NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Vinay Badhwar, MD

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Morgantown, WV

Vinay Badhwar, MD is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Morgantown, West Virginia, and NPI 1467426718, issued on Feb 14, 2006. Check the license (West Virginia 27008, as entered in NPPES) on the West Virginia Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1467426718
Name
Vinay Badhwar
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
License numbers
27008 WV
ME85670 FL
MD444207 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1 Medical Center Drive, Morgantown, WV 26506
Phone
(304) 598-4800
Enumerated
Feb 14, 2006
Record last updated
Apr 8, 2022
Medicaid ID
265720100 FL
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20160726001132); 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 1 Medical Center Drive

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

  1. Jame Abraham, M.D.Hematology & Oncology Physician1992723654
  2. Adeem Akbar, M.D.Nephrology Physician1790929867
  3. Sana Akbar, M.D.Nephrology Physician1245474303
  4. Faraz Alam, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1609133834
  5. Dennis Allen, M.D.Anesthesiology Physician1154307379
  6. Muhammad Alvi, M.D.Neurology Physician1629396478

Verify Vinay Badhwar in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWest Virginia Board of Medicine
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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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The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 94.1 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 score78.5
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

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

Industry payments in 2024: $82.00

3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 4,047 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,828.84 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Vinay Badhwar$82.00
  2. Specialty average$7,828.84

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. West Virginia University Medical CorporationMorgantown, WV

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

Vinay Badhwar among 36 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in West Virginia

Vinay Badhwar, MD is one of 36 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in West Virginia. 72% 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 14% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 14% of these records are older, 36% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
  • Graduated1993 · median 1998 among the 23 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 42% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208G00000X and a West Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in West Virginia

There are 36 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in West Virginia.

The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Ali Darehzereshki, MDMorgantown, WV 265061124468079
  2. Robert Gustafson, M.D.Morgantown, WV 265061720185101
  3. Jeremiah Hayanga, MD, MPHMorgantown, WV 265061285757781
  4. Jason Lamb, MDMorgantown, WV 265061215913538
  5. Samantha Minc, M.D.Morgantown, WV 265061508048372
  6. Kelsey Musgrove, MDMorgantown, WV 265061588011829
  7. Olusola Oduntan, MDMorgantown, WV 265061174592125
  8. James Rankin, MDMorgantown, WV 265061386675122

Common questions

What is Vinay Badhwar, MD's NPI number?

Vinay Badhwar, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1467426718, issued on Feb 14, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Vinay Badhwar, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1 Medical Center Drive, Morgantown, WV, 26506. Phone: (304) 598-4800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Vinay Badhwar, MD's license?

NPPES lists West Virginia license number 27008, as entered by the provider. Search the West Virginia Board of Medicine at https://wvbom.wv.gov/public/search/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

What is Vinay Badhwar, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 94.1 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.