Viranga Chamindi Pathiraja, MD
Psychiatry Physician · Charlotte, NC
Viranga Chamindi Pathiraja, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Charlotte, North Carolina, and NPI 1790910479, issued on May 25, 2009. Check the license (North Carolina 2012-02266, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Viranga Chamindi Pathiraja
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License numbers
- 2012-02266 NC
156869 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1900 Randolph Road, Charlotte, NC 28207
- Phone
- (704) 384-1246
- Enumerated
- May 25, 2009
- Record last updated
- Oct 25, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (704) 384-6072
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20140214001298); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Medical College Of Georgia School Of Medicine, 2009
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1900 Randolph Road
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Viranga Chamindi Pathiraja in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2012-02266Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
60% more Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
1,600 Medicare Part D claims for 138 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 6% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Duloxetine Hcl112 claims
- Quetiapine Fumarate107 claims
- Trazodone Hcl107 claims
- Fluoxetine Hcl79 claims
- Clonazepam74 claims
- Lamotrigine67 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 one group practice
- Novant Health Medical Group, LLCHuntersville, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Viranga Chamindi Pathiraja among 1,725 psychiatry physician records in North Carolina
Viranga Chamindi Pathiraja, MD is one of 1,725 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 69% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 62% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 62% of these records are older, 35% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 69% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 43% of these records are
- Graduated2009 · median 2006 among the 744 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 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 2084P0800X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Psychiatry Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 1,725 psychiatry physician records in North Carolina.
All 1,725 in North Carolina → Every provider in Charlotte → Psychiatry Physician nationwide →
The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Christopher Edge, MDCharlotte, NC 282071851667760
- Rajasekhar Kannali, M.D.Charlotte, NC 282071174879415
- Xiaohua Li, MDCharlotte, NC 282071477581635
- Chenel Michel, M.D.Charlotte, NC 282071144492166
- Eric Semeko, MDCharlotte, NC 282071700858073
Common questions
What is Viranga Chamindi Pathiraja, MD's NPI number?
Viranga Chamindi Pathiraja, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1790910479, issued on May 25, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Viranga Chamindi Pathiraja, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1900 Randolph Road, Charlotte, NC, 28207. Phone: (704) 384-1246. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Viranga Chamindi Pathiraja, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2012-02266, 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 Viranga Chamindi Pathiraja, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Viranga Chamindi Pathiraja, MD had 1,600 Medicare Part D claims for 138 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.