NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Roya Garakani

Ophthalmology Physician · Fort Lauderdale, FL

Roya Garakani is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and NPI 1740818574, issued on Mar 28, 2020. Check the license 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
1740818574
Name
Roya Garakani
Primary taxonomy
Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
License number
13861677-1204 UT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1600 S Andrews Ave, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316
Phone
(954) 459-2091
Enumerated
Mar 28, 2020
Record last updated
Dec 12, 2024
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20240610003743); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Nova Southeastern College Of Osteo Medicine, 2020
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 1600 S Andrews Ave

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

  1. John Abbensetts, M.D.Surgery Physician1215956115
  2. Ahmed Abd El Aziz, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1902472913
  3. Melany Abreu, DOStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1447199138
  4. Simran Agarwal, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1245178763
  5. Christopher Aguirre, DOStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1811636723
  6. Ahmed Ahad, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1245090554

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  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license searchCheck the board
  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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29% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024

1,075 Medicare Part D claims for 506 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 31% of claims.

  1. Roya Garakani1,075
  2. Specialty average1,518

Most prescribed

  1. Latanoprost263 claims
  2. Prednisolone Acetate115 claims
  3. Dorzolamide-Timolol98 claims
  4. Timolol Maleate90 claims
  5. Brimonidine Tartrate88 claims
  6. Dorzolamide Hcl62 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: $2,162.80

30 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was New World Medical,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. Roya Garakani$2,162.80
  2. Specialty average$4,535.02

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. University OF Utah Adult ServicesSalt Lake City, UT

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

Roya Garakani among 1,581 ophthalmology physician records in Florida

Roya Garakani 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 2020, is newer than 92% of them.

  • NPI issued2020 · 92% of these records are older, 6% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • Graduated2020 · median 1999 among the 1,039 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 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. Clayton Berger, MDFort Lauderdale, FL 333161285745679
  2. Robert Kramm, MD, MSEFt Lauderdale, FL 333161265588941
  3. Leon Cohn, MDPlantation, FL 333171639136369
  4. Jacquelyn Levy, M.D.Plantation, FL 333171730573049
  5. Thiago Moulin, MDPlantation, FL 333171861018541
  6. Jacqueline Smith, M.D.Plantation, FL 333171396709689
  7. Sheldon Feldman, M.D.Tamarac, FL 333191396719308
  8. Mitchell Greenberg, MDTamarac, FL 333211922502301

Common questions

What is Roya Garakani's NPI number?

Roya Garakani's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1740818574, issued on Mar 28, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Roya Garakani located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1600 S Andrews Ave, Fort Lauderdale, FL, 33316. Phone: (954) 459-2091. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Roya Garakani's license?

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 Roya Garakani prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Roya Garakani had 1,075 Medicare Part D claims for 506 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.