Vijay K. Vakharia, MD
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Plantation, FL
Vijay K. Vakharia, MD is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Plantation, Florida, and NPI 1144322181, issued on Sep 1, 2006. Check the license (Florida ME0042265, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Vijay K. Vakharia
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License number
- ME0042265 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 201 SW 84TH Ave, Plantation, FL 33324
- Phone
- (954) 747-7373
- Enumerated
- Sep 1, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 20, 2024
- Fax
- (954) 741-1567
- Medicaid ID
- 042572900 FL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100312000469); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Vijay K. Vakharia in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license ME0042265Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
64% more Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
5,048 Medicare Part D claims for 550 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 46 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Losartan Potassium323 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium314 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate207 claims
- Furosemide175 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate169 claims
- Eliquis164 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: $227.47
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Pharming Healthcare, Inc. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 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
- Ekg And Echo Readers IncPlantation, FL
- Vijay Vakharia MD PAPlantation, FL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Vijay K. Vakharia among 1,946 cardiovascular disease physician records in Florida
Vijay K. Vakharia, MD is one of 1,946 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in Florida. 86% 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 21% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 21% of these records are older, 38% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 86% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 73% of these records are
- Graduated1979 · median 1995 among the 1,427 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 52% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in Florida
There are 1,946 cardiovascular disease physician records in Florida.
All 1,946 in Florida → Every provider in Plantation → Cardiovascular Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Ivan Ayala, MDPlantation, FL 333241497830897
- Mohamed Behairy, MDPlantation, FL 333241942254164
- Fernando Fandino-Sende, M.D.Plantation, FL 333241285692293
- Hilaire Fernandes, MDPlantation, FL 333241235102476
- Yusoof Hamuth, MDPlantation, FL 333241174558829
- Craig Hostig, MDPlantation, FL 333241134114226
- Jared Lechtenstein, D.O.Plantation, FL 333241912922469
- Owen Peller, MDPlantation, FL 333241881665461
Common questions
What is Vijay K. Vakharia, MD's NPI number?
Vijay K. Vakharia, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1144322181, issued on Sep 1, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Vijay K. Vakharia, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 201 SW 84TH Ave, Plantation, FL, 33324. Phone: (954) 747-7373. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Vijay K. Vakharia, MD's license?
NPPES lists Florida license number ME0042265, 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 K. Vakharia, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Vijay K. Vakharia, MD had 5,048 Medicare Part D claims for 550 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. 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.