NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Hiten K. Lakhani, M.D.

Ophthalmology Physician · Nyack, NY

Hiten K. Lakhani, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Nyack, New York, and NPI 1518138486, issued on Mar 18, 2008. Check the license (New York 201374, 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
1518138486
Name
Hiten K. Lakhani
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
License number
201374 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
10 Waldron Ave, Nyack, NY 10960
Phone
(845) 624-2929
Enumerated
Mar 18, 2008
Record last updated
Dec 10, 2025
Medicaid ID
03125519 NY
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20090601000359); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Icahn School Of Medicine At Mount Sinai, 1994
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 10 Waldron Ave

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

  1. Micheline Hidalgo, P.T.Physical Therapist1750699625
  2. Nisha Lakhani, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1336158609
  3. Neil Patel, MDPain Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician1902877145

Verify Hiten K. Lakhani 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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20% more Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024

1,825 Medicare Part D claims for 651 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 41% of claims.

  1. Hiten Lakhani1,825
  2. Specialty average1,518

Most prescribed

  1. Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth299 claims
  2. Azelastine Hcl286 claims
  3. Latanoprost188 claims
  4. Prednisolone Acetate143 claims
  5. Dorzolamide-Timolol104 claims
  6. Restasis72 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): 0 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score0.0
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  4. Improvement activities0 of 40 points · 15%0.0

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

Industry payments in 2024: $945.38

42 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Lilly USA, LLC. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Hiten Lakhani$945.38
  2. Specialty average$4,535.02

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

Hiten K. Lakhani among 1,822 ophthalmology physician records in New York

Hiten K. Lakhani, M.D. is one of 1,822 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in New York. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 74% of them.

  • NPI issued2008 · 74% of these records are older, 21% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • Graduated1994 · median 1995 among the 1,215 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 71% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Ophthalmology Physician providers in New York

There are 1,822 ophthalmology physician records in New York.

The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Ayman Matta, MDOrangeburg, NY 109621841288388
  2. Robert Brenner, MDNew City, NY 109561407954878
  3. Gerald Marinoff, MDNew City, NY 109561558521690
  4. Soo Mee Pak, MDNew City, NY 109561851482228
  5. John Chang, M.D.Pearl River, NY 109651073516027
  6. Andrew Spinak, M.D.Pearl River, NY 109651558364505
  7. Tony Choi, M.D.Pomona, NY 109701861657819
  8. Sonia Kern, M.D.Pomona, NY 109701316263155

Common questions

What is Hiten K. Lakhani, M.D.'s NPI number?

Hiten K. Lakhani, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518138486, issued on Mar 18, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Hiten K. Lakhani, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 10 Waldron Ave, Nyack, NY, 10960. Phone: (845) 624-2929. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Hiten K. Lakhani, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists New York license number 201374, 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 Hiten K. Lakhani, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Hiten K. Lakhani, M.D. had 1,825 Medicare Part D claims for 651 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Hiten K. Lakhani, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 0 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.

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