Viswanathan Swaminathan, M.D.,DFAPA
Psychiatry Physician · Plymouthy, NC
Viswanathan Swaminathan, M.D.,DFAPA is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Plymouthy, North Carolina, and NPI 1376568550, issued on Jul 12, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 22636, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Viswanathan Swaminathan
- Credential
- M.D.,DFAPA
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- 22636 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 804.washington Street, Plymouthy, NC 27962
- Phone
- (252) 793-1154
- Enumerated
- Jul 12, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 11, 2022
- Fax
- (252) 793-3860
- Medicaid ID
- 8981128 NC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070921000563); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Viswanathan Swaminathan in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 22636Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
7.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average psychiatry physician in 2024
7,228 Medicare Part D claims for 291 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Risperidone508 claims
- Benztropine Mesylate425 claims
- Alprazolam368 claims
- Trazodone Hcl344 claims
- Quetiapine Fumarate327 claims
- Clonazepam321 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 98.3 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $818.43
41 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 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
- Vidant Medical Group LLCWilliamston, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Viswanathan Swaminathan among 1,725 psychiatry physician records in North Carolina
Viswanathan Swaminathan, M.D.,DFAPA 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 2006, is newer than 5% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 57% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 69% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 43% of these records are
- Graduated1971 · median 2006 among the 744 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 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 → Psychiatry Physician nationwide →
The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jean Jubert, DOEdenton, NC 279321295266161
- Esther Lyons, D.O.Edenton, NC 279321750318960
- David Joye, M.D.Albemarle, NC 280011508958018
- Cathy Layne, MDAlbemarle, NC 280011750572079
- Mariel Litz, M.D.Albemarle, NC 280011336150150
- Robert McHale, MDAlbemarle, NC 280011841412053
- Dianne McQueen, M.D.Albemarle, NC 280011093754525
- Douglas Smith, M.D.Albemarle, NC 280011023169950
Common questions
What is Viswanathan Swaminathan, M.D.,DFAPA's NPI number?
Viswanathan Swaminathan, M.D.,DFAPA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1376568550, issued on Jul 12, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Viswanathan Swaminathan, M.D.,DFAPA located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 804.washington Street, Plymouthy, NC, 27962. Phone: (252) 793-1154. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Viswanathan Swaminathan, M.D.,DFAPA's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 22636, 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 Viswanathan Swaminathan, M.D.,DFAPA prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Viswanathan Swaminathan, M.D.,DFAPA had 7,228 Medicare Part D claims for 291 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Viswanathan Swaminathan, M.D.,DFAPA's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 98.3 of 100. 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.