Vijay N. Raja, MD
Interventional Cardiology Physician · Little Rock, AR
Vijay N. Raja, MD is an interventional cardiology physician with a practice address in Little Rock, Arkansas, and NPI 1265691976, issued on Jun 6, 2008. Check the license (Arkansas E9263, as entered in NPPES) on the Arkansas State Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Vijay N. Raja
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Interventional Cardiology Physician 207RI0011X
- License number
- E9263 AR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 7 Shackleford West Blvd, Little Rock, AR 72211
- Phone
- (501) 664-5860
- Enumerated
- Jun 6, 2008
- Record last updated
- Apr 11, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20150916001083); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Tulane University School Of Medicine, 2008
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 7 Shackleford West Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Vijay N. Raja in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArkansas State Medical Board
Search for license E9263Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average interventional cardiology physician in 2024
11,186 Medicare Part D claims for 1,325 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,179 among the 6,605 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Carvedilol866 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate840 claims
- Clopidogrel738 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate637 claims
- Eliquis568 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium527 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): 100 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: $29,398.31
96 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was ShockWave Medical, Inc. The 6,394 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,062.29 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 2 group practices
- Arkansas Heart Hospital LLCLittle Rock, AR
- Arkansas Heart Hospital Rural Health Services, LLCDanville, AR
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Vijay N. Raja among 92 interventional cardiology physician records in Arkansas
Vijay N. Raja, MD is one of 92 interventional cardiology physician records with a practice address in Arkansas. 93% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 51% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 51% of these records are older, 41% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 93% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 87% of these records are
- Graduated2008 · median 2007 among the 80 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 47% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RI0011X and a Arkansas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Interventional Cardiology Physician providers in Arkansas
There are 92 interventional cardiology physician records in Arkansas.
All 92 in Arkansas → Every provider in Little Rock → Interventional Cardiology Physician nationwide →
The 8 interventional cardiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Nureddin Almaddah, MDLittle Rock, AR 722111467891705
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- Vasili Lendel, MDLittle Rock, AR 722111720104516
- Hamza Rayes, MD,FACC,RPVI,CBCCTLittle Rock, AR 722111356750624
- Abdel Rahman Al Emam, MDLittle Rock, AR 722051679875017
- Malek Al-Hawwas, M.D.Little Rock, AR 722051093980526
- Subhi Alaref, M.D.Little Rock, AR 722051528227667
- Mahesh Anantha Narayanan, MDLittle Rock, AR 722051154763449
Common questions
What is Vijay N. Raja, MD's NPI number?
Vijay N. Raja, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1265691976, issued on Jun 6, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Vijay N. Raja, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7 Shackleford West Blvd, Little Rock, AR, 72211. Phone: (501) 664-5860. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Vijay N. Raja, MD's license?
NPPES lists Arkansas license number E9263, as entered by the provider. Search the Arkansas State Medical Board at https://armedicalboard.adh.arkansas.gov/public/verify/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Vijay N. Raja, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Vijay N. Raja, MD had 11,186 Medicare Part D claims for 1,325 beneficiaries; the average among interventional cardiology physician prescribers was 3,179. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Vijay N. Raja, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 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.