Nikhil Bhardwaj, MD
Pulmonary Disease Physician · Aventura, FL
Nikhil Bhardwaj, MD is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Aventura, Florida, and NPI 1164482782, issued on Mar 27, 2006. Check the license (Florida ME79930, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nikhil Bhardwaj
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
- License numbers
- ME79930 FL
ME 79930 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 21355 E Dixie Hwy, Aventura, FL 33180
- Phone
- (305) 932-2552
- Enumerated
- Mar 27, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 22, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (305) 932-2503
- Medicaid ID
- 261864800 FL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20051107000989); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Nikhil Bhardwaj in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license ME79930Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
12% more Medicare Part D claims than the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024
1,595 Medicare Part D claims for 140 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 25% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium97 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate92 claims
- Trelegy Ellipta81 claims
- Ondansetron Hcl65 claims
- Eliquis54 claims
- Clopidogrel52 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): 23.8 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $150.74
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 8,806 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,159.88 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
- Nikhil Bhardwaj MD PAAventura, FL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Nikhil Bhardwaj among 1,045 pulmonary disease physician records in Florida
Nikhil Bhardwaj, MD is one of 1,045 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in Florida. 87% 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 16% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 16% of these records are older, 45% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 76% of these records are
- Graduated1986 · median 1999 among the 790 with a school on file
- Record last updated2010 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RP1001X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in Florida
There are 1,045 pulmonary disease physician records in Florida.
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- Danial Arshed, M.D.Aventura, FL 331801174943732
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- Richard Goodman, MDAventura, FL 331801164411799
- Nina Gupta, MDAventura, FL 331801366451213
- Dennis Mazal, M.D.Aventura, FL 331801447672985
- Roland Nieman, MDAventura, FL 331801740279363
- Brian Reuland, MDAventura, FL 331801679137731
- Charles Shenker, MDAventura, FL 331801861437188
Common questions
What is Nikhil Bhardwaj, MD's NPI number?
Nikhil Bhardwaj, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1164482782, issued on Mar 27, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nikhil Bhardwaj, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 21355 E Dixie Hwy, Aventura, FL, 33180. Phone: (305) 932-2552. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nikhil Bhardwaj, MD's license?
NPPES lists Florida license number ME79930, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Nikhil Bhardwaj, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nikhil Bhardwaj, MD had 1,595 Medicare Part D claims for 140 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Nikhil Bhardwaj, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 23.8 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.
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.