Suraj I. Sookhu
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Jamaica, NY
Suraj I. Sookhu is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Jamaica, New York, and NPI 1104125947, issued on Mar 18, 2011. Check the license (New York 268593, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Suraj I. Sookhu
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License number
- 268593 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 14845 87TH RD, Jamaica, NY 11435
- Phone
- (718) 739-8807
- Enumerated
- Mar 18, 2011
- Record last updated
- Apr 4, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20160523000395); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Suraj I. Sookhu in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
Search for license 268593Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
44% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
1,738 Medicare Part D claims for 191 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 22 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Metoprolol Succinate124 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium107 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate95 claims
- Losartan Potassium85 claims
- Eliquis83 claims
- Furosemide80 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): 89.5 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: $827.46
21 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 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
- Briarwood Medical Practice PCJamaica, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Suraj I. Sookhu among 2,583 cardiovascular disease physician records in New York
Suraj I. Sookhu is one of 2,583 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in New York. 87% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 79% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 79% of these records are older, 19% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 73% of these records are
- Graduated2011 · median 1998 among the 1,896 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 64% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in New York
There are 2,583 cardiovascular disease physician records in New York.
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The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Kenneth Lerrick, M.D.Jamaica, NY 114351588621395
- Sanjiv Bakshi, MDJamaica, NY 114321083710065
- Melanie Baldwin, MDQueens, NY 114321841459005
- Christina DookhanQueens, NY 114321518305309
- Leon Eisikowitz, M.D.Jamaica, NY 114321285790758
- Choudhury Hasan, M.D FACC, FCCP,FSACIJamaica, NY 114321780661009
- Robbin Moisa, MDJamaica, NY 114321740693662
- Farshid Radparvar, MDJamaica, NY 114321366537656
Common questions
What is Suraj I. Sookhu's NPI number?
Suraj I. Sookhu's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1104125947, issued on Mar 18, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Suraj I. Sookhu located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 14845 87TH RD, Jamaica, NY, 11435. Phone: (718) 739-8807. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Suraj I. Sookhu's license?
NPPES lists New York license number 268593, 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 Suraj I. Sookhu prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Suraj I. Sookhu had 1,738 Medicare Part D claims for 191 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Suraj I. Sookhu's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 89.5 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.