NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Sunil K. Arora, MD

Interventional Pain Medicine Physician · Wilmington, NC

Sunil K. Arora, MD is an interventional pain medicine physician with a practice address in Wilmington, North Carolina, and NPI 1558366385, issued on Jun 17, 2005. Check the license (North Carolina 9500302, 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 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1558366385
Name
Sunil K. Arora
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Interventional Pain Medicine Physician 208VP0014X
License number
9500302 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1602 Physicians Dr, Wilmington, NC 28401
Phone
(910) 442-1200
Enumerated
Jun 17, 2005
Record last updated
Oct 3, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(910) 442-1296
Medicaid ID
8912308 NC
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20111227000319); accepts Medicare assignment
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 1602 Physicians Dr

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

  1. James Joachim, MDInternal Medicine Physician1669570107
  2. John Knab, MDInterventional Pain Medicine Physician1265437008
  3. Sheila McNamee, PAMedical Physician Assistant1811122625

Verify Sunil K. Arora 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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69% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average interventional pain medicine physician in 2024

705 Medicare Part D claims for 246 beneficiaries, against an average of 2,306 among the 2,100 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 5% of claims. 296 claims were for opioids.

  1. Sunil Arora705
  2. Specialty average2,306

Most prescribed

  1. Gabapentin110 claims
  2. Oxycodone-Acetaminophen69 claims
  3. Diazepam68 claims
  4. Methadone Hcl40 claims
  5. Tramadol Hcl40 claims
  6. Tizanidine Hcl38 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.

No measured MIPS final score for 2023

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $1,253.77

60 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 1,966 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,889.53 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Sunil Arora$1,253.77
  2. Specialty average$3,889.53

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. Center For Pain Management PLLCWilmington, NC

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

Sunil K. Arora among 50 interventional pain medicine physician records in North Carolina

Sunil K. Arora, MD is one of 50 interventional pain medicine physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 94% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 88% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 94% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • Graduated1980 · median 1999 among the 40 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2011 · 40% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208VP0014X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Interventional Pain Medicine Physician providers in North Carolina

There are 50 interventional pain medicine physician records in North Carolina.

The 8 interventional pain medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. John Knab, MDWilmington, NC 284011265437008
  2. Charles Daniels, MDWilmington, NC 284031710167168
  3. Francis Pecoraro, MDWilmington, NC 284051528021086
  4. Michael MuellerPinehurst, NC 283741326492513
  5. John Holder, M.D.Hampstead, NC 284431093949463
  6. Viji Shankar, M.D.Fayetteville, NC 283041194911727
  7. Troy Gingerich, MDCharlotte, NC 282871104007319
  8. Erin ChaneyJacksonville, NC 285461821263914

Common questions

What is Sunil K. Arora, MD's NPI number?

Sunil K. Arora, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1558366385, issued on Jun 17, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Sunil K. Arora, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1602 Physicians Dr, Wilmington, NC, 28401. Phone: (910) 442-1200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Sunil K. Arora, MD's license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 9500302, 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 Sunil K. Arora, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Sunil K. Arora, MD had 705 Medicare Part D claims for 246 beneficiaries; the average among interventional pain medicine physician prescribers was 2,306. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Sunil K. Arora, MD's MIPS final score?

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.

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.