Ashanthi Gajaweera, MD
Neurology Physician · Rochester, NY
Ashanthi Gajaweera, MD is a neurology physician with a practice address in Rochester, New York, and NPI 1356342497, issued on Aug 10, 2005. Check the license (New York 229095, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ashanthi Gajaweera
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurology Physician 2084N0400X
- License number
- 229095 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2290 East Avenue, 4TH Floor, Rochester, NY 14610
- Phone
- (585) 201-8478
- Enumerated
- Aug 10, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jul 22, 2025
- Fax
- (800) 396-8709
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Ashanthi Gajaweera in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
Search for license 229095Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
16% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average neurology physician in 2024
1,150 Medicare Part D claims for 275 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,370 among the 15,005 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin140 claims
- Carbidopa-Levodopa119 claims
- Levetiracetam59 claims
- Donepezil Hcl55 claims
- Topiramate43 claims
- Lamotrigine40 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $52.13
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Lilly USA, LLC. The 10,858 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,318.07 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.
Ashanthi Gajaweera among 1,778 neurology physician records in New York
Ashanthi Gajaweera, MD is one of 1,778 neurology physician records with a practice address in New York. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 91% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 70% of these records are
- Record last updated2025 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084N0400X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Neurology Physician providers in New York
There are 1,778 neurology physician records in New York.
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- Kevin Biglan, MDRochester, NY 146181306880125
- Michael Dunn, M.D.Rochester, NY 146181780672592
- Giuseppe Erba, MDRochester, NY 146181518998335
- David GillRochester, NY 146181124043302
- Megan Hyland, M.D.Rochester, NY 146181588778955
- Karl Kieburtz, MDRochester, NY 146181619081122
Common questions
What is Ashanthi Gajaweera, MD's NPI number?
Ashanthi Gajaweera, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1356342497, issued on Aug 10, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ashanthi Gajaweera, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2290 East Avenue, 4TH Floor, Rochester, NY, 14610. Phone: (585) 201-8478. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ashanthi Gajaweera, MD's license?
NPPES lists New York license number 229095, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Ashanthi Gajaweera, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ashanthi Gajaweera, MD had 1,150 Medicare Part D claims for 275 beneficiaries; the average among neurology physician prescribers was 1,370. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.