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2026 NPPES data Interventional Pain Medicine Physician NPI 1689630972 M.D.
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Niraj Sharma, M.D.

Interventional Pain Medicine Physician in Wappingers Falls, New York.

This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 1,603 in Interventional Pain Medicine 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
617
Medicare Part D claims · 206 beneficiaries · Interventional Pain Medicine Physician avg: 2K
MIPS score
10.8/100
▼ 73 pts below national avg 83.5 · Penalty band
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What the federal data shows

Niraj Sharma, M.D. reported a CMS MIPS final score of 10.8/100 - below the 83.5 national average - and filed 617 Medicare Part D claims in 2024.

10.8/100
MIPS score · -73 vs avg
617
Part D claims, 2024
Likely
board-certified (heuristic)
≥2nd
pct among measured MIPS (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 Niraj Sharma, M.D.

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 1689630972), first enumerated 04/25/2006.

    Source: CMS NPPES

  • Reported

    Medicare Part D participation

    Filed 617 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 10.8/100 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.

    Source: NUCC taxonomy + CMS participation heuristic

  • State context

    State board disciplinary context

    New York statewide board action statistics are published annually — these figures describe aggregate state activity, not Niraj Sharma, M.D.'s individual license status. Verify directly with the state medical board.

    Source: NYSBPMC annual report 2023

  • 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 1689630972 · Interventional Pain Medicine Physician

NPI-10 · ENUM-LEGACY · TAX-NARROW · MIPS-LOW · RX-LIGHT · BOOK-THIN · NEAR-MIPS

  • NPI-10 1689630972
  • ENUM-LEGACY 2006
  • TAX-NARROW 1,603
  • MIPS-LOW 10.8/100
  • RX-LIGHT 617
  • BOOK-THIN 100 in New York
  • NEAR-MIPS Carlos Untal · 4.6

MIPS final-score neighbourhood

Same-specialty nationwide peers by CMS final score, not geographic proximity

MIPS pts

What this shows Nearest measured MIPS peers for this NUCC specialty (2023 performance year).

Source CMS Quality Payment Program (MIPS) As of 2023

Niraj Sharma, M.D.'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.

11 ≥ 2nd percentile 2% of 454,083 measured providers are in lower value bands

0–10: 8,684 measured providers (2%). Below this entry. 10–20: 3,008 measured providers (1%). This entry sits in this band. 20–30: 3,069 measured providers (1%). Above this entry. 30–40: 2,746 measured providers (1%). Above this entry. 40–50: 2,928 measured providers (1%). Above this entry. 50–60: 5,882 measured providers (1%). Above this entry. 60–70: 13,906 measured providers (3%). Above this entry. 70–80: 94,570 measured providers (21%). Above this entry. 80–90: 129,887 measured providers (29%). Above this entry. 90+: 189,403 measured providers (42%). Above this entry. This provider 0 100 every measured MIPS clinician, bucketed by value

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 Niraj Sharma, M.D. sits

This provider among interventional pain medicine physician peers

Across the 446 interventional pain medicine physician providers who report both Medicare Part D prescribing and a MIPS quality score, Niraj Sharma, M.D. writes more Part D claims than 28% of them and scores higher on MIPS quality than 9% - placing this provider in the lower-volume, lower-quality quadrant. Volume reflects patient-panel size and specialty, not quality; the two axes are independent.

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claim volume, percentile in specialty: 5 · MIPS quality, percentile: 45Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 80 · MIPS quality, percentile: 67Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 35 · MIPS quality, percentile: 40Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 93 · MIPS quality, percentile: 65Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 13 · MIPS quality, percentile: 73Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 48 · MIPS quality, percentile: 27Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 23 · MIPS quality, percentile: 23Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 55 · MIPS quality, percentile: 12Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 65 · MIPS quality, percentile: 78Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 53 · MIPS quality, percentile: 43Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 28 · MIPS quality, percentile: 20Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 75 · MIPS quality, percentile: 70Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 100 · MIPS quality, percentile: 90Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 10 · MIPS quality, percentile: 93Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 83 · MIPS quality, percentile: 92Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 2 · MIPS quality, percentile: 87Niraj Sharma, M.D., Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 28 · MIPS quality, percentile: 9
Part D claim volume vs MIPS quality, by specialty percentile

Each dot is one interventional pain medicine physician peer from a representative sample of 60; the gold marker is Niraj Sharma, M.D.. Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber data and the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, 2023.

✓
Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)

Niraj Sharma, M.D. practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + MIPS quality reporting - 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 Niraj Sharma, M.D.?

Below national average

NPI registry status

Active

Issued 04/25/2006

NPI 1689630972

Primary specialty

Interventional Pain Medicine Physician

Niche

1,603 US NPIs in this specialty

Medicare Part D claims

617 72% vs specialty avg

2024 prescription claims

Specialty avg: 2,221

MIPS final score

10.8/100 72.7 pts vs avg

Penalty band band

vs 83.5 national avg

Specialty distribution in New York

How Interventional Pain Medicine Physician compares to other specialties among New York providers

New York providers
Student in an Organized Heal…8%Registered Nurse5.2%Clinical Social Worker4.9%Social Worker4.5%Speech-Language Pathologist4.5%Licensed Practical Nurse4.3%Interventional Pain Medicine…0%
Largest specialties in New York (% of in-state providers)

Medicare quality performance, MIPS

Niraj Sharma, M.D.'s 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Interventional Pain Medicine Physician national average

Below national average
MIPS Final Score
10.8/100
vs 83.5 national avg · 2023 performance year
0%100%National avg84%10.8%
MIPS final score (Interventional Pain Medicine Physician) - 10.8/100 vs national avg 83.5
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

1323 ROUTE 9
Wappingers Falls, NY 12590
(845) 297-2225

Provider Details

NPI 1689630972
Specialty Interventional Pain Medicine Physician
Credentials M.D.
Gender Female
NPI Issued 04/25/2006

CMS Quality Score (MIPS)

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.

10.8333
Final Score
Measured-score avg: 83.5
21.6667
Quality

Reporting: Individual

License & disciplinary context - New York NYSBPMC 2023 annual report

Aggregate state board data only, NOT a determination of any individual provider's status. The figures below describe statewide disciplinary activity across all ~100K New York medical licensees in 2023 - they are NOT specific to Niraj Sharma, M.D.. To verify Niraj Sharma, M.D.'s current license status, search the NYSBPMC public license lookup directly, or check the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) verification service.

312
Total board actions, New York 2023
Across 302 cases
3.12
Actions per 1,000 licensees
New York statewide rate
probation
Most common action type
89 cases

NYSBPMC publishes annual disciplinary statistics as part of public-record reporting under each state's Administrative Procedure Act. See the full breakdown by action type and year on the New York disciplinary trends page. Cross-checked against FSMB U.S. Medical Regulatory Trends.

Medicare Part D Prescribing Data

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

617
Total Claims
$8K
Total Drug Cost
206
Medicare Beneficiaries

Prescribing Breakdown

30-Day Fills
996.967
Total Day Supply
26,181
Brand Drug Cost
$0
Generic Drug Cost
$8K
Opioid Claims
61 (9.9% rate)

Patient Demographics

Average Patient Age
75.5 years
Avg HCC Risk Score
1.10
Gender Split
65% female / 35% male

Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)

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

What Niraj Sharma, M.D. 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
Gabapentin
 336
Methylprednisolone
 91
Cyclobenzaprine Hcl
 56
Diclofenac Sodium
 22
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen
Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen
22
Tramadol Hcl
 22
Oxycodone-Acetaminophen
Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen
17
Duloxetine Hcl
 15
Alprazolam
 12

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

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Interventional Pain Medicine Physician Overview

How Niraj Sharma, M.D. fits within the Interventional Pain Medicine Physician landscape nationally.

1,603
Interventional Pain Medicine Physician Providers in US
53
States with Interventional Pain Medicine Physician
2,221
Avg Claims per Provider

Niraj Sharma, M.D.'s 617 claims are below the specialty average of 2,221.

Nationwide Interventional Pain Medicine Physician peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year

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

Similar MIPS final score

Nearest same-specialty clinicians by CMS MIPS final score (10.8 here).

Carlos Untal 15.4 CA Todd Cable 15.8 GA Hussein Abdulhadi 0 CA Zaki Anwar 0 IL

Same NPPES enumeration year (2006)

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

Mariapaz Babcock Vienna, VA Jimmy Ponder Gray, LA Majid Ghazi Fargo, ND Sundararaj Cherala Decatur, IL

Nearby Interventional Pain Medicine Physician Providers in New York

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

One of 100 Interventional Pain Medicine Physician providers enrolled in New York, 5 are shown here.

Dr. Boris Abayev
M.D.
Rego Park, NY
Dr. Arun Agrawal
M.D.
Hempstead, NY
Dr. Uel Alexis
M.D.
Staten Island, NY
Dr. Kathy Aligene
M.D.
Long Island City, NY
Dr. Julia Altmann
M.D.
New York, NY

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Niraj Sharma, M.D.'s specialty? ▼
Niraj Sharma, M.D. specializes in Interventional Pain Medicine Physician and practices in Wappingers Falls, New York. Credentials: M.D..
How much does Niraj Sharma, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2024, Niraj Sharma, M.D. wrote 617 Medicare Part D claims totaling $8K in drug costs for 206 beneficiaries.
What is Niraj Sharma, M.D.'s Medicare quality score? ▼
Niraj Sharma, M.D. has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 10.8/100 (Quality: 21.7). 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 Niraj Sharma, M.D. located? ▼
Niraj Sharma, M.D. is located at 1323 ROUTE 9, Wappingers Falls, NY, 12590. Phone: (845) 297-2225.
What is Niraj Sharma, M.D.'s NPI number? ▼
Niraj Sharma, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1689630972, issued on 04/25/2006.
Does Niraj Sharma, M.D. prescribe opioids? ▼
Yes, Niraj Sharma, M.D. had 61 opioid claims in 2024 with an opioid prescribing rate of 9.9%.
How many Interventional Pain Medicine Physician providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 1,603 Interventional Pain Medicine Physician providers across 53 states in the US. The average Interventional Pain Medicine Physician provider writes 2,221 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Niraj Sharma, M.D. prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2024 Medicare Part D data, Niraj Sharma, M.D.'s most frequently prescribed drugs include Gabapentin, Methylprednisolone, Cyclobenzaprine Hcl. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Niraj Sharma, M.D. accept Medicare? ▼
Niraj Sharma, M.D. appears in CMS Medicare data with 617 Part D claims and 206 Medicare beneficiaries in 2024. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Niraj Sharma, M.D.'s credentials? ▼
Niraj Sharma, M.D.'s NPI is 1689630972 with credentials M.D.. 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).

Disclaimer: Data from CMS NPPES and Medicare Part D. PlainDoctor does not rate or rank providers. Provider information is self-reported and may not be current. Always verify information directly with the provider. About · Methodology

Compiled from official public sources by the editorial process.

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 August 2026.