Rajendra Shridhar Apte, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · Saint Louis, MO
Rajendra Shridhar Apte, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Saint Louis, Missouri, and NPI 1528062411, issued on Jun 8, 2005. Check the license (Missouri 2003010758, as entered in NPPES) on the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Rajendra Shridhar Apte
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- 2003010758 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4901 Forest Park Ave, Saint Louis, MO 63108
- Phone
- (314) 362-3937
- Enumerated
- Jun 8, 2005
- Record last updated
- Apr 15, 2025
- Fax
- (314) 362-3725
- Medicaid ID
- 209202001 MO
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040311001362); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 4901 Forest Park Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Rajendra Shridhar Apte in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMissouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts
Search for license 2003010758Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
88% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
179 Medicare Part D claims for 46 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 36% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Prednisolone Acetate52 claims
- Ketorolac Tromethamine37 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate18 claims
- Timolol Maleate16 claims
- Difluprednate15 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol14 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): 79.3 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: $3,360.00
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was consulting fee; the largest payer was F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG. 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
- Washington UniversitySaint Louis, MO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Rajendra Shridhar Apte among 342 ophthalmology physician records in Missouri
Rajendra Shridhar Apte, MD is one of 342 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Missouri. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 76% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated1992 · median 1999 among the 202 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 67% 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 Missouri practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in Missouri
There are 342 ophthalmology physician records in Missouri.
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The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Krishna Kalyam, MDSaint Louis, MO 631081811259179
- Michael Kass, MDSaint Louis, MO 631081164440657
- Jessica Liu, MDSaint Louis, MO 631081942736541
- Praneetha Thulasi, MDSaint Louis, MO 631081740546696
- Jessica Walia, MDSaint Louis, MO 631081134625627
- Daniel Watson, MDSaint Louis, MO 631081871907378
Common questions
What is Rajendra Shridhar Apte, MD's NPI number?
Rajendra Shridhar Apte, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1528062411, issued on Jun 8, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Rajendra Shridhar Apte, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4901 Forest Park Ave, Saint Louis, MO, 63108. Phone: (314) 362-3937. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Rajendra Shridhar Apte, MD's license?
NPPES lists Missouri license number 2003010758, as entered by the provider. Search the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts at https://www.fsmb.org/contact-a-state-medical-board/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Rajendra Shridhar Apte, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Rajendra Shridhar Apte, MD had 179 Medicare Part D claims for 46 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Rajendra Shridhar Apte, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 79.3 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.