Saurav Pokharel, MD
Pulmonary Disease Physician · Sanford, NC
Saurav Pokharel, MD is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Sanford, North Carolina, and NPI 1811135379, issued on Jan 21, 2009. Check the license (North Carolina 2018-01361, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Saurav Pokharel
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
- License numbers
- 2018-01361 NC
13147 ND
35.150267 OH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1139 Carthage St, Sanford, NC 27330
- Phone
- (919) 921-8980
- Enumerated
- Jan 21, 2009
- Record last updated
- Feb 20, 2026
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20190703000039); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1139 Carthage St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Saurav Pokharel in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2018-01361Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
82% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024
259 Medicare Part D claims for 107 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Fluticasone Propionate25 claims
- Trelegy Ellipta19 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass16 claims
- Anoro Ellipta12 claims
- Eliquis12 claims
- Prednisone12 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 95.4 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $170.91
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 8,806 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,159.88 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 2 group practices
- Dlp Central Carolina Medical Group LLCSanford, NC
- Wakemed Specialists Group LLCRaleigh, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Saurav Pokharel among 429 pulmonary disease physician records in North Carolina
Saurav Pokharel, MD is one of 429 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 71% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 71% of these records are older, 26% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 78% of these records are
- Graduated2004 · median 2001 among the 333 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RP1001X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 429 pulmonary disease physician records in North Carolina.
All 429 in North Carolina → Every provider in Sanford → Pulmonary Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Dawn Stanley, M.D.Sanford, NC 273301124079884
- Edward Hawkins, M.D.Reidsville, NC 273201376535161
- Nicole Gonzales, M.DThomasville, NC 273601598089997
- Kang Rui Xiang, MDLexington, NC 272921518429802
- Donald Brescia, MDKernersville, NC 272841235105982
- Adnan Javaid, M.D.Kernersville, NC 272841881879310
- Wayne Beauford, M.D.High Point, NC 272621043232606
- Christopher ChouHigh Point, NC 272621104481118
Common questions
What is Saurav Pokharel, MD's NPI number?
Saurav Pokharel, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1811135379, issued on Jan 21, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Saurav Pokharel, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1139 Carthage St, Sanford, NC, 27330. Phone: (919) 921-8980. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Saurav Pokharel, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2018-01361, 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 Saurav Pokharel, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Saurav Pokharel, MD had 259 Medicare Part D claims for 107 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Saurav Pokharel, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 95.4 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.