Nitish Mehta, M.D.
Ophthalmology Physician · Huntington Station, NY
Nitish Mehta, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Huntington Station, New York, and NPI 1174939656, issued on Jul 7, 2014. Check the license (New York 280712, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nitish Mehta
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- 280712 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 180 E Pulaski RD, Huntington Station, NY 11746
- Phone
- (212) 263-5506
- Enumerated
- Jul 7, 2014
- Record last updated
- May 12, 2026
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200713002307); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Massachusetts Medical School, 2014
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Nitish Mehta 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 280712Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
40% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
912 Medicare Part D claims for 261 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 42% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost153 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol115 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate109 claims
- Ketorolac Tromethamine72 claims
- Loteprednol Etabonate46 claims
- Timolol Maleate36 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 84.5 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $6,128.58
12 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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
- New York UniversityHuntington Station, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Nitish Mehta among 1,822 ophthalmology physician records in New York
Nitish Mehta, M.D. is one of 1,822 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in New York. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 88% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 88% of these records are older, 10% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 1995 among the 1,215 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 71% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in New York
There are 1,822 ophthalmology physician records in New York.
All 1,822 in New York → Every provider in Huntington Station → Ophthalmology Physician nationwide →
The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Evan Held, MDHuntington Station, NY 117461023015054
- Laura PalazzoloHuntington Station, NY 117461699139543
- Adam Bloom, M.D.Huntington, NY 117431740375047
- Paul Krawitz, MDHuntington, NY 117431669406492
- Thomas Panichella, MDHuntington, NY 117431669562641
- Thomas Panichella, MDHuntington, NY 117431750474524
- Craig Richter, MDHuntington, NY 117431851308068
- Robert Scher, M.D.Huntington, NY 117431831270727
Common questions
What is Nitish Mehta, M.D.'s NPI number?
Nitish Mehta, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1174939656, issued on Jul 7, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nitish Mehta, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 180 E Pulaski RD, Huntington Station, NY, 11746. Phone: (212) 263-5506. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nitish Mehta, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists New York license number 280712, 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 Nitish Mehta, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nitish Mehta, M.D. had 912 Medicare Part D claims for 261 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Nitish Mehta, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 84.5 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.