Vinnie Pooja Shah, M.D.
Ophthalmology Physician · Berkeley Heights, NJ
Vinnie Pooja Shah, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Berkeley Heights, New Jersey, and NPI 1992970578, issued on Apr 24, 2008. Check the license (New Jersey 25MA08916300, as entered in NPPES) on the New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Vinnie Pooja Shah
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License numbers
- 25MA08916300 NJ
053079 CT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1 Diamond Hill RD, Berkeley Heights, NJ 07922
- Phone
- (908) 277-8682
- Enumerated
- Apr 24, 2008
- Record last updated
- Dec 13, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (908) 277-8694
- Medicaid ID
- 004001665 CT
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170706001225); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Js Weill Medical College, Cornell University, 2007
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Vinnie Pooja Shah in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNew Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 25MA08916300Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
34% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
1,000 Medicare Part D claims for 295 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 33% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost312 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol95 claims
- Timolol Maleate65 claims
- Restasis50 claims
- Tobramycin-Dexamethasone48 claims
- Azelastine Hcl46 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: $242.04
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
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
- Summit Medical Group PABerkeley Heights, NJ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Vinnie Pooja Shah among 631 ophthalmology physician records in New Jersey
Vinnie Pooja Shah, M.D. is one of 631 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in New Jersey. 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 2008, is newer than 78% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 78% of these records are older, 19% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated2007 · median 1993 among the 454 with a school on file
- Record last updated2017 · 69% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a New Jersey practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in New Jersey
There are 631 ophthalmology physician records in New Jersey.
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- Monica Khalil, M.D.Berkeley Heights, NJ 079221740234491
- Vincent Giuseffi, M.D,Basking Ridge, NJ 079201760433973
- Caroline Moshel, MDBernardsville, NJ 079241114121340
- Effy Ojuok, MDBernardsville, NJ 079241013361229
- Mayumi Mori, M.D.Cedar Knolls, NJ 079271003819905
Common questions
What is Vinnie Pooja Shah, M.D.'s NPI number?
Vinnie Pooja Shah, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1992970578, issued on Apr 24, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Vinnie Pooja Shah, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1 Diamond Hill RD, Berkeley Heights, NJ, 07922. Phone: (908) 277-8682. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Vinnie Pooja Shah, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists New Jersey license number 25MA08916300, as entered by the provider. Search the New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners at https://newjersey.mylicense.com/verification/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Vinnie Pooja Shah, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Vinnie Pooja Shah, M.D. had 1,000 Medicare Part D claims for 295 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. 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.