioner1104833466

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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22% more Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024

1,783 Medicare Part D claims for 306 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Romin Bonakdar1,783
  2. Specialty average1,465

Most prescribed

  1. Amlodipine Besylate141 claims
  2. Torsemide109 claims
  3. Jardiance69 claims
  4. Furosemide64 claims
  5. Telmisartan60 claims
  6. Chlorthalidone56 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: $750.21

40 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation. 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.

  1. Romin Bonakdar$750.21
  2. Specialty average$3,091.37

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

  1. Durham Nephrology Associates PADurham, NC

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Nephrology Physician providers in North Carolina

There are 403 nephrology physician records in North Carolina.

Other nephrology physician records in North Carolina

  1. Sosan Abdullah, MDMorganton, NC1679664486
  2. Tariq Abo-Kamil, MDHenderson, NC1124077664
  3. Moses Aboagye-Kumi, M.D.Fayetteville, NC1497707640
  4. Pranab Acharya, M.D., MPHMonroe, NC1629385117
  5. Maureen Achuko, M.D.Fayetteville, NC1245239136
  6. Patricia Adams, MDWinston Salem, NC1992780282
  7. Adeyinka Adegoroye, MB CHBHigh Point, NC1952500423
  8. Syed Ahmed, M.D.Shelby, NC1568478683
  9. Joseph Aiello, M.D.Asheville, NC1942203310
  10. Anwar Al-HaidaryWilson, NC1205829066

Common questions

What is Romin Bonakdar's NPI number?

Romin Bonakdar's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1003236787, issued on Apr 22, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Romin Bonakdar located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4419 Ben Franklin Blvd, Durham, NC, 27704. Phone: (919) 477-3005. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Romin Bonakdar's license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2017-00882, 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 Romin Bonakdar prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Romin Bonakdar had 1,783 Medicare Part D claims for 306 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.