NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Rita Malhotra

Surgery Physician · Staten Island, NY

Rita Malhotra is a surgery physician with a practice address in Staten Island, New York, and NPI 1154691145, issued on Jan 6, 2012. Check the license (New York 204709, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; 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
1154691145
Name
Rita Malhotra
Primary taxonomy
Surgery Physician 208600000X
License number
204709 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2131 Richmond RD, Staten Island, NY 10306
Phone
(718) 720-9040
Enumerated
Jan 6, 2012
Record last updated
Jan 6, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20180626001279); may accept Medicare assignment
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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Also registered at 2131 Richmond RD

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. George Kuczabski, MDSurgery Physician1508931742
  2. Bianca Leuzzi, MDFamily Medicine Physician1649842584

Verify Rita Malhotra in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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30% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024

103 Medicare Part D claims for 22 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Rita Malhotra103
  2. Specialty average147

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: $120.29

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Rita Malhotra$120.29
  2. Specialty average$3,513.80

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Surgery Physician providers in New York

There are 2,053 surgery physician records in New York.

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  3. Hossam Abdou, M.D.New York, NY1093247975
  4. Alexander Abdurakhmanov, MDBrooklyn, NY1538556196
  5. Deborah Abeles, M.D.Garden City, NY1063528925
  6. Sara Abou Azar, M.D.Buffalo, NY1689103541
  7. Georges Abou-Eid, M.D.Roslyn, NY1518017425
  8. Ziad Abouezzi, MDPoughkeepsie, NY1831178284
  9. Mohamad Abouzeid, M.D.Port Jefferson, NY1144464421
  10. Frederick Achildiev, MDBay Shore, NY1740467737

Common questions

What is Rita Malhotra's NPI number?

Rita Malhotra's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1154691145, issued on Jan 6, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Rita Malhotra located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2131 Richmond RD, Staten Island, NY, 10306. Phone: (718) 720-9040. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Rita Malhotra's license?

NPPES lists New York license number 204709, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Rita Malhotra prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Rita Malhotra had 103 Medicare Part D claims for 22 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.