Sushma Kola, MD
Neurology Physician · Pittsburgh, PA
Sushma Kola, MD is a neurology physician with a practice address in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1790213403, issued on May 24, 2017. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD486219, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Sushma Kola
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurology Physician 2084N0400X
- License number
- MD486219 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 320 East North Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15212
- Phone
- (412) 359-6200
- Enumerated
- May 24, 2017
- Record last updated
- Aug 8, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240815003991); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Pittsburgh School Of Medicine, 2017
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 320 East North Avenue
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Verify Sushma Kola in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD486219Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
46% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average neurology physician in 2024
736 Medicare Part D claims for 188 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,370 among the 15,005 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Donepezil Hcl119 claims
- Carbidopa-Levodopa109 claims
- Gabapentin109 claims
- Propranolol Hcl65 claims
- Propranolol Hcl Er49 claims
- Topiramate37 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: $31,834.89
54 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. The 10,858 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,318.07 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 3 group practices
- Allegheny ClinicPittsburgh, PA
- Cora Health Services IncThe Villages, FL
- Mrs Physical TherapyErie, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Sushma Kola among 1,077 neurology physician records in Pennsylvania
Sushma Kola, MD is one of 1,077 neurology physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 76% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 76% of these records are older, 20% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated2017 · median 2007 among the 727 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 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 2084N0400X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Neurology Physician providers in Pennsylvania
There are 1,077 neurology physician records in Pennsylvania.
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- Ye Liang, MDPittsburgh, PA 152121023275039
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Common questions
What is Sushma Kola, MD's NPI number?
Sushma Kola, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1790213403, issued on May 24, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Sushma Kola, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 320 East North Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15212. Phone: (412) 359-6200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Sushma Kola, MD's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD486219, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Sushma Kola, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Sushma Kola, MD had 736 Medicare Part D claims for 188 beneficiaries; the average among neurology physician prescribers was 1,370. 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.