NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Lakhvinder S. Wadhwa, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · Germantown, MD

Lakhvinder S. Wadhwa, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Germantown, Maryland, and NPI 1427017144, issued on Mar 21, 2006. Check the license (Maryland D63498, as entered in NPPES) on the Maryland Board of Physicians; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1427017144
Name
Lakhvinder S. Wadhwa
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
D63498 MD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
12800 Middlebrook RD Ste 205, Germantown, MD 20874
Phone
(301) 358-2030
Enumerated
Mar 21, 2006
Record last updated
Sep 11, 2024
Fax
(240) 801-8864
Medicaid ID
408716000 MD
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20181203001571); accepts Medicare assignment
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 12800 Middlebrook RD Ste 205

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

  1. Michael Carrion, PA-CPhysician Assistant1982575627
  2. Minji Kim, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1891599551
  3. Ashley ToyPhysician Assistant1053072850

Verify Lakhvinder S. Wadhwa in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMaryland Board of Physicians
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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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7% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

2,949 Medicare Part D claims for 211 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 97 claims were for opioids.

  1. Lakhvinder Wadhwa2,949
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium208 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate187 claims
  3. Losartan Potassium161 claims
  4. Metformin Hcl120 claims
  5. Levothyroxine Sodium103 claims
  6. Metoprolol Succinate91 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: $1,037.59

46 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Lakhvinder Wadhwa$1,037.59
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

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. Lakhvinder Wadhwa MD LLCGermantown, MD

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

Lakhvinder S. Wadhwa among 3,904 internal medicine physician records in Maryland

Lakhvinder S. Wadhwa, MD is one of 3,904 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Maryland. 77% 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 9% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 55% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • Graduated2000 · median 2003 among the 2,445 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Maryland practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

17 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Germantown

They are 17 of the 1,327 NPPES records with a practice address in Germantown, and 3,904 internal medicine physician records in Maryland.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Jafer Abidi, MDGermantown, MD 208741356784102
  2. Lawrence Enweze, M.D.Germantown, MD 208741710148523
  3. Vinu Ganti, MDGermantown, MD 208741760499826
  4. Hiru Khianey, M.D.Germantown, MD 208741508844424
  5. Rakesh Malik, MDGermantown, MD 208741750341533
  6. Tooba Mehta, M.D.Germantown, MD 208741649665027
  7. Piyush Patel, MDGermantown, MD 208741669482964
  8. Pragna Patel, M.D.Germantown, MD 208741588980650

Common questions

What is Lakhvinder S. Wadhwa, MD's NPI number?

Lakhvinder S. Wadhwa, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1427017144, issued on Mar 21, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Lakhvinder S. Wadhwa, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 12800 Middlebrook RD Ste 205, Germantown, MD, 20874. Phone: (301) 358-2030. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Lakhvinder S. Wadhwa, MD's license?

NPPES lists Maryland license number D63498, as entered by the provider. Search the Maryland Board of Physicians at https://www.mbp.state.md.us/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Lakhvinder S. Wadhwa, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Lakhvinder S. Wadhwa, MD had 2,949 Medicare Part D claims for 211 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.