Pankaja Achar, MD
Pulmonary Disease Physician · Newark, NJ
Pankaja Achar, MD is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Newark, New Jersey, and NPI 1003876186, issued on Mar 24, 2006. Check the license (New Jersey TLH50838, as entered in NPPES) on the New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Pankaja Achar
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
- License number
- TLH50838 NJ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 194 Clinton Ave FL 2, Newark, NJ 07108
- Phone
- (973) 273-1515
- Enumerated
- Mar 24, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 12, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (973) 230-0883
- Medicaid ID
- 6459706 NJ
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040213000361); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest pulmonary disease physician records → All 509 in New Jersey → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 194 Clinton Ave FL 2
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Satish Mehta, MDPulmonary Disease Physician1366545402
Verify Pankaja Achar 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 TLH50838Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
69% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024
444 Medicare Part D claims for 31 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 25% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium40 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium37 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate26 claims
- Linzess26 claims
- Tivicay19 claims
- Donepezil Hcl18 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- State OF New Jersey Omb Centralized PayrollTrenton, NJ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Pankaja Achar among 509 pulmonary disease physician records in New Jersey
Pankaja Achar, MD is one of 509 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in New Jersey. 87% 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, 43% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 79% of these records are
- Graduated1977 · median 1998 among the 401 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RP1001X and a New Jersey practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in New Jersey
There are 509 pulmonary disease physician records in New Jersey.
All 509 in New Jersey → Every provider in Newark → Pulmonary Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Satish Mehta, MDNewark, NJ 071081366545402
- Matthew Marin, M.D.Newark, NJ 071071083649677
- Hemantkumar Patel, MDNewark, NJ 071061932178357
- Saroj Sehgal, M.D.Newark, NJ 071061871512616
- Hari Sharma, MDNutley, NJ 071101922359652
- Jackson Okoya, MDIrvington, NJ 071111174615165
- Thiruvengadam Anandarangam, MDNewark, NJ 071121427014224
- Katherine Chiapaikeo-Poco, D.O.Newark, NJ 071121124445200
Common questions
What is Pankaja Achar, MD's NPI number?
Pankaja Achar, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1003876186, issued on Mar 24, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Pankaja Achar, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 194 Clinton Ave FL 2, Newark, NJ, 07108. Phone: (973) 273-1515. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Pankaja Achar, MD's license?
NPPES lists New Jersey license number TLH50838, 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 Pankaja Achar, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Pankaja Achar, MD had 444 Medicare Part D claims for 31 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. 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.