Vandana Badlani, MD
Ophthalmology Physician in Chicago, Illinois. This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 22,090 in Ophthalmology Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File, 2023
What the federal data shows
Vandana Badlani, MD filed 907 Medicare Part D claims in 2023 as a Ophthalmology Physician in Chicago, Illinois, prescribing 64% generic.
- 907
- Part D claims, 2023
- 64%
- generic prescribing
- $348.1
- industry payments (Sunshine Act)
Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.
Vandana Badlani, MD's Medicare Part D volume vs every U.S. prescriber
Total Medicare Part D claims, 2023, across all CMS prescribers nationally
907 Top 25% higher than 75% of 1,370,886 prescribers
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more prescribers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File · 2023
Vandana Badlani, MD practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty but we don't have enough CMS-participation signals to confirm active board-certified status. Consult CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).
What does the federal data show about Vandana Badlani, MD?
Quality data not reportedPrimary specialty
Medicare Part D claims
Specialty distribution in Illinois
How Ophthalmology Physician compares to other specialties among Illinois providers
Largest specialties in Illinois (% of in-state providers)
Ophthalmology Physician ranks #46 among Illinois's specialties (0.4% of in-state providers)
Each bar is a specialty's share of the Illinois provider total, by primary NUCC taxonomy. The highlighted bar is Ophthalmology Physician; the long tail of smaller specialties is omitted for legibility.
Board certification
Not published by CMS
CMS does not publish a per-provider board-certification field in NPPES. PlainDoctor does not have a reliable per-specialty certification rate to show for Ophthalmology Physician. Verify directly:
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).
Vandana Badlani, MD appears in the CMS NPPES registry as a Ophthalmology Physician provider holding MD credentials at 2266 N LINCOLN AVE LOWR LEVEL, Chicago, IL, 60614, with a listed phone of (773) 883-3953. NPI 1427068352 was issued on 08/09/2006. Because NPPES data is self-reported by the provider and refreshed monthly, the address, phone, and specialty reflect what Badlani most recently submitted to CMS rather than a vetted directory listing, which is why patients should always confirm the practice is still at this location before scheduling.
Medicare Part D records for calendar year 2023 show 907 prescription claims written by this provider, covering 170 Medicare beneficiaries and totaling roughly $40K in drug spend, split 36% brand-name and 64% generic by claim count. These figures capture only Medicare Part D, commercial insurance, Medicaid, and cash-pay prescriptions are not included, and any drug-beneficiary cell under 11 is suppressed by CMS for patient privacy.
Ophthalmology Physician is a mid-sized specialty nationwide, with 22,090 enrolled providers across 56 states and an average of 1,420 Part D claims per prescriber, so the context for interpreting these metrics differs meaningfully from a primary-care baseline. Important: PlainDoctor is a directory of publicly available government data, not medical advice, a malpractice database, or a quality rating. Inclusion here does not imply a recommendation, and absence of complaints or sanctions on this page does not mean none exist, always verify credentials through the NPPES NPI Registry, your state medical board, and the ABMS or AOA before making healthcare decisions.
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1427068352 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Ophthalmology Physician |
| Credentials | MD |
| Gender | Female |
| NPI Issued | 08/09/2006 |
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How we sourced this profile
Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data
The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Vandana Badlani, MD. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
Total received
$348
Largest payer
NEW WORLD MEDICAL,INC.
Most common payment type
Food and Beverage
Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.
License & disciplinary context - Illinois IDFPR 2023 annual report
Aggregate state board data only, NOT a determination of any individual provider's status. The figures below describe statewide disciplinary activity across all ~42K Illinois medical licensees in 2023 - they are NOT specific to Vandana Badlani, MD. To verify Vandana Badlani, MD's current license status, search the IDFPR public license lookup directly, or check the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) verification service.
IDFPR publishes annual disciplinary statistics as part of public-record reporting under each state's Administrative Procedure Act. See the full breakdown by action type and year on the Illinois disciplinary trends page. Cross-checked against FSMB U.S. Medical Regulatory Trends.
Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Above average
36% brand-name claims vs 64% generic, on 907 2023 Medicare Part D claims.
The federal Medicare Part D Generic Dispensing Rate national benchmark sits near 90% generic / 10% brand for primary-care prescribers, per CMS Office of the Actuary 2024 estimates. Higher brand share is common in specialty prescribing where generic equivalents are not available.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2023.
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 1,251
- Total Day Supply
- 33,556
- Brand vs Generic
- 36% brand / 64% generic
- Brand Drug Cost
- $26K
- Generic Drug Cost
- $14K
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 72.4 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 1.63
- Gender Split
- 57% female / 43% male
- Age Distribution
- <65: 27, 65-74: 72, 75-84: 52, 85+: 19
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2023. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
What Vandana Badlani, MD prescribes most
Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2023
- Latanoprost
Latanoprost
342 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate
Brimonidine Tartrate
160 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate 86
Prednisolone Acetate
86 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol 80
Dorzolamide-Timolol
80 claims
- Timolol Maleate 42
Timolol Maleate
42 claims
- Ketorolac Trometha… 36
Ketorolac Tromethamine
36 claims
- Dorzolamide Hcl 33
Dorzolamide Hcl
33 claims
- Erythromycin 24
Erythromycin
24 claims
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Latanoprost | 342 |
| Brimonidine Tartrate | 160 |
| Prednisolone Acetate | 86 |
| Dorzolamide-Timolol Dorzolamide Hcl/Timolol Maleat | 80 |
| Timolol Maleate | 42 |
| Ketorolac Tromethamine | 36 |
| Dorzolamide Hcl | 33 |
| Erythromycin Erythromycin Base | 24 |
| Rhopressa Netarsudil Mesylate | 23 |
| Simbrinza Brinzolamide/Brimonidine Tart | 13 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
Ophthalmology Physician Overview
How Vandana Badlani, MD fits within the Ophthalmology Physician landscape nationally.
Vandana Badlani, MD's 907 claims are below the specialty average of 1,420.
Nearby Ophthalmology Physician Providers in Illinois
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Illinois, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Badlani.
Compare Ophthalmology Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →
Before you book an appointment
Use this federal record as your verification checklist, not as a recommendation.
- Confirm the NPI record is current in the official CMS registry, providers update their own NPPES details, and moves can lag. Verify this NPI
- Check the active license and any disciplinary history with the Illinois medical board, federal registration is not a license check. Credential verification guide
- Weigh a second option: compare this provider with a nearby Ophthalmology Physician peer on Medicare volume and prescribing patterns. Compare providers
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Data Sources
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Prescribing Data
- CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2023). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.
Data as of April 2026 (NPPES) / 2023 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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