Wajeeh R. Bakhsh, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Michigan City, IN
Wajeeh R. Bakhsh, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Michigan City, Indiana, and NPI 1740675719, issued on Apr 6, 2015. Check the license (Indiana 01094730A, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Wajeeh R. Bakhsh
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License numbers
- 01094730A IN
125075419 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1225 E Coolspring Ave Ste 200, Michigan City, IN 46360
- Phone
- (219) 861-8161
- Enumerated
- Apr 6, 2015
- Record last updated
- Nov 18, 2024
- Fax
- (219) 873-9504
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20241021000231); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1225 E Coolspring Ave Ste 200
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Wajeeh R. Bakhsh in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Licensing Board of Indiana
Search for license 01094730ACheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
735 Medicare Part D claims for 263 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 24 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Meloxicam169 claims
- Methylprednisolone151 claims
- Tizanidine Hcl114 claims
- Gabapentin110 claims
- Cyclobenzaprine Hcl76 claims
- Diclofenac Sodium31 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): 96.2 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: $11,124.71
49 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Kuros Biosciences USA, Inc. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 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 2 group practices
- Chesterton Physical Therapy IncChesterton, IN
- Franciscan Physician NetworkMichigan City, IN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Wajeeh R. Bakhsh among 491 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Indiana
Wajeeh R. Bakhsh, MD is one of 491 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Indiana. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 86% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 86% of these records are older, 11% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2004 among the 314 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 47% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a Indiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
7 orthopaedic surgery physician records list a practice address in Michigan City
They are 7 of the 596 NPPES records with a practice address in Michigan City, and 491 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Indiana.
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The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Stephen Burns, M.D.Michigan City, IN 463601184694242
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- Neel Jain, M.D.Michigan City, IN 463601134376726
- Annabella Juhasz, MDMichigan City, IN 463601679635197
- Joel McClurg, MD, PHD, FAAOSMichigan City, IN 463601194914812
- Bernardo Yahuaca, MDMichigan City, IN 463601427498021
- Scott Fielder, MDLa Porte, IN 463501689682072
- Thomas Magill, MDLa Porte, IN 463501063421188
Common questions
What is Wajeeh R. Bakhsh, MD's NPI number?
Wajeeh R. Bakhsh, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1740675719, issued on Apr 6, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Wajeeh R. Bakhsh, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1225 E Coolspring Ave Ste 200, Michigan City, IN, 46360. Phone: (219) 861-8161. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Wajeeh R. Bakhsh, MD's license?
NPPES lists Indiana license number 01094730A, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana at https://www.in.gov/pla/professions/physicians-home/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Wajeeh R. Bakhsh, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Wajeeh R. Bakhsh, MD had 735 Medicare Part D claims for 263 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Wajeeh R. Bakhsh, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 96.2 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.