Varun Kesar, M.D.
Gastroenterology Physician · Winston Salem, NC
Varun Kesar, M.D. is a gastroenterology physician with a practice address in Winston Salem, North Carolina, and NPI 1922493857, issued on Mar 28, 2015. Check the license (North Carolina 2025-03264, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Varun Kesar
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Gastroenterology Physician 207RG0100X
- License numbers
- 2025-03264 NC
D91212 MD
0101275714 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 500 Shepherd St Ste 300, Winston Salem, NC 27103
- Phone
- (336) 713-7777
- Enumerated
- Mar 28, 2015
- Record last updated
- Dec 5, 2025
- Fax
- (336) 716-1119
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220809000588); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 500 Shepherd St Ste 300
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Samantha Hess, PAPhysician Assistant1477281871
- Samantha Jones, ANPNurse Practitioner1659632826
- David Leimberger, PA-CPhysician Assistant1497429823
- Delaney Provenza, PAPhysician Assistant1750957262
- Neal Sharma, MDGastroenterology Physician1902225535
- Alyssa Stewart, PHARMDPharmacist1447895768
Verify Varun Kesar in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2025-03264Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
89% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average gastroenterology physician in 2024
92 Medicare Part D claims for 35 beneficiaries, against an average of 811 among the 16,445 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Pantoprazole Sodium37 claims
- Ursodiol16 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: $3,542.22
28 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 13,350 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,015.95 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.
2 hospitals and group practices
- Carilion Medical CenterRoanoke, VA · Acute Care Hospitals3 of 5 stars
- Wake Forest University Health SciencesWinston Salem, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Gastroenterology Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 681 gastroenterology physician records in North Carolina.
All 681 in North Carolina → Every provider in Winston Salem →
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- Sonia Abichandani, M.D.Cary, NC1588059067
- Sabeen Abid, M.DGreenville, NC1326351164
- Albin Abraham, MDOxford, NC1790917870
- Ademola Aderoju, M.D.North Wilkesboro, NC1932324985
- Kendral Adkisson, MDAsheville, NC1790871895
- Vipul Aggarwal, M.D.Winston Salem, NC1174872576
- Kwadwo Agyei-Gyamfi, M.D.Lumberton, NC1568414720
- Dina Ahmad, M.D.Cary, NC1831484005
- Muhammad AhmedReidsville, NC1245753524
Common questions
What is Varun Kesar, M.D.'s NPI number?
Varun Kesar, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1922493857, issued on Mar 28, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Varun Kesar, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 500 Shepherd St Ste 300, Winston Salem, NC, 27103. Phone: (336) 713-7777. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Varun Kesar, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2025-03264, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Varun Kesar, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Varun Kesar, M.D. had 92 Medicare Part D claims for 35 beneficiaries; the average among gastroenterology physician prescribers was 811. 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.