Sarita Kumar Cross, MD
Nephrology Physician · Asheville, NC
Sarita Kumar Cross, MD is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Asheville, North Carolina, and NPI 1194740837, issued on Jul 13, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 9900807, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Sarita Kumar Cross
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License number
- 9900807 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 10 Mcdowell St, Asheville, NC 28801
- Phone
- (828) 258-8545
- Enumerated
- Jul 13, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 20, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (828) 254-0714
- Medicaid ID
- 5907658 NC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070220000835); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill School Of Medicine, 1997
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 10 Mcdowell St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Joseph Aiello, M.D.Nephrology Physician1942203310
- Christine Banman, R.D., L.D.N.Registered Dietitian1528021797
- Harry Crews, M.D.Nephrology Physician1841293248
- William Durham, M.D.Nephrology Physician1639166622
- Miles Elmore, M.D.Nephrology Physician1891798294
- Brian England, M.D.Nephrology Physician1417959685
Verify Sarita Kumar Cross in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 9900807Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
70% more Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024
2,490 Medicare Part D claims for 361 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate242 claims
- Furosemide140 claims
- Spironolactone140 claims
- Losartan Potassium130 claims
- Lisinopril117 claims
- Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim92 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: $97.62
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, 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
- Mountain Kidney And Hypertension Associates PAAsheville, 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
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- Tariq Abo-Kamil, MDHenderson, NC1124077664
- Moses Aboagye-Kumi, M.D.Fayetteville, NC1497707640
- Pranab Acharya, M.D., MPHMonroe, NC1629385117
- Maureen Achuko, M.D.Fayetteville, NC1245239136
- Patricia Adams, MDWinston Salem, NC1992780282
- Adeyinka Adegoroye, MB CHBHigh Point, NC1952500423
- Syed Ahmed, M.D.Shelby, NC1568478683
- Joseph Aiello, M.D.Asheville, NC1942203310
- Anwar Al-HaidaryWilson, NC1205829066
Common questions
What is Sarita Kumar Cross, MD's NPI number?
Sarita Kumar Cross, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1194740837, issued on Jul 13, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Sarita Kumar Cross, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 10 Mcdowell St, Asheville, NC, 28801. Phone: (828) 258-8545. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Sarita Kumar Cross, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 9900807, 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 Sarita Kumar Cross, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Sarita Kumar Cross, MD had 2,490 Medicare Part D claims for 361 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.