NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Sudhinder Koushik, MD

Ophthalmology Physician · San Jose, CA

Sudhinder Koushik, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in San Jose, California, and NPI 1336700863, issued on Jun 25, 2019. Check the license on the Medical Board of California; 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
1336700863
Name
Sudhinder Koushik
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
License numbers
2020013957 MO
2019021888 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
606 Saratoga Ave, San Jose, CA 95129
Phone
(408) 984-1010
Enumerated
Jun 25, 2019
Record last updated
Jul 7, 2026
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
Download card Updates feed

Also registered at 606 Saratoga Ave

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

  1. Craig Bindi, MDOphthalmology Physician1689794992
  2. Gary Kawesch, M.D.Ophthalmology Physician1497875025

Verify Sudhinder Koushik in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of CaliforniaCheck 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
Open the California license search

PlainDoctor does not match the HHS-OIG exclusion list to individual records: most entries carry no NPI. Search the OIG exclusion list by name.

Is this page about you? You can ask us to correct, restrict or remove it: how.

96% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024

55 Medicare Part D claims for 28 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 35% of claims.

  1. Sudhinder Koushik55
  2. Specialty average1,518

Most prescribed

  1. Latanoprost11 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): 91 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 score92.9
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%83.6
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%92.0
  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: $900.80

19 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Carl Zeiss Meditec USA, 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. Sudhinder Koushik$900.80
  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.

Sudhinder Koushik among 2,899 ophthalmology physician records in California

Sudhinder Koushik, MD is one of 2,899 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in California. 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 2019, is newer than 92% of them.

  • NPI issued2019 · 92% of these records are older, 6% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 66% of these records are
  • Record last updated2026 · 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 California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Ophthalmology Physician providers in California

There are 2,899 ophthalmology physician records in California.

The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Craig Bindi, MDSan Jose, CA 951291689794992
  2. Gary Kawesch, M.D.San Jose, CA 951291497875025
  3. Hamid Sajjadi, M.D.San Jose, CA 951291013020817
  4. Bart Carey, MDSan Jose, CA 951281932218740
  5. Ho Sun Choi, M.D.San Jose, CA 951281053579169
  6. Joseph Eliason, MDSan Jose, CA 951281912095167
  7. Nicholas Faberowski, MDSan Jose, CA 951281073536157
  8. Ray Gariano, MDSan Jose, CA 951281336220433

Common questions

What is Sudhinder Koushik, MD's NPI number?

Sudhinder Koushik, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1336700863, issued on Jun 25, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Sudhinder Koushik, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 606 Saratoga Ave, San Jose, CA, 95129. Phone: (408) 984-1010. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Sudhinder Koushik, MD's license?

Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Sudhinder Koushik, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Sudhinder Koushik, MD had 55 Medicare Part D claims for 28 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Sudhinder Koushik, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 91 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.