NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Sai B. Gandham, M.D.

Ophthalmology Physician · Slingerlands, NY

Sai B. Gandham, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Slingerlands, New York, and NPI 1922007038, issued on Jul 20, 2005. Check the license (New York 207325, 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 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1922007038
Name
Sai B. Gandham
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
License number
207325 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1220 New Scotland RD, Slingerlands, NY 12159
Phone
(518) 533-6565
Enumerated
Jul 20, 2005
Record last updated
Oct 24, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(518) 533-6567
Medicaid ID
01752872 NY
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20050929000311); accepts 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 1220 New Scotland RD

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

  1. Veronica Armbruster, FNPPediatric Adolescent Medicine Physician1285676684
  2. Alecia Bauer-Sears, MS, CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1245653096
  3. Paul Beer, M.D.Ophthalmology Physician1891794921
  4. Michael Belin, M.D.Ophthalmology Physician1205838125
  5. Pawan Bhatnagar, M.D.Retina Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician1821057233
  6. Ravneet Bhullar, M.D.Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician1053464503

Verify Sai B. Gandham 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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87% more Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024

2,833 Medicare Part D claims for 458 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 27% of claims.

  1. Sai Gandham2,833
  2. Specialty average1,518

Most prescribed

  1. Latanoprost582 claims
  2. Timolol Maleate444 claims
  3. Dorzolamide-Timolol432 claims
  4. Brimonidine Tartrate248 claims
  5. Lumigan167 claims
  6. Dorzolamide Hcl150 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): 76.7 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score78.0
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%61.0
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%74.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $321.87

12 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. 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. Sai Gandham$321.87
  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. Albany Medical CollegeAlbany, NY

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

Sai B. Gandham among 1,822 ophthalmology physician records in New York

Sai B. Gandham, M.D. is one of 1,822 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in New York. 79% 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, 84% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • Graduated1982 · median 1995 among the 1,215 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2007 · 71% 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 York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

11 ophthalmology physician records list a practice address in Slingerlands

They are 11 of the 190 NPPES records with a practice address in Slingerlands, and 1,822 ophthalmology physician records in New York.

The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Vishnu Adi, DOSlingerlands, NY 121591992447015
  2. Paul Beer, M.D.Slingerlands, NY 121591891794921
  3. Michael Belin, M.D.Slingerlands, NY 121591205838125
  4. Valerie Chen, MDSlingerlands, NY 121591750624987
  5. Philip Conkling, MDSlingerlands, NY 121591689202525
  6. Martin Kaback, M.D.Slingerlands, NY 121591811940042
  7. Dale Meyer, MDSlingerlands, NY 121591093775116
  8. Robert Schultze, M.D.Slingerlands, NY 121591417933540

Common questions

What is Sai B. Gandham, M.D.'s NPI number?

Sai B. Gandham, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1922007038, issued on Jul 20, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Sai B. Gandham, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1220 New Scotland RD, Slingerlands, NY, 12159. Phone: (518) 533-6565. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Sai B. Gandham, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists New York license number 207325, 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 Sai B. Gandham, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Sai B. Gandham, M.D. had 2,833 Medicare Part D claims for 458 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Sai B. Gandham, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 76.7 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.

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