Gaurav Prakash
Cornea and External Diseases Specialist Physician · Pittsburgh, PA
Gaurav Prakash is a cornea and external diseases specialist physician with a practice address in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1417508961, issued on Sep 26, 2019. Check the license (Pennsylvania LT000829, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Gaurav Prakash
- Primary taxonomy
- Cornea and External Diseases Specialist Physician 207WX0120X
- License number
- LT000829 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 203 Lothrop St Ste 820, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
- Phone
- (412) 864-3283
- Enumerated
- Sep 26, 2019
- Record last updated
- Sep 26, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20191108001672); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Gaurav Prakash in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license LT000829Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
21% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average cornea and external diseases specialist physician in 2024
993 Medicare Part D claims for 310 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,263 among the 330 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 42% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Moxifloxacin165 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate140 claims
- Cyclosporine131 claims
- Valacyclovir89 claims
- Restasis58 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate49 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 77.5 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $228.54
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Dompe US, Inc. The 284 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,109.37 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- University OF Pittsburgh PhysiciansPittsburgh, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Gaurav Prakash among 17 cornea and external diseases specialist physician records in Pennsylvania
Gaurav Prakash is one of 17 cornea and external diseases specialist physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 94% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 76% of them.
- NPI issued2019 · 76% of these records are older, 12% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 94% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 94% of these records are
- Graduated2001 · median 2010 among the 16 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 47% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207WX0120X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Cornea and External Diseases Specialist Physician providers in Pennsylvania
There are 17 cornea and external diseases specialist physician records in Pennsylvania.
All 17 in Pennsylvania → Every provider in Pittsburgh → Cornea and External Diseases Specialist Physician nationwide →
The 8 cornea and external diseases specialist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Sabrina Mukhtar, MDPittsburgh, PA 152131992239461
- Anahita Kate, MDPittsburgh, PA 152191518814987
- Hamza Pasha, MDCranberry Township, PA 160661306291273
- John Fileta, MDLancaster, PA 176011013237676
- Stuart Carter, M.D.Allentown, PA 181041477997682
- Brian Smith, DOChalfont, PA 189141952989279
- Vatinee Bunya, MDPhiladelphia, PA 191041760561799
- Giacomina Massaro-Giordano, MDPhiladelphia, PA 191041891806543
Common questions
What is Gaurav Prakash's NPI number?
Gaurav Prakash's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1417508961, issued on Sep 26, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Gaurav Prakash located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 203 Lothrop St Ste 820, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213. Phone: (412) 864-3283. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Gaurav Prakash's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number LT000829, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Gaurav Prakash prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Gaurav Prakash had 993 Medicare Part D claims for 310 beneficiaries; the average among cornea and external diseases specialist physician prescribers was 1,263. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Gaurav Prakash's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 77.5 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.