Tharini Gunapalan, M.D.
Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician · Suffolk, VA
Tharini Gunapalan, M.D. is an endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism physician with a practice address in Suffolk, Virginia, and NPI 1558776427, issued on Jun 30, 2014. Check the license (Virginia 0101261839, as entered in NPPES) on the Virginia Department of Health Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Tharini Gunapalan
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician 207RE0101X
- License number
- 0101261839 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1540 Breezeport Way Ste 100, Suffolk, VA 23435
- Phone
- (757) 963-1488
- Enumerated
- Jun 30, 2014
- Record last updated
- Jul 29, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20171016003361); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1540 Breezeport Way Ste 100
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Tharini Gunapalan in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersVirginia Department of Health Professions
Search for license 0101261839Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
85% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism physician in 2024
397 Medicare Part D claims for 97 beneficiaries, against an average of 2,630 among the 8,223 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 54% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Mounjaro48 claims
- Ozempic37 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium36 claims
- Lantus Solostar29 claims
- Trulicity21 claims
- Methimazole18 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: $70.81
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Dexcom, Inc. The 5,661 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,742.15 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
- Tidewater Physicians Multispecialty Group, PCVa Beach, VA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Tharini Gunapalan among 264 endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism physician records in Virginia
Tharini Gunapalan, M.D. is one of 264 endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism physician records with a practice address in Virginia. 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 2014, is newer than 79% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 79% of these records are older, 18% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 71% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 2004 among the 188 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RE0101X and a Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician providers in Virginia
There are 264 endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism physician records in Virginia.
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The 8 endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Ahmed Al Dabbagh, MBCHBSuffolk, VA 234341336660125
- Aneela Arif, MBBSVirginia Beach, VA 234541386272870
- Celine Chaya, M.D.Virginia Beach, VA 234541952563181
- Ana Marie Dizon, M.D.Virginia Beach, VA 234541245280114
- Howard Harrison, MDVirginia Beach, VA 234541700850310
- Mary Mason, MDVirginia Beach, VA 234541447226196
- Maria Suarez Lopez, MDVirginia Beach, VA 234541154730869
- Valeria Bohrt Terceros, MDVirginia Beach, VA 234561609005396
Common questions
What is Tharini Gunapalan, M.D.'s NPI number?
Tharini Gunapalan, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1558776427, issued on Jun 30, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Tharini Gunapalan, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1540 Breezeport Way Ste 100, Suffolk, VA, 23435. Phone: (757) 963-1488. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Tharini Gunapalan, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Virginia license number 0101261839, as entered by the provider. Search the Virginia Department of Health Professions at https://dhp.virginiainteractive.org/lookup/index. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Tharini Gunapalan, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Tharini Gunapalan, M.D. had 397 Medicare Part D claims for 97 beneficiaries; the average among endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism physician prescribers was 2,630. 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.