Sunita Sharma, MD
Rheumatology Physician · Columbus, GA
Sunita Sharma, MD is a rheumatology physician with a practice address in Columbus, Georgia, and NPI 1285296392, issued on Jun 28, 2019. Check the license (Georgia 99885, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Sunita Sharma
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Rheumatology Physician 207RR0500X
- License number
- 99885 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2000 10TH Ave Ste 225, Columbus, GA 31901
- Phone
- (706) 494-4632
- Enumerated
- Jun 28, 2019
- Record last updated
- Aug 7, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240528003060); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest rheumatology physician records → All 196 in Georgia → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 2000 10TH Ave Ste 225
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Yaseen Aleatany, MDRheumatology Physician1326569815
Verify Sunita Sharma in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
Search for license 99885Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
87% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average rheumatology physician in 2024
249 Medicare Part D claims for 97 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,978 among the 6,301 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Prednisone61 claims
- Methotrexate24 claims
- Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate19 claims
- Humira(Cf) Pen13 claims
- Azathioprine11 claims
- Cosentyx Sensoready Pen11 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: $172.99
8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Ucb, Inc. The 4,486 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,538.33 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
- Columbus Ambulatory Healthcare Services, Inc.Columbus, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Sunita Sharma among 196 rheumatology physician records in Georgia
Sunita Sharma, MD is one of 196 rheumatology physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 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 2019, is newer than 92% of them.
- NPI issued2019 · 92% of these records are older, 5% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 77% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2005 among the 151 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 44% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RR0500X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Rheumatology Physician providers in Georgia
There are 196 rheumatology physician records in Georgia.
All 196 in Georgia → Every provider in Columbus → Rheumatology Physician nationwide →
The 8 rheumatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Yaseen Aleatany, MDColumbus, GA 319011326569815
- Huma Ahmed, MDColumbus, GA 319041972616241
- Jaime Vivas, M.D.Columbus, GA 319041700981503
- Carolyn Felton, M.D.Tifton, GA 317941396731162
- James Mossell, D.O.Tifton, GA 317941720195837
- James Hunt, DOThomasville, GA 317921083811442
- Victor McMillanThomasville, GA 317921679542013
- Nilofer Ahsan, MDAlbany, GA 317011245338615
Common questions
What is Sunita Sharma, MD's NPI number?
Sunita Sharma, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1285296392, issued on Jun 28, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Sunita Sharma, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2000 10TH Ave Ste 225, Columbus, GA, 31901. Phone: (706) 494-4632. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Sunita Sharma, MD's license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 99885, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia Composite Medical Board at https://medicalboard.georgia.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Sunita Sharma, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Sunita Sharma, MD had 249 Medicare Part D claims for 97 beneficiaries; the average among rheumatology physician prescribers was 1,978. 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.