2026 NPPES data Nephrology Physician NPI 1396853602 DO
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Melind Pandya, DO

Nephrology Physician in Cape May Court House, New Jersey.

This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 10,806 in Nephrology Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.

Federal data, no proprietary rating. We show these CMS records as-is - no composite score, no star rating, no editorial opinion layered on top.
Prescribing volume
2K
Medicare Part D claims · 354 beneficiaries · Nephrology Physician avg: 2K
Generic prescribing
89%
generic claims · 11% brand-name · higher generic rates reduce patient out-of-pocket costs
Industry payments
$444.13
29 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)

What the federal data shows

Melind Pandya, DO filed 1,885 Medicare Part D claims in 2024 as a Nephrology Physician in Cape May Court House, New Jersey, prescribing 89% generic.

2K
Part D claims, 2024
89%
generic prescribing
Likely
board-certified (heuristic)
≥83rd
pct by Part D claim volume (lower-bound band)

Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.

Federal trust snapshot

What official records show about Melind Pandya, DO

Federal records show an active NPI with Medicare Part D prescribing activity — verifiable registry data, not a proprietary rating.

  • Verified

    NPI registry status

    Active listing in the CMS National Provider Identifier Registry (NPI 1396853602), first enumerated 08/27/2006.

    Source: CMS NPPES

  • Reported

    Medicare Part D participation

    Filed 1,885 Medicare Part D prescription claims in the 2023 CMS public use file — indicates active Medicare prescribing participation.

    Source: CMS Part D Prescriber PUF

  • Reported

    Board certification signal

    Heuristic suggests board-certified status based on ABMS-eligible specialty taxonomy plus active CMS participation signals — not a direct ABMS verification.

    Source: NUCC taxonomy + CMS participation heuristic

  • Reported

    Hospital affiliations

    1 CMS Care Compare hospital affiliation on record — practice footprint from the Doctors and Clinicians file.

    Source: CMS Care Compare

  • Reported

    Industry payment transparency

    $444.13 in reported industry payments (29 transfers) in 2024 under the federal Sunshine Act — disclosed transfers of value, not a quality rating.

    Source: CMS Open Payments

  • Not in federal data

    Individual sanction lookup

    PlainDoctor does not publish per-provider disciplinary determinations. Confirm current license and any individual actions through the state medical board or FSMB verification service.

    Source: State medical board / FSMB

This trust snapshot summarizes only what appears in federal CMS/NPPES public records. It is not a composite score, star rating, patient review, or clinical recommendation. PlainDoctor never fabricates reviews or AggregateRating schema.

CMS NPPES provider registry desk

NPI 1396853602 · Nephrology Physician

NPI-10 · ENUM-LEGACY · TAX-MID · RX-MID · BOOK-THIN · PHOTO-ENUM

  • NPI-10 1396853602
  • ENUM-LEGACY 2006
  • TAX-MID 11K Nephrology Physician
  • RX-MID 1,885
  • BOOK-THIN 356 in New Jersey
  • PHOTO-ENUM William Restrepo, MD · 2006

Melind Pandya, DO's Medicare Part D volume vs every U.S. prescriber

Total Medicare Part D claims, 2024, across all CMS prescribers nationally

1,885 ≥ 83rd percentile 83% of 1,416,883 prescribers are in lower value bands

0–200: 679,947 prescribers (48%). Below this entry. 200–400: 188,835 prescribers (13%). Below this entry. 400–600: 95,866 prescribers (7%). Below this entry. 600–800: 60,107 prescribers (4%). Below this entry. 800–1,000: 43,043 prescribers (3%). Below this entry. 1,000–1,200: 33,612 prescribers (2%). Below this entry. 1,200–1,400: 27,889 prescribers (2%). Below this entry. 1,400–1,600: 23,183 prescribers (2%). Below this entry. 1,600–1,800: 19,917 prescribers (1%). Below this entry. 1,800–2,000: 17,585 prescribers (1%). This entry sits in this band. 2K+: 226,899 prescribers (16%). Above this entry. This provider 0 2K+ every Part D prescriber (claims/yr), bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more prescribers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

The percentile is a conservative 100-claim band: it counts only prescribers in lower claim-volume bands. Medicare Part D claim volume is activity context, not a quality measure or recommendation. See methodology § corpus placement.

Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File · 2024

Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)

Melind Pandya, DO practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + 1 hospital affiliation - signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).

What does the federal data show about Melind Pandya, DO?

Quality data not reported

NPI registry status

Active

Issued 08/27/2006

NPI 1396853602

Primary specialty

Nephrology Physician

Mid-sized

10,806 US NPIs in this specialty

Medicare Part D claims

1,885 25% vs specialty avg

2024 prescription claims

Specialty avg: 1,511

Specialty distribution in New Jersey

How Nephrology Physician compares to other specialties among New Jersey providers

New Jersey providers
Mental Health Counselor6.2%Physical Therapist5.8%Student in an Organized Heal…5.6%Clinical Social Worker5.5%Pharmacist5%Internal Medicine Physician3.1%Nephrology Physician0.2%
Largest specialties in New Jersey (% of in-state providers)

Board certification

Not published by CMS

CMS does not publish a per-provider board-certification field in NPPES. PlainDoctor does not have a reliable per-specialty certification rate to show for Nephrology Physician. Verify directly:

How MIPS and board certification work

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.

Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).

Practice Address

15 VILLAGE DR
Cape May Court House, NJ 08210

Provider Details

NPI 1396853602
Specialty Nephrology Physician
Credentials DO
Gender Male
NPI Issued 08/27/2006

Hospital and facility affiliations

Facilities where Melind Pandya, DO bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.

Northeast Kidney Care LLC
Northfield, NJ

Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).

Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data

The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Melind Pandya, DO. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.

Total received

$444

Largest payer

Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Most common payment type

Food and Beverage

Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.

Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Typical

Melind Pandya, DO - brand share 11.0%
Nephrology Physician average

11% brand-name claims vs 89% generic, on 1,885 2024 Medicare Part D claims.

The federal Medicare Part D Generic Dispensing Rate national benchmark sits near 90% generic / 10% brand for primary-care prescribers, per CMS Office of the Actuary 2024 estimates. Higher brand share is common in specialty prescribing where generic equivalents are not available.

Medicare Part D Prescribing Data

CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2024.

1,885
Total Claims
$227K
Total Drug Cost
354
Medicare Beneficiaries

Prescribing Breakdown

30-Day Fills
4,655.333
Total Day Supply
137,590
Brand vs Generic
11% brand / 89% generic
Brand Drug Cost
$178K
Generic Drug Cost
$50K
Antibiotic Claims
60

Patient Demographics

Average Patient Age
75.8 years
Avg HCC Risk Score
2.27
Gender Split
54% female / 46% male
Age Distribution
<65: 28, 65-74: 123, 75-84: 140, 85+: 63

Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)

Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2024. Based on Medicare Part D data only.

What Melind Pandya, DO prescribes most

Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2024

claims
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File As of 2024
Drug Claims
Amlodipine Besylate
234
Furosemide
149
Carvedilol
137
Losartan Potassium
135
Calcitriol
124
Hydralazine Hcl
106
Allopurinol
93
Doxazosin Mesylate
70
Veltassa
Patiromer Calcium Sorbitex
67
Telmisartan
52

* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.

Nephrology Physician Overview

How Melind Pandya, DO fits within the Nephrology Physician landscape nationally.

10,806
Nephrology Physician Providers in US
55
States with Nephrology Physician
1,511
Avg Claims per Provider

Melind Pandya, DO's 1,885 claims are above the specialty average of 1,511.

Nationwide Nephrology Physician peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year

Two federal-record peer sets for Pandya, both outside New Jersey so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.

Same NPPES enumeration year (2006)

Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.

Nearby Nephrology Physician Providers in New Jersey

Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in New Jersey, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Pandya.

One of 356 Nephrology Physician providers enrolled in New Jersey, 5 are shown here.

Compare Nephrology Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Melind Pandya, DO's specialty?
Melind Pandya, DO specializes in Nephrology Physician and practices in Cape May Court House, New Jersey. Credentials: DO.
How much does Melind Pandya, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melind Pandya, DO wrote 1,885 Medicare Part D claims totaling $227K in drug costs for 354 beneficiaries.
Where is Melind Pandya, DO located?
Melind Pandya, DO is located at 15 VILLAGE DR, Cape May Court House, NJ, 08210. Phone: (609) 463-2755.
What is Melind Pandya, DO's NPI number?
Melind Pandya, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1396853602, issued on 08/27/2006.
Does Melind Pandya, DO prescribe more brand-name or generic drugs?
Melind Pandya, DO's prescribing is 11% brand-name and 89% generic drugs by claim count, with $178K in brand drug costs.
How many Nephrology Physician providers are there in the US?
There are 10,806 Nephrology Physician providers across 55 states in the US. The average Nephrology Physician provider writes 1,511 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Melind Pandya, DO prescribe most often?
Based on 2024 Medicare Part D data, Melind Pandya, DO's most frequently prescribed drugs include Amlodipine Besylate, Furosemide, Carvedilol. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Melind Pandya, DO accept Medicare?
Melind Pandya, DO appears in CMS Medicare data with 1,885 Part D claims and 354 Medicare beneficiaries in 2024. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Melind Pandya, DO's credentials?
Melind Pandya, DO's NPI is 1396853602 with credentials DO. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.

Data Sources

View source datasets and methodology notes
Provider Directory
CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
Specialty Classification
NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2024). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
Limitations
Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.

See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.

Data as of August 2026 (NPPES) / 2024 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

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