NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Sandeep Vaishnavi, M.D.

Psychiatry Physician · Chapel Hill, NC

Sandeep Vaishnavi, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and NPI 1629116801, issued on Feb 1, 2007. Check the license (North Carolina 2008-01966, 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
1629116801
Name
Sandeep Vaishnavi
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
License numbers
2008-01966 NC
036118911 IL
P21537 MD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1829 East Franklin Street, Chapel Hill, NC 27514
Phone
(919) 933-2000
Enumerated
Feb 1, 2007
Record last updated
Jul 23, 2024
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20090428000578); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Alabama School Of Medicine, 2002
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 1829 East Franklin Street

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

  1. Ellen Curry Bleggi, PHDClinical Psychologist1477661064
  2. Timothy Daugherty, OTOccupational Therapist1063545424
  3. Elizabeth Dear, SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1477794246
  4. Judy Konanc, PHDClinical Psychologist1871540575
  5. Kevin Mahoney, MA, NCC, LPCACounselor1730591355
  6. Dana O'Keefe, SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1144353509

Verify Sandeep Vaishnavi in five checks

  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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96% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024

35 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Sandeep Vaishnavi35
  2. Specialty average1,000

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: $1,960.00

1 payment: consulting fee; the largest payer was Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, 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.

  1. Sandeep Vaishnavi$1,960.00
  2. Specialty average$4,954.93

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. North Carolina MG LLCRaleigh, NC

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

Sandeep Vaishnavi among 1,725 psychiatry physician records in North Carolina

Sandeep Vaishnavi, 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 2007, is newer than 43% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 43% of these records are older, 43% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 69% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 43% of these records are
  • Graduated2002 · median 2006 among the 744 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 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).

226 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Chapel Hill

They are 226 of the 7,608 NPPES records with a practice address in Chapel Hill, and 1,725 psychiatry physician records in North Carolina.

The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Sandra Freeman, M.D.Chapel Hill, NC 275141245250901
  2. Donna Frick, M.D.Chapel Hill, NC 275141275508327
  3. Phillip Fullwood, M.D.Chapel Hill, NC 275141710909288
  4. David Hawkins, MDChapel Hill, NC 275141871512327
  5. Bruce Hughes, MDChapel Hill, NC 275141487660304
  6. David Johnson, M.D.Chapel Hill, NC 275141396758678
  7. Kathleen Lapp, MDChapel Hill, NC 275141356439244
  8. Mary Lunsford, MDChapel Hill, NC 275141669491080

Common questions

What is Sandeep Vaishnavi, M.D.'s NPI number?

Sandeep Vaishnavi, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1629116801, issued on Feb 1, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Sandeep Vaishnavi, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1829 East Franklin Street, Chapel Hill, NC, 27514. Phone: (919) 933-2000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Sandeep Vaishnavi, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2008-01966, 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 Sandeep Vaishnavi, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Sandeep Vaishnavi, M.D. had 35 Medicare Part D claims; 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.