Thinesh Dahanayake, MD
Pulmonary Disease Physician · Norwich, CT
Thinesh Dahanayake, MD is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Norwich, Connecticut, and NPI 1639293186, issued on Mar 19, 2007. Check the license (Connecticut 049691, as entered in NPPES) on the Connecticut Medical Examining Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Thinesh Dahanayake
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
- License number
- 049691 CT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 79 Wawecus St Ste 103, Norwich, CT 06360
- Phone
- (860) 886-1862
- Enumerated
- Mar 19, 2007
- Record last updated
- May 21, 2024
- Fax
- (860) 886-2046
- Medicaid ID
- 1639293186 CT
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110609000205); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Albany Medical College Of Union University, 2003
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest pulmonary disease physician records → All 280 in Connecticut → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 79 Wawecus St Ste 103
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Priya Bakaya, MDPulmonary Disease Physician1265693931
- Jose Angelo De Dios, M.D.Pulmonary Disease Physician1124227020
- Ankit GuptaPulmonary Disease Physician1023324555
- Jacqueline Hennigar, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1396434460
- Atul Palkar, M.D.Pulmonary Disease Physician1225326804
- Resham Pawar, M.D.Pulmonary Disease Physician1891040044
Verify Thinesh Dahanayake in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersConnecticut Medical Examining Board
Search for license 049691Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024
2,940 Medicare Part D claims for 562 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 55% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Trelegy Ellipta542 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa314 claims
- Prednisone253 claims
- Anoro Ellipta148 claims
- Montelukast Sodium145 claims
- Breo Ellipta128 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: $52,500.61
132 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Genzyme Corporation. The 8,806 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,159.88 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
- Pulmonary Physicians OF Norwich PCPlainfield, CT
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Thinesh Dahanayake among 280 pulmonary disease physician records in Connecticut
Thinesh Dahanayake, MD is one of 280 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in Connecticut. 85% 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 49% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 49% of these records are older, 42% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 75% of these records are
- Graduated2003 · median 2003 among the 210 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 64% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RP1001X and a Connecticut practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in Connecticut
There are 280 pulmonary disease physician records in Connecticut.
All 280 in Connecticut → Every provider in Norwich → Pulmonary Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Priya Bakaya, MDNorwich, CT 063601265693931
- Jose Angelo De Dios, M.D.Norwich, CT 063601124227020
- Ankit GuptaNorwich, CT 063601023324555
- Atul Palkar, M.D.Norwich, CT 063601225326804
- Resham Pawar, M.D.Norwich, CT 063601891040044
- Jacob Peterson, MD, MBANorwich, CT 063601295196384
- Steven Powell, MDNorwich, CT 063601356338560
- Donna Romito, DONorwich, CT 063601134116353
Common questions
What is Thinesh Dahanayake, MD's NPI number?
Thinesh Dahanayake, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1639293186, issued on Mar 19, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Thinesh Dahanayake, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 79 Wawecus St Ste 103, Norwich, CT, 06360. Phone: (860) 886-1862. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Thinesh Dahanayake, MD's license?
NPPES lists Connecticut license number 049691, as entered by the provider. Search the Connecticut Medical Examining Board at https://www.elicense.ct.gov/Lookup/LicenseLookup.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Thinesh Dahanayake, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Thinesh Dahanayake, MD had 2,940 Medicare Part D claims for 562 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Thinesh Dahanayake, 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.