Sunitha A. Ghanta, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Huntsville, AL
Sunitha A. Ghanta, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Huntsville, Alabama, and NPI 1194935155, issued on May 22, 2007. Check the license (Alabama MD.29797, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Sunitha A. Ghanta
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- MD.29797 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 185 Whitesport Dr SW Ste 1, Huntsville, AL 35801
- Phone
- (562) 131-0312
- Enumerated
- May 22, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jul 29, 2022
- Fax
- (007) 651-2298
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100721000646); may accept Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 185 Whitesport Dr SW Ste 1
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Heather Simmons, CRNPFamily Medicine Physician1265192959
Verify Sunitha A. Ghanta in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license MD.29797Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
14% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
3,043 Medicare Part D claims for 318 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium259 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium141 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium137 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate122 claims
- Losartan Potassium111 claims
- Lisinopril86 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: $2,285.31
127 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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.
Sunitha A. Ghanta among 1,996 family medicine physician records in Alabama
Sunitha A. Ghanta, MD is one of 1,996 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 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 2007, is newer than 48% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 48% of these records are older, 44% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated2003 · median 2005 among the 1,346 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
168 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Huntsville
They are 168 of the 5,555 NPPES records with a practice address in Huntsville, and 1,996 family medicine physician records in Alabama.
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Common questions
What is Sunitha A. Ghanta, MD's NPI number?
Sunitha A. Ghanta, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1194935155, issued on May 22, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Sunitha A. Ghanta, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 185 Whitesport Dr SW Ste 1, Huntsville, AL, 35801. Phone: (562) 131-0312. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Sunitha A. Ghanta, MD's license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number MD.29797, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.albme.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Sunitha A. Ghanta, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Sunitha A. Ghanta, MD had 3,043 Medicare Part D claims for 318 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.