Skip to content

Ashwin Somasundaram

NPI 1356784763ActiveIndividual· Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology· Pittsburgh, PA

Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, trained at University of Texas Southwestern Medical School at Dallas (class of 2013). Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $303,067 for 477 claims, against $24,142 paid for services in 2024. Caris Mpi, Inc. was the largest of 2 companies reporting payments in 2025, $198.77 in all, mostly food and beverage.

Overview

NPI1356784763
StatusActive
Entity typeIndividual
Sole proprietorNo
NPI issuedApr 16, 2013
Last updated in NPPESDec 7, 2021
Certified by providerDec 7, 2021

Specialties and licenses

TaxonomyCodeLicenseState
Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology Primary207RX0202X2021-02889NC

About license numbers in NPPES

Exclusion screening

ListResultDetails
HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026No matchChecked by NPI and by name + state
North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026No match—
New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026No match—

Official OIG search · How matching works ·Bulk check a roster

Medicare

Enrollment (PECOS)Enrolled Practitioner - Hematology/Oncology (NC); Practitioner - Medical Oncology (PA)
Accepts assignmentYes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients89
Services billed385 across 10 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare$24,142

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)477 · 547 30-day fills
Patients83
Total drug cost$303,067
Generic share82% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Medical schoolUniversity of Texas Southwestern Medical School at Dallas
Graduation year2013
Medicare specialtyHematology/Oncology
TelehealthOffers telehealth

Medical group

Hospital affiliations

Source: CMS Care Compare

Industry payments (Open Payments)

  • 2025$198.77 · 2 payments from 2 companies
  • 2024$114.05 · 1 payment from 1 company

Top paying companies in 2025

CompanyAmountPayments
Caris Mpi, Inc.$130.281
Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals LP$68.491

What the 2025 payments were for

  • Food and Beverage$130.28 · 1 payment
  • Education$68.49 · 1 payment

Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records

Other medical oncologists in Pittsburgh

All 21 medical oncologists in Pittsburgh · All medical oncologists in Pennsylvania