NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Vikas Varma, MD

Specialist · Fresh Meadows, NY

Vikas Varma, MD is a specialist with a practice address in Fresh Meadows, New York, and NPI 1306870720, issued on Jul 10, 2006. Check the license (New York 203454, as entered in NPPES) with the New York board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1306870720
Name
Vikas Varma
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Specialist 174400000X
License number
203454 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
16408 65TH Ave, Fresh Meadows, NY 11365
Phone
(718) 460-1111
Enumerated
Jul 10, 2006
Record last updated
Nov 28, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(718) 460-5111
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20080919000496); 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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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich New York board licenses this profession
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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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8.8 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average specialist in 2024

12,118 Medicare Part D claims for 1,335 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,380 among the 8,233 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 5% of claims. 3,488 claims were for opioids.

  1. Vikas Varma12,118
  2. Specialty average1,380

Most prescribed

  1. Gabapentin1,673 claims
  2. Oxycodone-Acetaminophen1,599 claims
  3. Oxycodone Hcl1,209 claims
  4. Donepezil Hcl784 claims
  5. Tizanidine Hcl737 claims
  6. Meloxicam452 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 0 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score0.0
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  4. Improvement activities0 of 40 points · 15%0.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $1,658.23

61 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alphatec Spine, Inc. The 5,844 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,760.79 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Vikas Varma$1,658.23
  2. Specialty average$4,760.79

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Vikas Varma among 22,636 specialist records in New York

Vikas Varma, MD is one of 22,636 specialist records with a practice address in New York. 6% 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 1% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 1% of these records are older, 92% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 6% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 4% of these records are
  • Graduated1992 · median 1990 among the 943 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2011 · 73% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 174400000X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

184 specialist records list a practice address in Fresh Meadows

They are 184 of the 1,230 NPPES records with a practice address in Fresh Meadows, and 22,636 specialist records in New York.

The 8 specialist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Suzan BargeFresh Meadows, NY 113651134480221
  2. Tonya Boyce, M.S. EDFresh Meadows, NY 113651669762860
  3. Jennifer Carlos-RamalheteFresh Meadows, NY 113651932461753
  4. Kristina CicioFresh Meadows, NY 113651407118201
  5. Christina DiglioFresh Meadows, NY 113651720349657
  6. Julius Garvey, M.D.Fresh Meadows, NY 113651952415507
  7. Sherly Gaston-LeonardFresh Meadows, NY 113651013278019
  8. Natasha MemonFresh Meadows, NY 113651790046589

Common questions

What is Vikas Varma, MD's NPI number?

Vikas Varma, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1306870720, issued on Jul 10, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Vikas Varma, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 16408 65TH Ave, Fresh Meadows, NY, 11365. Phone: (718) 460-1111. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Vikas Varma, MD's license?

NPPES lists New York license number 203454, as entered by the provider. Search the New York board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Vikas Varma, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Vikas Varma, MD had 12,118 Medicare Part D claims for 1,335 beneficiaries; the average among specialist prescribers was 1,380. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Vikas Varma, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 0 of 100. 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.