Vigel Varkey, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Lockport, NY
Vigel Varkey, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Lockport, New York, and NPI 1659379691, issued on Jul 13, 2005. Check the license (New York 236906, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Vigel Varkey
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License numbers
- 236906 NY
ME96813 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6950 Transit Road, Lockport, NY 14094
- Phone
- (716) 656-4581
- Enumerated
- Jul 13, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jan 4, 2024
- Fax
- (716) 250-5931
- Medicaid ID
- 276717100 FL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060324000465); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Vigel Varkey 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 236906Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
7% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
3,408 Medicare Part D claims for 357 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims. 115 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate189 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium178 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium164 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium141 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate108 claims
- Losartan Potassium91 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): 87.1 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $64.06
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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
- Buffalo Medical Group, P.C.Lockport, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Vigel Varkey among 12,067 internal medicine physician records in New York
Vigel Varkey, M.D. is one of 12,067 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in New York. 79% 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, 92% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated2002 · median 2002 among the 7,221 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Internal Medicine Physician providers in New York
There are 12,067 internal medicine physician records in New York.
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The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Edgar Bassig, MDLockport, NY 140941205891306
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- Jasmeet Gill, M.D.Lockport, NY 140941275702300
- Gregory Jehrio, MDLockport, NY 140941033193339
- Colin McMahon, MDLockport, NY 140941427015650
- Ei Cho, M.B.,B.SLewiston, NY 140921962961045
- Robert Divencenzo, D.O.Lewiston, NY 140921467450833
- Yahya Hashmi, MDLewiston, NY 140921861433930
Common questions
What is Vigel Varkey, M.D.'s NPI number?
Vigel Varkey, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1659379691, issued on Jul 13, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Vigel Varkey, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6950 Transit Road, Lockport, NY, 14094. Phone: (716) 656-4581. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Vigel Varkey, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists New York license number 236906, 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 Vigel Varkey, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Vigel Varkey, M.D. had 3,408 Medicare Part D claims for 357 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Vigel Varkey, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 87.1 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.
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.