NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Priya Vakharia, MD

Ophthalmology Physician · Palm Harbor, FL

Priya Vakharia, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Palm Harbor, Florida, and NPI 1215279500, issued on Mar 25, 2013. Check the license (Florida ME149143, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1215279500
Name
Priya Vakharia
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
License number
ME149143 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3384 Tampa RD, Palm Harbor, FL 34684
Phone
(727) 333-9055
Enumerated
Mar 25, 2013
Record last updated
Nov 11, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(727) 333-9045
Medicaid IDs
017238167 DC
1215279500 VA
111575900 FL
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20210810000388); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Jefferson Medical College Of Thomas Jefferson University, 2013
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
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76% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024

362 Medicare Part D claims for 124 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Priya Vakharia362
  2. Specialty average1,518

Most prescribed

  1. Prednisolone Acetate77 claims
  2. Dorzolamide-Timolol60 claims
  3. Gentamicin Sulfate43 claims
  4. Ketorolac Tromethamine32 claims
  5. Latanoprost18 claims
  6. Brimonidine Tartrate16 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $164,779.02

172 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, 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.

  1. Priya Vakharia$164,779
  2. Specialty average$4,535

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

  1. Pautler Cohen Findlay Eichenbaum White And Crane Mds PATampa, FL

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Priya Vakharia among 1,581 ophthalmology physician records in Florida

Priya Vakharia, MD is one of 1,581 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Florida. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 80% of them.

  • NPI issued2013 · 80% of these records are older, 19% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • Graduated2013 · median 1999 among the 1,039 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 60% 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 Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Ophthalmology Physician providers in Florida

There are 1,581 ophthalmology physician records in Florida.

The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Aaron Davis, MDPalm Harbor, FL 346841457649162
  2. Steven Gross, MDPalm Harbor, FL 346841609894211
  3. Harry Kolodner, M.D.Palm Harbor, FL 346841932131018
  4. Charles Luxenberg, MDPalm Harbor, FL 346841700870532
  5. David Rothberg, M.D.Palm Harbor, FL 346841467498824
  6. James Rush, MEDICAL DOCTORPalm Harbor, FL 346841215941943
  7. Lyda Tymiak, MD PAPalm Harbor, FL 346841700803889
  8. William Taldone, M.D.Palm Harbor, FL 346831235391210

Common questions

What is Priya Vakharia, MD's NPI number?

Priya Vakharia, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1215279500, issued on Mar 25, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Priya Vakharia, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3384 Tampa RD, Palm Harbor, FL, 34684. Phone: (727) 333-9055. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Priya Vakharia, MD's license?

NPPES lists Florida license number ME149143, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Priya Vakharia, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Priya Vakharia, MD had 362 Medicare Part D claims for 124 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. 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.