Vaitheeswaran Ganesa Lalgudi, MD
Cornea and External Diseases Specialist Physician · Buffalo, NY
Vaitheeswaran Ganesa Lalgudi, MD is a cornea and external diseases specialist physician with a practice address in Buffalo, New York, and NPI 1093424715, issued on Nov 21, 2022. Check the license (New York 319074, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Vaitheeswaran Ganesa Lalgudi
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Cornea and External Diseases Specialist Physician 207WX0120X
- License number
- 319074 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1176 Main St, Buffalo, NY 14209
- Phone
- (716) 881-7916
- Enumerated
- Nov 21, 2022
- Record last updated
- Nov 21, 2022
- Fax
- (716) 887-2991
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230207002491); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1176 Main St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Dmitriy BelousStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1447947858
- Drew CurrieOptician1861744864
- Avani Dave, OD, FAAOCorneal and Contact Management Optometrist1285157966
- Natasha Gautam, M.D.Glaucoma Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician1275117459
- Catherine JohnsonStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1194576322
- John Lillvis, M.D.Ophthalmology Physician1558625293
Verify Vaitheeswaran Ganesa Lalgudi 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 319074Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average cornea and external diseases specialist physician in 2024
2,965 Medicare Part D claims for 557 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,263 among the 330 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 39% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Prednisolone Acetate803 claims
- Ketorolac Tromethamine410 claims
- Moxifloxacin326 claims
- Ofloxacin319 claims
- Erythromycin218 claims
- Miebo106 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: $343.36
8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. The 284 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,109.37 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
- University Ophthalmology Services IncBuffalo, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Vaitheeswaran Ganesa Lalgudi among 29 cornea and external diseases specialist physician records in New York
Vaitheeswaran Ganesa Lalgudi, MD is one of 29 cornea and external diseases specialist physician records with a practice address in New York. 93% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2022, is newer than 97% of them.
- NPI issued2022 · 97% of these records are older, 0% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 93% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 90% of these records are
- Graduated2013 · median 2009 among the 26 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 14% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207WX0120X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Cornea and External Diseases Specialist Physician providers in New York
There are 29 cornea and external diseases specialist physician records in New York.
All 29 in New York → Every provider in Buffalo → Cornea and External Diseases Specialist Physician nationwide →
The 8 cornea and external diseases specialist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Esteban Santiago, MDRochester, NY 146421295307858
- Arthur Coli, MDSyracuse, NY 132141558456707
- Stephen Spitzer, MDSyracuse, NY 132141669456349
- Adam Chubak, M.D.Poughkeepsie, NY 126031427477256
- Milanka Stevanovic, MDSlingerlands, NY 121591063090066
- Jamie Nord, MDLevittown, NY 117561033670823
- Sahas NarainRockville Ctr, NY 115701346773041
- Neelofar Ghaznawi, M.D.Elmhurst, NY 113731184814048
Common questions
What is Vaitheeswaran Ganesa Lalgudi, MD's NPI number?
Vaitheeswaran Ganesa Lalgudi, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1093424715, issued on Nov 21, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Vaitheeswaran Ganesa Lalgudi, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1176 Main St, Buffalo, NY, 14209. Phone: (716) 881-7916. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Vaitheeswaran Ganesa Lalgudi, MD's license?
NPPES lists New York license number 319074, 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 Vaitheeswaran Ganesa Lalgudi, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Vaitheeswaran Ganesa Lalgudi, MD had 2,965 Medicare Part D claims for 557 beneficiaries; the average among cornea and external diseases specialist physician prescribers was 1,263. 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.