Birat Dhungel, M.D.
NPI 1316142656ActiveIndividual· Surgery· Gastonia, NC
Surgery (M.D.) with Caromont Medical Group Inc, practicing in Gastonia, North Carolina. 136 Medicare patients in 2024, $40,786 paid; all of their 63 Part D prescriptions were generic. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. was the largest of 4 companies reporting payments in 2025, $9,973 in all, mostly education. Lists Caromont Regional Medical Center as a hospital affiliation.
Overview
| NPI | 1316142656 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | M.D. |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Jun 18, 2007 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Jun 7, 2022 |
| Certified by provider | Jun 7, 2022 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surgery Primary | 208600000X | 2020-02783 | NC |
| Surgery | 208600000X | D74766 | MD |
| Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program | 390200000X | LL16427 | OR |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - General Surgery (NC) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 136 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 325 across 50 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $40,786 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 63 · 63 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 39 |
| Total drug cost | $464.43 |
| Generic share | 100% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2002 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | General Surgery |
Medical group
- Caromont Medical Group IncGastonia, NC · 424 clinicians
Hospital affiliation
- Caromont Regional Medical CenterGastonia, NC
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$9,973 · 16 payments from 4 companies
- 2024$28.02 · 1 payment from 1 company
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | $9,895 | 12 |
| Tela Bio, Inc. | $36.80 | 2 |
| Smith+nephew, Inc. | $26.84 | 1 |
| Sanara Medtech Inc. | $14.04 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Education$8,500 · 6 payments
- Travel and Lodging$1,361 · 4 payments
- Food and Beverage$111.72 · 6 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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