Vishal Vakani
Hospitalist Physician · Utica, NY
Vishal Vakani is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Utica, New York, and NPI 1306257613, issued on May 9, 2014. Check the license (New York 290031, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Vishal Vakani
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License numbers
- 290031 NY
C196138 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2209 Genesee St, Utica, NY 13501
- Phone
- (315) 801-1149
- Enumerated
- May 9, 2014
- Record last updated
- Dec 19, 2024
- Fax
- (315) 801-3565
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170727000125); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Vishal Vakani 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 290031Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
42% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024
301 Medicare Part D claims for 122 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 17% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Cefpodoxime Proxetil33 claims
- Prednisone23 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium19 claims
- Brilinta14 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate13 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 86.1 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $60.06
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Csl Behring. The 7,324 providers of this specialty with any payment received $494.84 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 3 group practices
- Galen Inpatient Physicians PCFresno, CA
- New York Medical Physician Associates PCKingston, NY
- Palomar Hospitalist Medical Group IncPoway, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Vishal Vakani among 2,067 hospitalist physician records in New York
Vishal Vakani is one of 2,067 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in New York. 93% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 44% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 44% of these records are older, 52% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 93% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 83% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 2013 among the 1,716 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 37% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Vishal Vakani's NPI number?
Vishal Vakani's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1306257613, issued on May 9, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Vishal Vakani located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2209 Genesee St, Utica, NY, 13501. Phone: (315) 801-1149. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Vishal Vakani's license?
NPPES lists New York license number 290031, 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 Vishal Vakani prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Vishal Vakani had 301 Medicare Part D claims for 122 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Vishal Vakani's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 86.1 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.