Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

Nellie Kalcheva, M.D.

Cardiovascular Disease Physician · New York, NY

Nellie Kalcheva, M.D. is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in New York, New York, and NPI 1255326294, issued on Sep 15, 2005. Check the license (New York 223008, 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, loaded Aug 27, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1255326294
Name
Nellie Kalcheva
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
License number
223008 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
161 Fort Washington Ave, New York, NY 10032
Phone
(212) 305-0025
Enumerated
Sep 15, 2005
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 161 Fort Washington Ave

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

  1. Maura Abbott, NP, PHDRegistered Nurse1881876415
  2. Alexey Abramov, M.D.Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1063874519
  3. Julian Abrams, M.D.Gastroenterology Physician1669494746
  4. Alex Addo, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1841685054
  5. Aradhna AgarwalRheumatology Physician1669009312
  6. Christopher Ahmad, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1598795445

Verify Nellie Kalcheva in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
    Search for license 223008
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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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88% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024

374 Medicare Part D claims for 56 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,149 among the 19,556 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims.

  1. Nellie Kalcheva374
  2. Specialty average3,149

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium51 claims
  2. Ezetimibe50 claims
  3. Metoprolol Succinate48 claims
  4. Losartan Potassium23 claims
  5. Rosuvastatin Calcium23 claims
  6. Eliquis17 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 Medicare quality score for 2023: 100 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 score86.8
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

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

Industry payments in 2024: $50.43

2 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation. The 16,209 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,923.81 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Nellie Kalcheva$50.43
  2. Specialty average$4,923.81

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

One hospital or facility affiliation

  1. Trustees OF Columbia University IN The City OF New YorkNew York, NY

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in New York

There are 2,333 cardiovascular disease physician records in New York.

Other cardiovascular disease physician records in New York

  1. Michael Aaron, MDWest Islip, NY1790762623
  2. Vivian Abascal, MDRichmond Hill, NY1326049909
  3. Syed Faiz Abbas, MDRochester, NY1316557853
  4. Joseph Abboud, MDBrooklyn, NY1710168901
  5. Mohamed Abdel-Aal Ahmed, M.D.Buffalo, NY1164834776
  6. Khaled Abdulla, M.D.Orchard Park, NY1811423684
  7. Mohammed AbdulrazzaqBrooklyn, NY1871913095
  8. Saddam Abisse, MDSchenectady, NY1013179944
  9. Saji Abraham, M.B.B.S.Bayside, NY1497955603
  10. Jeffrey AbramsNew York, NY1609373869

Common questions

What is Nellie Kalcheva, M.D.'s NPI number?

Nellie Kalcheva, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1255326294, issued on Sep 15, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Nellie Kalcheva, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 161 Fort Washington Ave, New York, NY, 10032. Phone: (212) 305-0025. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Nellie Kalcheva, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists New York license number 223008, 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 Nellie Kalcheva, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Nellie Kalcheva, M.D. had 374 Medicare Part D claims for 56 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,149. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Nellie Kalcheva, M.D.'s Medicare quality score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.