Vijaya L. Sunkara, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Ashburn, VA
Vijaya L. Sunkara, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Ashburn, Virginia, and NPI 1871548255, issued on May 23, 2006. Check the license (Virginia 0101228282, as entered in NPPES) on the Virginia Department of Health Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Vijaya L. Sunkara
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 0101228282 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 21170 Ashby Ponds Blvd, Ashburn, VA 20147
- Phone
- (571) 291-6131
- Enumerated
- May 23, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 26, 2026
- Fax
- (571) 291-6135
- Medicaid ID
- 5881498 VI
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060829000383); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Vijaya L. Sunkara in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersVirginia Department of Health Professions
Search for license 0101228282Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
34% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
4,242 Medicare Part D claims for 482 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 42 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium204 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium193 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate169 claims
- Escitalopram Oxalate144 claims
- Simvastatin112 claims
- Losartan Potassium109 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.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Erickson Health Medical Group OF Virginia, PCAshburn, VA
- Inova Health Care ServicesLeesburg, VA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Vijaya L. Sunkara among 3,599 internal medicine physician records in Virginia
Vijaya L. Sunkara, M.D. is one of 3,599 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Virginia. 77% 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 9% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 55% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated1995 · median 2003 among the 2,234 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
23 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Ashburn
They are 23 of the 1,192 NPPES records with a practice address in Ashburn, and 3,599 internal medicine physician records in Virginia.
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Common questions
What is Vijaya L. Sunkara, M.D.'s NPI number?
Vijaya L. Sunkara, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1871548255, issued on May 23, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Vijaya L. Sunkara, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 21170 Ashby Ponds Blvd, Ashburn, VA, 20147. Phone: (571) 291-6131. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Vijaya L. Sunkara, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Virginia license number 0101228282, 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 Vijaya L. Sunkara, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Vijaya L. Sunkara, M.D. had 4,242 Medicare Part D claims for 482 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.