Vijay G. Hegde, M.D.
Psychiatry Physician · Clearwater, FL
Vijay G. Hegde, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Clearwater, Florida, and NPI 1821021122, issued on Jul 9, 2006. Check the license (Florida ME160567, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Vijay G. Hegde
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- ME160567 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 430 Morton Plant St Ste 402, Clearwater, FL 33756
- Phone
- (727) 461-8635
- Enumerated
- Jul 9, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 23, 2026
- Fax
- (727) 333-6038
- Medicaid ID
- 117531700 FL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230328000331); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Miami, Lm Miller School Of Medicine, 2003
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Vijay G. Hegde in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license ME160567Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
16% more Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
1,162 Medicare Part D claims for 290 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Memantine Hcl159 claims
- Donepezil Hcl142 claims
- Carbidopa-Levodopa134 claims
- Gabapentin87 claims
- Levetiracetam32 claims
- Pregabalin31 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $2,715.53
122 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 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
- Baycare Medical Group, Inc.Clearwater, FL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Vijay G. Hegde among 2,744 psychiatry physician records in Florida
Vijay G. Hegde, M.D. is one of 2,744 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Florida. 72% 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 7% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 61% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 47% of these records are
- Graduated2003 · median 2003 among the 1,283 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Psychiatry Physician providers in Florida
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Common questions
What is Vijay G. Hegde, M.D.'s NPI number?
Vijay G. Hegde, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1821021122, issued on Jul 9, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Vijay G. Hegde, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 430 Morton Plant St Ste 402, Clearwater, FL, 33756. Phone: (727) 461-8635. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Vijay G. Hegde, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Florida license number ME160567, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Vijay G. Hegde, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Vijay G. Hegde, M.D. had 1,162 Medicare Part D claims for 290 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.