Ritika Bakhru, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · Hillsborough, NJ
Ritika Bakhru, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Hillsborough, New Jersey, and NPI 1972765139, issued on Jun 30, 2008. Check the license (New Jersey 25MA09100600, as entered in NPPES) on the New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ritika Bakhru
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- 25MA09100600 NJ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 25 Steeple Dr, Hillsborough, NJ 08844
- Phone
- (908) 359-4285
- Enumerated
- Jun 30, 2008
- Record last updated
- Jul 5, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20121212000052); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 25 Steeple Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Raakhee Mahajan, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1437312139
Verify Ritika Bakhru 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 25MA09100600Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
56% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
672 Medicare Part D claims for 260 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 42% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost203 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate68 claims
- Timolol Maleate57 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth56 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol55 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate40 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): 87.2 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: $232.81
13 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Bausch & Lomb Americas 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.
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
- Paul Phillips Eye And Surgery Center PCFlemington, NJ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ritika Bakhru among 631 ophthalmology physician records in New Jersey
Ritika Bakhru, MD is one of 631 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in New Jersey. 85% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 78% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 78% of these records are older, 19% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated2008 · median 1993 among the 454 with a school on file
- Record last updated2017 · 69% 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 New Jersey practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in New Jersey
There are 631 ophthalmology physician records in New Jersey.
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The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Bruce Kanengiser, M.D.Piscataway, NJ 088541801956271
- Dennis Blondo, MDOld Bridge, NJ 088571235233495
- Colleen Coleman, M.D.Monroe, NJ 088311215936836
- Wayne Grabowski, MDMonroe Township, NJ 088311588774046
- Noah Saipe, M.D.Monroe Township, NJ 088311902105141
- Robert Scharfman, MDOld Bridge, NJ 088571700990801
Common questions
What is Ritika Bakhru, MD's NPI number?
Ritika Bakhru, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1972765139, issued on Jun 30, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ritika Bakhru, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 25 Steeple Dr, Hillsborough, NJ, 08844. Phone: (908) 359-4285. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ritika Bakhru, MD's license?
NPPES lists New Jersey license number 25MA09100600, 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 Ritika Bakhru, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ritika Bakhru, MD had 672 Medicare Part D claims for 260 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Ritika Bakhru, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 87.2 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.