Ajai Arvind Dandekar, MD
Pulmonary Disease Physician · Seattle, WA
Ajai Arvind Dandekar, MD is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Seattle, Washington, and NPI 1669587366, issued on Aug 20, 2006. Check the license (Washington MD00048449, as entered in NPPES) on the Washington Medical Commission; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ajai Arvind Dandekar
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
- License number
- MD00048449 WA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1959 NE Pacific St, Seattle, WA 98195
- Phone
- (206) 598-4615
- Enumerated
- Aug 20, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 24, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 1669587366 WA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120801000058); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Iowa, Rj & L Carver College Of Medicine, 2005
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Ajai Arvind Dandekar in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWashington Medical Commission
Search for license MD00048449Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
81% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024
277 Medicare Part D claims for 35 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 58% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Trikafta101 claims
- Zenpep15 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa12 claims
- Ondansetron Hcl12 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): 93.1 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).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- The Association OF University PhysiciansSeattle, WA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ajai Arvind Dandekar among 324 pulmonary disease physician records in Washington
Ajai Arvind Dandekar, MD is one of 324 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in Washington. 80% 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 8% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 8% of these records are older, 54% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 71% of these records are
- Graduated2005 · median 2003 among the 229 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 72% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RP1001X and a Washington practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in Washington
There are 324 pulmonary disease physician records in Washington.
All 324 in Washington → Every provider in Seattle → Pulmonary Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Laura Feemster, MDSeattle, WA 981951467556985
- Sina Gharib, M.D.Seattle, WA 981951649217621
- Patricia Kritek, M.D.Seattle, WA 981951043283732
- Erin Kross, MDSeattle, WA 981951255443230
- David MadtesSeattle, WA 981951912097874
- Anne Manicone, M.D.Seattle, WA 981951063450179
- Barry Plant, MDSeattle, WA 981951689788036
- Ganesh Raghu, MDSeattle, WA 981951821188780
Common questions
What is Ajai Arvind Dandekar, MD's NPI number?
Ajai Arvind Dandekar, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1669587366, issued on Aug 20, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ajai Arvind Dandekar, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1959 NE Pacific St, Seattle, WA, 98195. Phone: (206) 598-4615. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ajai Arvind Dandekar, MD's license?
NPPES lists Washington license number MD00048449, as entered by the provider. Search the Washington Medical Commission at https://wahelms.my.site.com/s/license-search. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Ajai Arvind Dandekar, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ajai Arvind Dandekar, MD had 277 Medicare Part D claims for 35 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Ajai Arvind Dandekar, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 93.1 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.