Vinita Sehgal, MD
Nephrology Physician · New York, NY
Vinita Sehgal, MD is a nephrology physician with a practice address in New York, New York, and NPI 1588672380, issued on Aug 4, 2006. Check the license (New York 191563, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Vinita Sehgal
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License number
- 191563 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5 E 98TH St, New York, NY 10029
- Phone
- (212) 987-3100
- Enumerated
- Aug 4, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 27, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (212) 731-5220
- Medicaid ID
- 01704663 NY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070726000593); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Yale University School Of Medicine, 1990
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 5 E 98TH St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Vinita Sehgal in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
Search for license 191563Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
65% more Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024
2,416 Medicare Part D claims for 218 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 14 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Prednisone201 claims
- Tamsulosin Hcl198 claims
- Famotidine120 claims
- Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim117 claims
- Tacrolimus106 claims
- Nifedipine Er98 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Icahn School OF Medicine AT Mount SinaiHewlett, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Vinita Sehgal among 1,049 nephrology physician records in New York
Vinita Sehgal, MD is one of 1,049 nephrology physician records with a practice address in New York. 85% 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 11% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 11% of these records are older, 47% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 73% of these records are
- Graduated1990 · median 1999 among the 764 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 64% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RN0300X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Nephrology Physician providers in New York
There are 1,049 nephrology physician records in New York.
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- Rajeev Rohatgi, MDNew York, NY 100291932128949
- Michael Ross, MDNew York, NY 100291851321368
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- Martin Sedlacek, M.D.New York, NY 100291063455277
Common questions
What is Vinita Sehgal, MD's NPI number?
Vinita Sehgal, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1588672380, issued on Aug 4, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Vinita Sehgal, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5 E 98TH St, New York, NY, 10029. Phone: (212) 987-3100. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Vinita Sehgal, MD's license?
NPPES lists New York license number 191563, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Vinita Sehgal, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Vinita Sehgal, MD had 2,416 Medicare Part D claims for 218 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. 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.