Vasantha Murthy, M.D.
Specialist · New York, NY
Vasantha Murthy, M.D. is a specialist with a practice address in New York, New York, and NPI 1144294786, issued on Feb 13, 2006. Check the license (New York 148006, as entered in NPPES) with the New York board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Vasantha Murthy
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Specialist 174400000X
- License number
- 148006 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 820 2ND Ave, New York, NY 10017
- Phone
- (212) 986-0140
- Enumerated
- Feb 13, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 9, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (212) 986-0160
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Vasantha Murthy in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich New York board licenses this profession
Search for license 148006Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
99% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average specialist in 2024
17 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 1,380 among the 8,233 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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.
Vasantha Murthy among 22,636 specialist records in New York
Vasantha Murthy, M.D. is one of 22,636 specialist records with a practice address in New York. 6% 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 1% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 1% of these records are older, 92% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 6% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 4% of these records are
- Record last updated2009 · 73% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 174400000X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
1,896 specialist records list a practice address in New York
They are 1,896 of the 98,468 NPPES records with a practice address in New York, and 22,636 specialist records in New York.
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Common questions
What is Vasantha Murthy, M.D.'s NPI number?
Vasantha Murthy, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1144294786, issued on Feb 13, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Vasantha Murthy, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 820 2ND Ave, New York, NY, 10017. Phone: (212) 986-0140. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Vasantha Murthy, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists New York license number 148006, as entered by the provider. Search the New York board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Vasantha Murthy, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Vasantha Murthy, M.D. had 17 Medicare Part D claims; the average among specialist prescribers was 1,380. 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.