Viraj Sharad Lakdawala, MD
Emergency Medicine Physician · New York, NY
Viraj Sharad Lakdawala, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in New York, New York, and NPI 1053622365, issued on Jul 1, 2010. Check the license (New York 258879, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Viraj Sharad Lakdawala
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License numbers
- 258879 NY
A115752 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 462 1St Ave RM 345A, New York, NY 10016
- Phone
- (212) 562-6561
- Enumerated
- Jul 1, 2010
- Record last updated
- Feb 4, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20140620001675); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 462 1St Ave RM 345A
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Viraj Sharad Lakdawala 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 258879Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
72% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
63 Medicare Part D claims for 54 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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 2 group practices
- Interfaith Emergency Medicine PCBrooklyn, NY
- North Shore-Lij Medical PCNew York, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Viraj Sharad Lakdawala among 5,025 emergency medicine physician records in New York
Viraj Sharad Lakdawala, MD is one of 5,025 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in New York. 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 2010, is newer than 44% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 44% of these records are older, 53% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 86% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated2007 · median 2013 among the 3,232 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
1,075 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in New York
They are 1,075 of the 98,468 NPPES records with a practice address in New York, and 5,025 emergency medicine physician records in New York.
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Common questions
What is Viraj Sharad Lakdawala, MD's NPI number?
Viraj Sharad Lakdawala, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1053622365, issued on Jul 1, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Viraj Sharad Lakdawala, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 462 1St Ave RM 345A, New York, NY, 10016. Phone: (212) 562-6561. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Viraj Sharad Lakdawala, MD's license?
NPPES lists New York license number 258879, 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 Viraj Sharad Lakdawala, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Viraj Sharad Lakdawala, MD had 63 Medicare Part D claims for 54 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.