NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Vikas Bhatia, M.D.

Cardiovascular Disease Physician · St Petersburg, FL

Vikas Bhatia, M.D. is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in St Petersburg, Florida, and NPI 1265661532, issued on Jul 8, 2009. Check the license (Florida ME125369, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; 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
1265661532
Name
Vikas Bhatia
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
License number
ME125369 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
5398 Park St N, St Petersburg, FL 33709
Phone
(727) 544-1441
Enumerated
Jul 8, 2009
Record last updated
Apr 12, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(727) 545-8263
Medicaid ID
015651000 FL
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20151002000523); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 5398 Park St N

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

  1. Ali Abdul Jabbar, MDInterventional Cardiology Physician1578729406
  2. Jose Codolosa, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1659570851
  3. John Finn, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1356334635
  4. Malay Gandhi, M.DClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Physician1487877346
  5. Mina Ghobrial, DOClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Physician1285059170
  6. Miguel Giannoni Delgado, M.D.Interventional Cardiology Physician1619124237

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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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7% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024

2,864 Medicare Part D claims for 510 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 23% of claims.

  1. Vikas Bhatia2,864
  2. Specialty average3,078

Most prescribed

  1. Eliquis434 claims
  2. Metoprolol Succinate252 claims
  3. Atorvastatin Calcium195 claims
  4. Losartan Potassium183 claims
  5. Metoprolol Tartrate168 claims
  6. Amlodipine Besylate138 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: $266.22

3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. 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.

  1. Vikas Bhatia$266.22
  2. Specialty average$3,819.56

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

  1. Bay Area Heart Center PASt Petersburg, FL
  2. Pinellas Ekg Interpreters IncSt Petersburg, FL

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

Vikas Bhatia among 1,946 cardiovascular disease physician records in Florida

Vikas Bhatia, M.D. 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 2009, is newer than 73% of them.

  • NPI issued2009 · 73% of these records are older, 24% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 86% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 73% of these records are
  • Graduated2008 · median 1995 among the 1,427 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2017 · 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.

The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Jose Codolosa, MDSt Petersburg, FL 337091659570851
  2. John Finn, MDSt Petersburg, FL 337091356334635
  3. Farhan Hooda, D.O.St Petersburg, FL 337091417382912
  4. Marek Mikulski, MDSt Petersburg, FL 337091861485120
  5. David Mokotoff, MDSt Petersburg, FL 337091720071004
  6. Brian Moss, D.O.St Petersburg, FL 337091902074800
  7. Usama Mukayed, MDSt Petersburg, FL 337091861428260
  8. Dipak Mukherjee, MDSt Petersburg, FL 337091124057476

Common questions

What is Vikas Bhatia, M.D.'s NPI number?

Vikas Bhatia, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1265661532, issued on Jul 8, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Vikas Bhatia, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5398 Park St N, St Petersburg, FL, 33709. Phone: (727) 544-1441. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Vikas Bhatia, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Florida license number ME125369, 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 Vikas Bhatia, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Vikas Bhatia, M.D. had 2,864 Medicare Part D claims for 510 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.