NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Vickas Khemsara, MD

Ophthalmology Physician · Winston Salem, NC

Vickas Khemsara, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Winston Salem, North Carolina, and NPI 1477557023, issued on Jun 10, 2005. Check the license (North Carolina 01566, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1477557023
Name
Vickas Khemsara
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
License number
01566 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1710 South Hawthorne RD, Winston Salem, NC 27103
Phone
(336) 765-0960
Enumerated
Jun 10, 2005
Record last updated
Apr 6, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(336) 765-7453
Medicaid ID
5910540 NC
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20081223000387); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Texas Tech University Health Science Center School Of Medicine, 1997
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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4.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average ophthalmology physician in 2024

7,052 Medicare Part D claims for 1,584 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 40% of claims.

  1. Vickas Khemsara7,052
  2. Specialty average1,518

Most prescribed

  1. Latanoprost1,691 claims
  2. Prednisolone Acetate1,194 claims
  3. Timolol Maleate655 claims
  4. Ciprofloxacin Hcl590 claims
  5. Ketorolac Tromethamine580 claims
  6. Dorzolamide-Timolol455 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): 93.9 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score84.8
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%100.0
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $297.75

11 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Vickas Khemsara$297.75
  2. Specialty average$4,535.02

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

  1. Summit Eye Care PAWinston Salem, NC

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Vickas Khemsara among 688 ophthalmology physician records in North Carolina

Vickas Khemsara, MD is one of 688 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 82% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • Graduated1997 · median 2004 among the 463 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2010 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Ophthalmology Physician providers in North Carolina

There are 688 ophthalmology physician records in North Carolina.

The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Charles CampbellWinston Salem, NC 271031447318332
  2. Dan Gardner, MDWinston Salem, NC 271031306836622
  3. Robert Green, MDWinston Salem, NC 271031598725137
  4. Chanda Griessel, MDWinston Salem, NC 271031306856703
  5. Brian Kosobucki, M.D.Winston Salem, NC 271031366548174
  6. Frank Moya, M.D.Winston Salem, NC 271031023192911
  7. Stephen Nagy, M.D.Winston Salem, NC 271031538123161
  8. Charles Rice, M.D.Winston Salem, NC 271031538143037

Common questions

What is Vickas Khemsara, MD's NPI number?

Vickas Khemsara, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1477557023, issued on Jun 10, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Vickas Khemsara, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1710 South Hawthorne RD, Winston Salem, NC, 27103. Phone: (336) 765-0960. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Vickas Khemsara, MD's license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 01566, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Vickas Khemsara, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Vickas Khemsara, MD had 7,052 Medicare Part D claims for 1,584 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Vickas Khemsara, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 93.9 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.

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