Vimal Kumar Derebail, M.D.
Nephrology Physician · Chapel Hill, NC
Vimal Kumar Derebail, M.D. is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and NPI 1639381999, issued on May 7, 2007. Check the license (North Carolina 2005-00740, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Vimal Kumar Derebail
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License number
- 2005-00740 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 7024 Burnett Womack, Chapel Hill, NC 27599
- Phone
- (919) 966-2561
- Enumerated
- May 7, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jun 8, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20081101000137); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Medical College Of Georgia School Of Medicine, 2002
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 7024 Burnett Womack
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Jennifer Flythe, MDNephrology Physician1417165630
- Dorey Glenn, MDPediatrics Physician1952544645
- Jennifer Hawley, NPNurse Practitioner1962630491
- Rebecca Jones, NP-CGerontology Nurse Practitioner1326431453
- Louis-Philippe Laurin, M.D.Nephrology Physician1609145531
- Keia Sanderson, MDPediatric Nephrology Physician1093944407
Verify Vimal Kumar Derebail in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2005-00740Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
55% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024
652 Medicare Part D claims for 78 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Irbesartan57 claims
- Mycophenolate Mofetil33 claims
- Furosemide30 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate28 claims
- Losartan Potassium27 claims
- Telmisartan26 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: $1,636.58
7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Travere Therapeutics, Inc. The 8,230 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,091.37 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
- University OF North Carolina AT Chapel HillChapel Hill, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Vimal Kumar Derebail among 403 nephrology physician records in North Carolina
Vimal Kumar Derebail, M.D. is one of 403 nephrology physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 86% 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 50% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 50% of these records are older, 39% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 86% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 77% of these records are
- Graduated2002 · median 2002 among the 310 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 47% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RN0300X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Nephrology Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 403 nephrology physician records in North Carolina.
All 403 in North Carolina → Every provider in Chapel Hill → Nephrology Physician nationwide →
The 8 nephrology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Patrick Archdeacon, MDChapel Hill, NC 275991316167364
- Rumulo Colindres, MDChapel Hill, NC 275991629141361
- Randal Detwiler, MDChapel Hill, NC 275991306911177
- Maria Diaz-Gonzalez Ferris, MDChapel Hill, NC 275991962575621
- Ronald Falk, MDChapel Hill, NC 275991083787725
- Katherine Falk, MDChapel Hill, NC 275991023183795
- Edwin Fuller, MDChapel Hill, NC 275991922022110
- Steven Grossman, MDChapel Hill, NC 275991710052568
Common questions
What is Vimal Kumar Derebail, M.D.'s NPI number?
Vimal Kumar Derebail, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1639381999, issued on May 7, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Vimal Kumar Derebail, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7024 Burnett Womack, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599. Phone: (919) 966-2561. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Vimal Kumar Derebail, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2005-00740, 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 Vimal Kumar Derebail, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Vimal Kumar Derebail, M.D. had 652 Medicare Part D claims for 78 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. 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.