Pooja Malhotra
Nephrology Physician · South Orange, NJ
Pooja Malhotra is a nephrology physician with a practice address in South Orange, New Jersey, and NPI 1376738112, issued on Sep 13, 2007. Check the license (New Jersey 25MA08752000, as entered in NPPES) on the New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Pooja Malhotra
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License number
- 25MA08752000 NJ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 707 S Orange Ave, South Orange, NJ 07079
- Phone
- (973) 762-4720
- Enumerated
- Sep 13, 2007
- Record last updated
- May 14, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110106000805); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest nephrology physician records → All 433 in New Jersey → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 707 S Orange Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Anupama Adlakha, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1649301474
- Kemoy FongAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1457096828
- Champaklal Gandhi, M.D.Nephrology Physician1568408573
- Sulakshana Gandhi, MDInternal Medicine Physician1669819744
- Jasmine Joseph, PA-CPhysician Assistant1205397635
- Dinesh Patel, MDInternal Medicine Physician1285702829
Verify Pooja Malhotra 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 25MA08752000Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
38% more Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024
2,027 Medicare Part D claims for 288 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 18% of claims. 54 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Farxiga102 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate95 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium83 claims
- Carvedilol61 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate52 claims
- Sevelamer Carbonate50 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,363.98
67 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Essex Renal And Medical Group,llcSouth Orange, NJ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Pooja Malhotra among 433 nephrology physician records in New Jersey
Pooja Malhotra is one of 433 nephrology physician records with a practice address in New Jersey. 88% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 54% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 54% of these records are older, 35% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 78% of these records are
- Graduated2001 · median 2000 among the 337 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 207RN0300X and a New Jersey 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 Jersey
There are 433 nephrology physician records in New Jersey.
All 433 in New Jersey → Every provider in South Orange → Nephrology Physician nationwide →
The 8 nephrology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Champaklal Gandhi, M.D.South Orange, NJ 070791568408573
- Ryan Brown, MDSouth Plainfield, NJ 070801396966750
- Howard Frankel, M.D.Short Hills, NJ 070781356611610
- Revathi Kotla, MDShort Hills, NJ 070781063506434
- Jeffrey Feldman, MDUnion, NJ 070831124081336
- Walead Latif, D.O.Union, NJ 070831891738555
- Niveen Bebawy, M.D.Union City, NJ 070871659711919
- Sam HajalUnion City, NJ 070871558450775
Common questions
What is Pooja Malhotra's NPI number?
Pooja Malhotra's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1376738112, issued on Sep 13, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Pooja Malhotra located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 707 S Orange Ave, South Orange, NJ, 07079. Phone: (973) 762-4720. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Pooja Malhotra's license?
NPPES lists New Jersey license number 25MA08752000, 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 Pooja Malhotra prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Pooja Malhotra had 2,027 Medicare Part D claims for 288 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Pooja Malhotra'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.