Santosh Kumar Dhungana, MD
Hospitalist Physician · High Point, NC
Santosh Kumar Dhungana, MD is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in High Point, North Carolina, and NPI 1598324329, issued on Jun 5, 2019. Check the license (North Carolina 2022-01310, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Santosh Kumar Dhungana
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License number
- 2022-01310 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 601 N Elm St, High Point, NC 27262
- Phone
- (336) 878-6000
- Enumerated
- Jun 5, 2019
- Record last updated
- Mar 5, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220920001039); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 601 N Elm St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Ben AalbersCounselor1376745869
- Allison Adams, PA-CPhysician Assistant1588086185
- Christopher Adams, RRTRegistered Respiratory Therapist1306709456
- Sarah Ahmed, PA-CPhysician Assistant1518584408
- Jasmyn Alexander, PAPhysician Assistant1871166298
- Mohamed-Omar Arafeh, MDSurgery Physician1265810808
Verify Santosh Kumar Dhungana in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2022-01310Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
11% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024
465 Medicare Part D claims for 174 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 22 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate41 claims
- Furosemide23 claims
- Amiodarone Hcl18 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium17 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate15 claims
- Metoprolol Tartrate15 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Wake Forest University Health SciencesHigh Point, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Santosh Kumar Dhungana, MD's NPI number?
Santosh Kumar Dhungana, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1598324329, issued on Jun 5, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Santosh Kumar Dhungana, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 601 N Elm St, High Point, NC, 27262. Phone: (336) 878-6000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Santosh Kumar Dhungana, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2022-01310, 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 Santosh Kumar Dhungana, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Santosh Kumar Dhungana, MD had 465 Medicare Part D claims for 174 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. 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.