NPI registry status
Active
2026 NPPES data Vascular Surgery Physician NPI 1992708515 MD FACS
Verify on CMS → Nikhil Mehta, MD FACS
Vascular Surgery Physician in Hagerstown, Maryland.
This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 4,362 in Vascular Surgery 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.
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Prescribing volume
386
Medicare Part D claims · 259 beneficiaries · Vascular Surgery Physician avg: 211
Generic prescribing
96%
generic claims · 4% brand-name · higher generic rates reduce patient out-of-pocket costs
MIPS score
83/100
▼ 0 pts below national avg 83.5 · Above neutral
Industry payments
$16.14
1 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File, 2024
What the federal data shows
Nikhil Mehta, MD FACS reported a CMS MIPS final score of 83/100 - below the 83.5 national average - and filed 386 Medicare Part D claims in 2024.
- 83/100
- MIPS score · 0 vs avg
- 386
- Part D claims, 2024
- 96%
- generic prescribing
- Likely
- board-certified (heuristic)
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 Nikhil Mehta, MD FACS
Federal records show an active NPI with both Medicare prescribing volume and a measured CMS quality score — objective registry data, not patient reviews.
- Verified
NPI registry status
Active listing in the CMS National Provider Identifier Registry (NPI 1992708515), first enumerated 05/27/2005.
Source: CMS NPPES
- Reported
Medicare Part D participation
Filed 386 Medicare Part D prescription claims in the 2023 CMS public use file — indicates active Medicare prescribing participation.
Source: CMS Part D Prescriber PUF
- Reported
CMS quality reporting (MIPS)
Reported a CMS MIPS final score of 83/100 in the Quality Payment Program — a federal quality measure, not a patient review.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program
- 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.
- Reported
Hospital affiliations
5 CMS Care Compare hospital affiliations on record — practice footprint from the Doctors and Clinicians file.
Source: CMS Care Compare
- Reported
Industry payment transparency
$16.14 in reported industry payments (1 transfers) in 2024 under the federal Sunshine Act — disclosed transfers of value, not a quality rating.
Source: CMS Open Payments
- Not in federal data
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CMS NPPES provider registry desk
NPI 1992708515 · Vascular Surgery Physician
NPI-10 · ENUM-LEGACY · TAX-NARROW · MIPS-INLINE · RX-LIGHT · BOOK-THIN · PHOTO-FINISH
- NPI-10 1992708515
- ENUM-LEGACY 2005
- TAX-NARROW 4,362
- MIPS-INLINE 83/100
- RX-LIGHT 386
- BOOK-THIN 96 in Maryland
- PHOTO-FINISH Andrew Bakken, MD · ±0.0
MIPS final-score neighbourhood
Same-specialty nationwide peers by CMS final score, not geographic proximity
- Mehta · this pro…
Mehta · this provider
83 MIPS pts
- Roland Craft, M.…
Roland Craft, M.D.
83 MIPS pts
- Brett Fowler, M.…
Brett Fowler, M.D.
83 MIPS pts
- Dae Lee, MD · hi…
Dae Lee, MD
83.1 MIPS pts
What this shows Nearest measured MIPS peers for this NUCC specialty (2023 performance year).
Nikhil Mehta, MD FACS's MIPS score vs every measured U.S. clinician
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023, the federal quality measure. Clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded.
83 ≥ 39th percentile 39% of 454,083 measured providers are in lower value bands
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more measured providers. 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 whole-score-point band: it counts only measured clinicians in lower score bands. A CMS MIPS metric is not a recommendation or a clinical-quality rating by PlainDoctor. See methodology § corpus placement.
Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023
Where Nikhil Mehta, MD FACS sits
This provider among vascular surgery physician peers
Across the 1,225 vascular surgery physician providers who report both Medicare Part D prescribing and a MIPS quality score, Nikhil Mehta, MD FACS writes more Part D claims than 85% of them and scores higher on MIPS quality than 36% - placing this provider in the high-volume, lower-quality quadrant. Volume reflects patient-panel size and specialty, not quality; the two axes are independent.
Each dot is one vascular surgery physician peer from a representative sample of 60; the gold marker is Nikhil Mehta, MD FACS. Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber data and the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, 2023.
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Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)
Nikhil Mehta, MD FACS practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + MIPS quality reporting + 5 hospital affiliations - 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 Nikhil Mehta, MD FACS?
Near national averagePrimary specialty
Vascular Surgery Physician
Medicare Part D claims
386 83% vs specialty avg
MIPS final score
83/100 0.5 pts vs avg
Specialty distribution in Maryland
How Vascular Surgery Physician compares to other specialties among Maryland providers
Medicare quality performance, MIPS
Nikhil Mehta, MD FACS's 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Vascular Surgery Physician national average
- MIPS Final Score
- 83/100
- vs 83.5 national avg · 2023 performance year
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
Provider Details
| NPI | 1992708515 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Vascular Surgery Physician |
| Credentials | MD FACS |
| Gender | Male |
| NPI Issued | 05/27/2005 |
CMS Quality Score (MIPS)
Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.
83.0456
Final Score
Measured-score avg: 83.5
74.1713
Quality
Reporting: Group practice
Hospital and facility affiliations
Facilities where Nikhil Mehta, MD FACS 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.
According to CMS billing records, Nikhil Mehta, MD FACS is affiliated with 5 Medicare-billing facilities.
Curry Emergency Group LLC
Clovis, NM
Ess Hospitalist LLC
Silver City, NM
Fedko Emergency Physicians New Mexico, LLC
Grants, NM
Otero County Hospital Association
Alamogordo, NM
Sierra Vista Hospital
Truth Or Consequences, NM
Critical Access Hospitals
CMS CCN: 321300
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 Nikhil Mehta, MD FACS. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
Total received
$16
Largest payer
Imperative Care, 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 · Generic-heavy
Nikhil Mehta, MD FACS - brand share 4.0%
Vascular Surgery Physician average
4% brand-name claims vs 96% generic, on 386 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.
386
Total Claims
$7K
Total Drug Cost
259
Medicare Beneficiaries
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 388.133
- Total Day Supply
- 2,705
- Brand vs Generic
- 4% brand / 96% generic
- Brand Drug Cost
- $4K
- Generic Drug Cost
- $3K
- Opioid Claims
- 50 (13.0% rate)
- Antibiotic Claims
- 202
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 70.5 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 1.80
- Gender Split
- 68% female / 32% male
- Age Distribution
- <65: 57, 65-74: 103, 75-84: 73, 85+: 26
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2024. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
What Nikhil Mehta, MD FACS prescribes most
Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2024
- Cephalexin
Cephalexin
78 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetam…
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen
42 claims
- Ciprofloxacin Hcl
Ciprofloxacin Hcl
35 claims
- Azithromycin 30
Azithromycin
30 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium 22
Pantoprazole Sodium
22 claims
- Prednisone 22
Prednisone
22 claims
- Ondansetron Odt 19
Ondansetron Odt
19 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavul… 18
Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass
18 claims
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Cephalexin | 78 |
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 42 |
| Ciprofloxacin Hcl | 35 |
| Azithromycin | 30 |
| Pantoprazole Sodium | 22 |
| Prednisone | 22 |
| Ondansetron Odt Ondansetron | 19 |
| Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass Amoxicillin/Potassium Clav | 18 |
| Ondansetron Hcl | 14 |
| Metronidazole | 11 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
Vascular Surgery Physician Overview
How Nikhil Mehta, MD FACS fits within the Vascular Surgery Physician landscape nationally.
4,362
Vascular Surgery Physician Providers in US
53
States with Vascular Surgery Physician
211
Avg Claims per Provider
Nikhil Mehta, MD FACS's 386 claims are above the specialty average of 211.
Nationwide Vascular Surgery Physician peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year
Two federal-record peer sets for Mehta, both outside Maryland so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.
Similar MIPS final score
Nearest same-specialty clinicians by CMS MIPS final score (83 here).
Same NPPES enumeration year (2005)
Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.
Nearby Vascular Surgery Physician Providers in Maryland
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Maryland, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Mehta.
One of 96 Vascular Surgery Physician providers enrolled in Maryland, 5 are shown here.
Dr. Ahmad Abu-Ghaida
M.D.
Baltimore, MD
Dr. Christopher Abularrage
MD
Baltimore, MD
Dr. Gi-Ann Acosta
MD
Camp Springs, MD
Dr. Lisa Alford
M.D.
Bethesda, MD
Dr. Mouhamad Annous
MD
Towson, MD
Compare Vascular Surgery Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Nikhil Mehta, MD FACS's specialty? ▼
Nikhil Mehta, MD FACS specializes in Vascular Surgery Physician and practices in Hagerstown, Maryland. Credentials: MD FACS.
How much does Nikhil Mehta, MD FACS prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2024, Nikhil Mehta, MD FACS wrote 386 Medicare Part D claims totaling $7K in drug costs for 259 beneficiaries.
What is Nikhil Mehta, MD FACS's Medicare quality score? ▼
Nikhil Mehta, MD FACS has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 83/100 (Quality: 74.2). The average MIPS Final Score across the 454,083 clinicians with at least one published category score is 83.5; clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded from that average. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is Nikhil Mehta, MD FACS located? ▼
Nikhil Mehta, MD FACS is located at 251 E ANTIETAM ST, Hagerstown, MD, 21740. Phone: (301) 790-8000.
What is Nikhil Mehta, MD FACS's NPI number? ▼
Nikhil Mehta, MD FACS's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1992708515, issued on 05/27/2005.
Does Nikhil Mehta, MD FACS prescribe more brand-name or generic drugs? ▼
Nikhil Mehta, MD FACS's prescribing is 4% brand-name and 96% generic drugs by claim count, with $4K in brand drug costs.
Does Nikhil Mehta, MD FACS prescribe opioids? ▼
Yes, Nikhil Mehta, MD FACS had 50 opioid claims in 2024 with an opioid prescribing rate of 13.0%.
How many Vascular Surgery Physician providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 4,362 Vascular Surgery Physician providers across 53 states in the US. The average Vascular Surgery Physician provider writes 211 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Nikhil Mehta, MD FACS prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2024 Medicare Part D data, Nikhil Mehta, MD FACS's most frequently prescribed drugs include Cephalexin, Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen, Ciprofloxacin Hcl. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Nikhil Mehta, MD FACS accept Medicare? ▼
Nikhil Mehta, MD FACS appears in CMS Medicare data with 386 Part D claims and 259 Medicare beneficiaries in 2024. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Nikhil Mehta, MD FACS's credentials? ▼
Nikhil Mehta, MD FACS's NPI is 1992708515 with credentials MD FACS. 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.
- Quality Performance
- CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) - 2023 performance year.
- 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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