Vajira R. P. Gunawardane, MD
Specialist · Fulton, MD
Vajira R. P. Gunawardane, MD is a specialist with a practice address in Fulton, Maryland, and NPI 1447294269, issued on Jun 15, 2006. Check the license (Maryland D0047120, as entered in NPPES) with the Maryland board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Vajira R. P. Gunawardane
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Specialist 174400000X
- License number
- D0047120 MD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 7625 Maple Lawn Blvd Ste 100, Fulton, MD 20759
- Phone
- (301) 490-6085
- Enumerated
- Jun 15, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 17, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (301) 490-3873
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040505001692); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Vajira R. P. Gunawardane in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Maryland board licenses this profession
Search for license D0047120Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
91% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average specialist in 2024
123 Medicare Part D claims for 65 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,380 among the 8,233 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 28 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin25 claims
- Cyclobenzaprine Hcl16 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl13 claims
- Meloxicam12 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 69 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $3,522.87
162 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 5,844 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,760.79 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 2 group practices
- Center For Brain And Neurocare LLCFulton, MD
- Maryland Pain And Spine Center LLCWestminster, MD
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Vajira R. P. Gunawardane among 938 specialist records in Maryland
Vajira R. P. Gunawardane, MD is one of 938 specialist records with a practice address in Maryland. 36% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 17% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 17% of these records are older, 39% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 36% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 23% of these records are
- Graduated1990 · median 1989 among the 220 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 72% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 174400000X and a Maryland practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Specialist providers in Maryland
There are 938 specialist records in Maryland.
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The 8 specialist records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Walesia Robinson, M.D.Glenn Dale, MD 207691437281078
- Amirali Amjadi, M.D.Greenbelt, MD 207701902819196
- Ahmed Ayodeji, PHARM.DGreenbelt, MD 207701093251126
- Bijan Bahmanyar, M.D., F.A.C.S.Greenbelt, MD 207701013900992
Common questions
What is Vajira R. P. Gunawardane, MD's NPI number?
Vajira R. P. Gunawardane, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1447294269, issued on Jun 15, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Vajira R. P. Gunawardane, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7625 Maple Lawn Blvd Ste 100, Fulton, MD, 20759. Phone: (301) 490-6085. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Vajira R. P. Gunawardane, MD's license?
NPPES lists Maryland license number D0047120, as entered by the provider. Search the Maryland board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Vajira R. P. Gunawardane, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Vajira R. P. Gunawardane, MD had 123 Medicare Part D claims for 65 beneficiaries; the average among specialist prescribers was 1,380. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Vajira R. P. Gunawardane, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 69 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.