Niraj Acharya, MD
Nephrology Physician · Brooklyn, NY
Niraj Acharya, MD is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Brooklyn, New York, and NPI 1609950617, issued on Oct 25, 2006. Check the license (New York 196301, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Niraj Acharya
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License number
- 196301 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1545 Atlantic Ave Ste 108, Brooklyn, NY 11213
- Phone
- (718) 301-5894
- Enumerated
- Oct 25, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 15, 2024
- Medicaid ID
- 01496102 NY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050311000851); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Niraj Acharya in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
Search for license 196301Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
98% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024
24 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 58% of 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $249.73
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. The 8,230 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,091.37 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.
Niraj Acharya among 1,049 nephrology physician records in New York
Niraj Acharya, MD is one of 1,049 nephrology physician records with a practice address in New York. 85% 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 11% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 11% of these records are older, 47% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 73% of these records are
- Graduated1986 · median 1999 among the 764 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 64% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RN0300X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Nephrology Physician providers in New York
There are 1,049 nephrology physician records in New York.
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The 8 nephrology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Eric Jerome, M.DBrooklyn, NY 112131841216330
- Viplov Mehta, MD, CMDBrooklyn, NY 112131760590236
- Ankineedu Prasad, MDBrooklyn, NY 112131942259205
- Leon Shein, MDBrooklyn, NY 112131215004858
- Devendra Shrivastava, M.D.Brooklyn, NY 112131952494536
- Lutfi Alasadi, M.D.Brooklyn, NY 112121558677054
- Muhammad Azhar, MDBrooklyn, NY 112121134654387
Common questions
What is Niraj Acharya, MD's NPI number?
Niraj Acharya, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1609950617, issued on Oct 25, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Niraj Acharya, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1545 Atlantic Ave Ste 108, Brooklyn, NY, 11213. Phone: (718) 301-5894. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Niraj Acharya, MD's license?
NPPES lists New York license number 196301, 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 Niraj Acharya, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Niraj Acharya, MD had 24 Medicare Part D claims; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.