Vasant B. Khachane, MD
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Hamden, CT
Vasant B. Khachane, MD is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Hamden, Connecticut, and NPI 1235177767, issued on Jun 4, 2006. Check the license (Connecticut 16376, as entered in NPPES) on the Connecticut Medical Examining Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Vasant B. Khachane
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
- License number
- 16376 CT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2200 Whitney Ave, Hamden, CT 06518
- Phone
- (203) 407-2500
- Enumerated
- Jun 4, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 1, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (203) 407-2500
- Medicaid ID
- 1163765 CT
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20091009000088); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Vasant B. Khachane in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersConnecticut Medical Examining Board
Search for license 16376Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
54% more Medicare Part D claims than the average thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician in 2024
156 Medicare Part D claims for 40 beneficiaries, against an average of 101 among the 2,587 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Clopidogrel38 claims
- Furosemide15 claims
- Warfarin Sodium15 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium12 claims
- Xarelto11 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 94.2 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $43.06
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC. The 4,047 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,828.84 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
- Heartcare Associates OF Connecticut, LLCHamden, CT
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Vasant B. Khachane among 79 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Connecticut
Vasant B. Khachane, MD is one of 79 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in Connecticut. 73% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 19% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 19% of these records are older, 49% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated1963 · median 1998 among the 48 with a school on file
- Record last updated2013 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208G00000X and a Connecticut practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in Connecticut
There are 79 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Connecticut.
All 79 in Connecticut → Every provider in Hamden → Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician nationwide →
The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Charles Beckman, M.D.New Haven, CT 065191780666800
- Frank Detterbeck, MDNew Haven, CT 065191730160417
- Andrew Dhanasopon, M.D.New Haven, CT 065191245472042
- John Elefteriades, MDNew Haven, CT 065191699756031
- Markus Krane, MDNew Haven, CT 065191245988674
- Fabio Ramponi, MDNew Haven, CT 065191154064079
- Prashanth Vallabhajosyula, MD, MSNew Haven, CT 065191730167404
- Daniel Boffa, M.D.New Haven, CT 065201538374962
Common questions
What is Vasant B. Khachane, MD's NPI number?
Vasant B. Khachane, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1235177767, issued on Jun 4, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Vasant B. Khachane, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2200 Whitney Ave, Hamden, CT, 06518. Phone: (203) 407-2500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Vasant B. Khachane, MD's license?
NPPES lists Connecticut license number 16376, as entered by the provider. Search the Connecticut Medical Examining Board at https://www.elicense.ct.gov/Lookup/LicenseLookup.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Vasant B. Khachane, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Vasant B. Khachane, MD had 156 Medicare Part D claims for 40 beneficiaries; the average among thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician prescribers was 101. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Vasant B. Khachane, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 94.2 of 100. 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.