Gayathri Sastry, MD
Psychiatry Physician · Ridgewood, NJ
Gayathri Sastry, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Ridgewood, New Jersey, and NPI 1659459949, issued on Nov 2, 2006. Check the license (New Jersey 25MA05646100, as entered in NPPES) on the New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Gayathri Sastry
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- 25MA05646100 NJ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 257 E Ridgewood Avenue, Ridgewood, NJ 07450
- Phone
- (201) 445-2200
- Enumerated
- Nov 2, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 11, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (201) 445-2204
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Gayathri Sastry in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNew Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 25MA05646100Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
36% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
644 Medicare Part D claims for 88 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Clonazepam49 claims
- Trazodone Hcl46 claims
- Sertraline Hcl37 claims
- Gabapentin34 claims
- Lorazepam30 claims
- Quetiapine Fumarate30 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): 75.8 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: $252.33
15 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 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.
Gayathri Sastry among 1,520 psychiatry physician records in New Jersey
Gayathri Sastry, MD is one of 1,520 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in New Jersey. 73% 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 2% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 2% of these records are older, 56% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 46% of these records are
- Record last updated2008 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a New Jersey practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
20 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Ridgewood
They are 20 of the 1,059 NPPES records with a practice address in Ridgewood, and 1,520 psychiatry physician records in New Jersey.
All 1,520 in New Jersey → Every provider in Ridgewood → Psychiatry Physician nationwide →
The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- James Cowan, M.D.Ridgewood, NJ 074501063527026
- Robert Elvove, M.D.Ridgewood, NJ 074501710033972
- Margaret Fraser, MDRidgewood, NJ 074501659443943
- Howard Gilman, M.D.Ridgewood, NJ 074501669492229
- William Greenberg, M.D.Ridgewood, NJ 074501316047889
- Patricia McGuire, MDRidgewood, NJ 074501730264292
- Lisa Mellman, M.D.Ridgewood, NJ 074501629101282
- Amarjot Narula, MDRidgewood, NJ 074501396708004
Common questions
What is Gayathri Sastry, MD's NPI number?
Gayathri Sastry, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1659459949, issued on Nov 2, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Gayathri Sastry, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 257 E Ridgewood Avenue, Ridgewood, NJ, 07450. Phone: (201) 445-2200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Gayathri Sastry, MD's license?
NPPES lists New Jersey license number 25MA05646100, as entered by the provider. Search the New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners at https://newjersey.mylicense.com/verification/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Gayathri Sastry, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Gayathri Sastry, MD had 644 Medicare Part D claims for 88 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Gayathri Sastry, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 75.8 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.