Viral Girishchandra Gandhi, MD
Pulmonary Disease Physician · Albuquerque, NM
Viral Girishchandra Gandhi, MD is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and NPI 1811245970, issued on Aug 21, 2012. Check the license (New Mexico MD2018-0176, as entered in NPPES) on the New Mexico Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Viral Girishchandra Gandhi
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
- License number
- MD2018-0176 NM
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 500 Walter St NE Ste 501, Albuquerque, NM 87102
- Phone
- (505) 727-3170
- Enumerated
- Aug 21, 2012
- Record last updated
- Nov 18, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (505) 727-3171
- Medicaid ID
- 34354891 NM
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20180608000074); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 500 Walter St NE Ste 501
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Viral Girishchandra Gandhi in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNew Mexico Medical Board
Search for license MD2018-0176Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.9 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024
4,169 Medicare Part D claims for 636 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 58% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa791 claims
- Trelegy Ellipta391 claims
- Fluticasone-Salmeterol330 claims
- Montelukast Sodium329 claims
- Fluticasone Propionate320 claims
- Spiriva Respimat218 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): 97.6 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $8,537.04
85 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 8,806 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,159.88 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
- Southwest Medical Associates, LLCBrentwood, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Viral Girishchandra Gandhi among 62 pulmonary disease physician records in New Mexico
Viral Girishchandra Gandhi, MD is one of 62 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in New Mexico. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 73% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 73% of these records are older, 19% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated2010 · median 1999 among the 42 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RP1001X and a New Mexico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in New Mexico
There are 62 pulmonary disease physician records in New Mexico.
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The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Ronald Bronitsky, MDAlbuquerque, NM 871021689768053
- W. Gerald Brown, MDAlbuquerque, NM 871021205921384
- James Dean, D.O.Albuquerque, NM 871021891181491
- Ann Dehart, MDAlbuquerque, NM 871021912091380
- Theresa Heynekamp, MDAlbuquerque, NM 871021821137852
- Matthew Montoya, MDAlbuquerque, NM 871021568556942
- Sivakumar Nagaraju, MDAlbuquerque, NM 871021952373235
- Souheil SamahaAlbuquerque, NM 871021508863721
Common questions
What is Viral Girishchandra Gandhi, MD's NPI number?
Viral Girishchandra Gandhi, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1811245970, issued on Aug 21, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Viral Girishchandra Gandhi, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 500 Walter St NE Ste 501, Albuquerque, NM, 87102. Phone: (505) 727-3170. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Viral Girishchandra Gandhi, MD's license?
NPPES lists New Mexico license number MD2018-0176, as entered by the provider. Search the New Mexico Medical Board at https://www.nmmb.state.nm.us/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Viral Girishchandra Gandhi, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Viral Girishchandra Gandhi, MD had 4,169 Medicare Part D claims for 636 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Viral Girishchandra Gandhi, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 97.6 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.