NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Biren V. Chokshi, M.D.

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Watertown, NY

Biren V. Chokshi, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Watertown, New York, and NPI 1528065851, issued on Jul 1, 2005. Check the license (New York 225079, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1528065851
Name
Biren V. Chokshi
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
License numbers
225079 NY
041465 CT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
22567 Summit Dr Bldg 2, Watertown, NY 13601
Phone
(315) 779-6784
Enumerated
Jul 1, 2005
Record last updated
Dec 24, 2024
Fax
(315) 779-6799
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20241218001679); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, 1997
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 22567 Summit Dr Bldg 2

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Ami Gydesen, OTROccupational Therapist1093811549
  2. Peter Hughes, MDUrology Physician1063405298
  3. Matthew Kinnard, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1811554439
  4. Scott Mollison, MDSports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician1346725157
  5. Carl Petitto, OT/LOccupational Therapist1245217066

Verify Biren V. Chokshi in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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33% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024

231 Medicare Part D claims for 116 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 34 claims were for opioids.

  1. Biren Chokshi231
  2. Specialty average346

Most prescribed

  1. Celecoxib70 claims
  2. Amoxicillin60 claims
  3. Oxycodone Hcl22 claims
  4. Eliquis19 claims
  5. Azithromycin13 claims
  6. Cephalexin13 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.

No measured MIPS final score for 2023

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $142.22

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Kairos Surgical Inc. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Biren Chokshi$142
  2. Specialty average$23,023

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Samaritan Medical Practice PCWatertown, NY

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in New York

There are 1,339 orthopaedic surgery physician records in New York.

Other orthopaedic surgery physician records in New York

  1. Amr Abdelgawad, M.D.Brooklyn, NY1720228547
  2. Zachary Aberman, M.D.Plainview, NY1679005391
  3. Robert Ablove, MDBuffalo, NY1114982865
  4. J. David Abraham, MDAlbany, NY1285601005
  5. Armand Abulencia, MDHuntington, NY1093733545
  6. Imad Abushahin, MDMiddletown, NY1275013609
  7. John Acampa, M.D.Bay Shore, NY1982606257
  8. Albert Accettola, MDStaten Island, NY1972584696
  9. George Ackerman, M.D.Garden City, NY1720393259
  10. Paul Ackerman, MDBrooklyn, NY1306899786

Common questions

What is Biren V. Chokshi, M.D.'s NPI number?

Biren V. Chokshi, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1528065851, issued on Jul 1, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Biren V. Chokshi, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 22567 Summit Dr Bldg 2, Watertown, NY, 13601. Phone: (315) 779-6784. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Biren V. Chokshi, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists New York license number 225079, 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 Biren V. Chokshi, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Biren V. Chokshi, M.D. had 231 Medicare Part D claims for 116 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Biren V. Chokshi, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.

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.