NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Vijaya Lakshmi Avija, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · Phoenix, AZ

Vijaya Lakshmi Avija, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Phoenix, Arizona, and NPI 1659536704, issued on Jul 28, 2008. Check the license (Arizona 40309, as entered in NPPES) on the Arizona Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1659536704
Name
Vijaya Lakshmi Avija
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
40309 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4530 E Muirwood Dr, Phoenix, AZ 85048
Phone
(480) 961-2303
Enumerated
Jul 28, 2008
Record last updated
Oct 12, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(480) 961-2306
Medicaid ID
368772 AZ
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20080923000841); accepts Medicare assignment
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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Also registered at 4530 E Muirwood Dr

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Faraz Alam, MDInternal Medicine Physician1336100478
  2. Basel Alebrahim, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1205094935
  3. Collins Appiah, MDInternal Medicine Physician1902069768
  4. Tanya BegellBehavior Technician1144738246
  5. Tyler BerschelBehavior Technician1285474262
  6. Pooja Bhardwaja, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1285621128

Verify Vijaya Lakshmi Avija in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArizona Medical Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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92% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

250 Medicare Part D claims for 141 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 21 claims were for opioids.

  1. Vijaya Avija250
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Cefdinir20 claims
  2. Atorvastatin Calcium12 claims
  3. Pantoprazole Sodium12 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: $10.57

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Zoll Services LLC (a/k/a Zoll LifeCor Corp). 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.

  1. Vijaya Avija$10.57
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

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. Aia Hospitalists LLCPhoenix, AZ

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

Vijaya Lakshmi Avija among 2,853 internal medicine physician records in Arizona

Vijaya Lakshmi Avija, MD is one of 2,853 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Arizona. 75% 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 53% of them.

  • NPI issued2008 · 53% of these records are older, 43% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
  • Graduated2001 · median 2003 among the 1,643 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2012 · 51% 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 Arizona practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

695 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Phoenix

They are 695 of the 31,399 NPPES records with a practice address in Phoenix, and 2,853 internal medicine physician records in Arizona.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Pooja Bhardwaja, M.D.Phoenix, AZ 850481285621128
  2. Nicholas Caputo, D.O.Phoenix, AZ 850481609867829
  3. Connie Chan, MDPhoenix, AZ 850481740252584
  4. Sai Lakshmi Chandran, MDPhoenix, AZ 850481437123593
  5. Rajan Gaur, M.D.Phoenix, AZ 850481720047590
  6. Edouard Mouaikel, M.D.Phoenix, AZ 850481134120892
  7. Michael Pang, M.D.Phoenix, AZ 850481033105200
  8. Norberto Perez, D.O.Phoenix, AZ 850481083600167

Common questions

What is Vijaya Lakshmi Avija, MD's NPI number?

Vijaya Lakshmi Avija, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1659536704, issued on Jul 28, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Vijaya Lakshmi Avija, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4530 E Muirwood Dr, Phoenix, AZ, 85048. Phone: (480) 961-2303. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Vijaya Lakshmi Avija, MD's license?

NPPES lists Arizona license number 40309, as entered by the provider. Search the Arizona Medical Board at https://www.azmd.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Vijaya Lakshmi Avija, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Vijaya Lakshmi Avija, MD had 250 Medicare Part D claims for 141 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.