Meera Bajwa, M.D.
Specialist · Altoona, PA
Meera Bajwa, M.D. is a specialist with a practice address in Altoona, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1639357841, issued on Feb 11, 2008. Check the license with the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Meera Bajwa
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Specialist 174400000X
- License number
- A83248 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 501 Howard Ave, Altoona, PA 16601
- Phone
- (814) 944-2107
- Enumerated
- Feb 11, 2008
- Record last updated
- May 10, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (814) 944-6208
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200504000379); may accept Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Michigan Medical School, 2001
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Meera Bajwa in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Pennsylvania board licenses this professionCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
39% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average specialist in 2024
835 Medicare Part D claims for 178 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,380 among the 8,233 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Losartan Potassium77 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate64 claims
- Furosemide40 claims
- Sevelamer Carbonate40 claims
- Carvedilol38 claims
- Hydrochlorothiazide36 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): 75.1 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: $84.73
7 payments; by number, the most common kind was education; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 5,844 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,760.79 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
- Regents Univ OF California UcsfSan Francisco, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
23 specialist records list a practice address in Altoona
They are 23 of the 1,985 NPPES records with a practice address in Altoona, and 2,031 specialist records in Pennsylvania.
All 23 in Altoona → All 2,031 in Pennsylvania → Every provider in Altoona →
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Common questions
What is Meera Bajwa, M.D.'s NPI number?
Meera Bajwa, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1639357841, issued on Feb 11, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Meera Bajwa, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 501 Howard Ave, Altoona, PA, 16601. Phone: (814) 944-2107. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Meera Bajwa, M.D.'s license?
Search the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Meera Bajwa, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Meera Bajwa, M.D. had 835 Medicare Part D claims for 178 beneficiaries; the average among specialist prescribers was 1,380. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Meera Bajwa, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 75.1 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.