Nikitha Paluri

  • Southern Pines, NC
  • Internist
NPI1467804237PAC ID7113260597
Medicare services, 2024
42
Medicare patients, 2024
46
Part D claims, 2024
938
Hospital affiliations
2
Industry payments
$760
Practice address
200 Pavilion Way, Southern Pines, NC 28387
Practice phone
Call (910) 295-5511
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Primary practice

Pinehurst Medical Clinic, Inc.

Southern Pines, North Carolina

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Nikitha Paluri is an internist in Southern Pines, North Carolina

Nikitha Paluri practices at Pinehurst Medical Clinic, Inc. in Southern Pines, North Carolina.

Nikitha Paluri's NPI, 1467804237, was assigned on July 6, 2016. Nikitha Paluri holds North Carolina license 2024-02972.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
7113260597
NPI enumeration date
July 6, 2016
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes
Practice phone
(910) 295-5511
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Sex
Female
Estimated age
36
Medical school graduation
2016

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Nikitha Paluri practices at Pinehurst Medical Clinic, Inc. in Southern Pines, North Carolina

Nikitha Paluri's primary practice is Pinehurst Medical Clinic, Inc., at 200 Pavilion Way, Southern Pines, NC 28387 in Moore County. The practice phone is (910) 295-5511.

  • Pinehurst Medical Clinic, Inc.
    200 Pavilion Way, Southern Pines, NC 28387 · Moore CountyPhone(910) 295-5511

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data

Nikitha Paluri is affiliated with 6 sites of care and 3 medical groups

Nikitha Paluri's primary practice is Pinehurst Medical Clinic, Inc. in Southern Pines, North Carolina. Nikitha Paluri is also affiliated with FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital. The medical group on file is Pinehurst Medical Clinic. Dmand AI also links Nikitha Paluri to 1 more hospital, 2 home health agencies, 2 medical groups and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Nikitha Paluri's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Nikitha Paluri practices, 5 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Pinehurst Medical Clinic, Inc.Available with a free account
+5 more sites and 2 medical groupsAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Nikitha Paluri is one of 3,705 internists in North Carolina

Internal medicine is Nikitha Paluri's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207R00000X. Dmand AI has Nikitha Paluri's licenses on file in 2 states: North Carolina and Virginia.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Internal medicine, North CarolinaPrimaryLicense 2024-02972 · taxonomy 207R00000X
  • Virginia licenseLicense 0101269121

Internists near Nikitha Paluri

Counts of internists with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Nikitha Paluri billed Medicare for 42 services in 2024

CMS data shows 42 Medicare services from Nikitha Paluri across 2 procedure codes in 2024, all of them office visits, for 46 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $3,508 for them. Every service was in an office.

Medicare services, 202442
Medicare patients46
Paid by Medicare$3,508
Procedure codes2

Nikitha Paluri's Medicare services by type, 2020 to 2024

  • 2020
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2020: 182024: 42133%

Nikitha Paluri compared with the North Carolina median for internists, 2024

  • Nikitha Paluri
  • North Carolina median
Medicare services
42vs 52192% below
Medicare patients
46vs 18575% below
Part D claims
487vs 27279% above

Medians across 3,695 internists in North Carolina with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Nikitha Paluri's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Nikitha Paluri treated 46 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 75

CMS counts 46 Medicare patients who saw Nikitha Paluri in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 23 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. Their average risk score is 1.38, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Nikitha Paluri's median patient age at 65, with 66% women.

Medicare patients, 202446
Average age75
Average risk score1.38

Nikitha Paluri's Medicare patients by age, 2024

CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.

Nikitha Paluri's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women3270%
  • Men1430%

Chronic conditions among Nikitha Paluri's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Arthritis43%
  4. Anxiety41%
  5. Heart failure41%
  6. Depression39%
  7. Diabetes39%
  8. Mood disorders39%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Nikitha Paluri's patients across all payers

Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.

Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 65

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women66%
  • Men34%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Nikitha Paluri wrote 938 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Nikitha Paluri wrote 938 Medicare Part D claims for 237 patients. 84% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 487 of them, across 25 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $29,231 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 4,973 claims across 98 drugs.

Part D claims, 2024938
Drugs named by CMS25
Total drug cost$29,231
Part D patients237

Nikitha Paluri's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic785 claims84%
  • Brand-name139 claims15%
  • Other14 claims1%

Nikitha Paluri's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024

CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Claims for drugs CMS names
2023: 4,9732024: 48790%

Drugs named by CMS: 25 in 2024, 98 in 2023.

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Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Nikitha Paluri offers telehealth to Medicare patients

Nikitha Paluri accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Nikitha Paluri as offering telehealth.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes

Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

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Nikitha Paluri received $760 in industry payments from 2022 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 37 general payments to Nikitha Paluri from 9 drug and device companies from 2022 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 93% of the total. Novo Nordisk Inc paid the most, $438.

General payments to Nikitha Paluri by program year, 2022 to 2025

General payments to Nikitha Paluri by kind, 2022 to 2025

$760in total
  • Food and beverage$70493%
  • Education$567%

Companies that paid Nikitha Paluri the most, 2022 to 2025

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Sources for Nikitha Paluri's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Nikitha Paluri's NPI number?

Nikitha Paluri's NPI number is 1467804237. It was assigned on July 6, 2016, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What does Nikitha Paluri specialize in?

Nikitha Paluri is an internist in Southern Pines, North Carolina. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Internal Medicine Physician (taxonomy code 207R00000X).

Where does Nikitha Paluri practice?

Nikitha Paluri practices at 200 Pavilion Way, Southern Pines, NC 28387. Nikitha Paluri's primary practice is Pinehurst Medical Clinic, Inc. in Southern Pines, North Carolina. Dmand AI also links Nikitha Paluri to 1 hospital, 2 home health agencies, 2 medical groups and 1 group practice or clinic.

What is Nikitha Paluri's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Nikitha Paluri is (910) 295-5511.

What is Nikitha Paluri's medical license number?

Nikitha Paluri holds North Carolina license 2024-02972, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.

Which states has Nikitha Paluri been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Nikitha Paluri in North Carolina and Virginia.

Which hospitals is Nikitha Paluri affiliated with?

Nikitha Paluri is affiliated with FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital. Dmand AI links Nikitha Paluri to 1 more hospital.

What medical group is Nikitha Paluri part of?

Nikitha Paluri is linked to Pinehurst Medical Clinic. Dmand AI links Nikitha Paluri to 2 more medical groups.

Does Nikitha Paluri accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Nikitha Paluri billed Medicare for 42 services in 2024, and Nikitha Paluri accepts Medicare assignment.

Does Nikitha Paluri offer telehealth?

Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Nikitha Paluri as offering telehealth services.

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How many Medicare patients does Nikitha Paluri see?

CMS counts 46 Medicare patients who saw Nikitha Paluri in 2024, with an average age of 75.

What services does Nikitha Paluri bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Nikitha Paluri's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99214) and office visit, established patient (99213).

What drugs does Nikitha Paluri prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Nikitha Paluri's most prescribed drugs by claims were Atorvastatin Calcium, Duloxetine HCl and Furosemide.

Has Nikitha Paluri received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $760 in general payments to Nikitha Paluri from 9 companies from 2022 to 2025. The largest total came from Novo Nordisk Inc.

How long has Nikitha Paluri been practicing?

Nikitha Paluri graduated from medical school in 2016, 10 years ago.

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