Pankaj Kumar Bhandari, M.D.
Psychiatry Physician · Short Hills, NJ
Pankaj Kumar Bhandari, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Short Hills, New Jersey, and NPI 1508920836, issued on Dec 21, 2006. Check the license (New Jersey 25MA08137700, as entered in NPPES) on the New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Pankaj Kumar Bhandari
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- 25MA08137700 NJ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 51 Jfk Parkway, Short Hills, NJ 07078
- Phone
- (917) 582-6622
- Enumerated
- Dec 21, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 6, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20241022003022); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 51 Jfk Parkway
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Ovais AhmedProfessional Counselor1063188712
- Lisa Dipietropolo, PMHNP-BCPsychiatric/Mental Health Clinical Nurse Specialist1902534621
- Tegan Quille, MSW, LCSWClinical Social Worker1073977096
Verify Pankaj Kumar Bhandari in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNew Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 25MA08137700Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average psychiatry physician in 2024
2,269 Medicare Part D claims for 295 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Divalproex Sodium360 claims
- Sertraline Hcl274 claims
- Mirtazapine259 claims
- Escitalopram Oxalate183 claims
- Quetiapine Fumarate180 claims
- Buspirone Hcl112 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $120.29
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 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 2 group practices
- Nynj Psychiatric Associates LLCShort Hills, NJ
- Psychiatric Nynj PLLCNew York, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Pankaj Kumar Bhandari among 1,520 psychiatry physician records in New Jersey
Pankaj Kumar Bhandari, M.D. is one of 1,520 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in New Jersey. 73% 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 2% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 2% of these records are older, 56% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 46% of these records are
- Graduated2000 · median 2001 among the 697 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a New Jersey practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
8 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Short Hills
They are 8 of the 221 NPPES records with a practice address in Short Hills, and 1,520 psychiatry physician records in New Jersey.
All 1,520 in New Jersey → Every provider in Short Hills → Psychiatry Physician nationwide →
The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Michael Barness, M.D.Short Hills, NJ 070781730478991
- Russett Feldman, M.D.Short Hills, NJ 070781801942107
- Samet Galiboglu, MDShort Hills, NJ 070781659990216
- Rita Newman, MDShort Hills, NJ 070781790905933
- Kofoworola Ojo, M.D.Short Hills, NJ 070781942658075
- Jennifer Shaw, M.D.Short Hills, NJ 070781407005291
- James Steinberg, DO, MPHShort Hills, NJ 070781578140612
- Donald Reeves, M.D.South Orang, NJ 070791821200403
Common questions
What is Pankaj Kumar Bhandari, M.D.'s NPI number?
Pankaj Kumar Bhandari, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1508920836, issued on Dec 21, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Pankaj Kumar Bhandari, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 51 Jfk Parkway, Short Hills, NJ, 07078. Phone: (917) 582-6622. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Pankaj Kumar Bhandari, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists New Jersey license number 25MA08137700, as entered by the provider. Search the New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners at https://newjersey.mylicense.com/verification/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Pankaj Kumar Bhandari, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Pankaj Kumar Bhandari, M.D. had 2,269 Medicare Part D claims for 295 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Pankaj Kumar Bhandari, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.