Vishal Vakani
NPI 1306257613ActiveIndividual· Hospitalist· Utica, NY
Hospitalist with Galen Inpatient Physicians PC and 1 other group, practicing in Utica, New York. In 2024 Medicare paid $79,910 for 255 patients, and Part D covered 301 of their prescriptions, 83% of them generic. Pfizer Inc. reported $22.68 in payments in 2025, mostly food and beverage. Lists Adventist Health St Helena and 4 other hospitals as hospital affiliations.
Overview
| NPI | 1306257613 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | May 9, 2014 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Dec 19, 2024 |
| Certified by provider | Dec 19, 2024 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hospitalist Primary | 208M00000X | C196138 | CA |
| Family Medicine | 207Q00000X | 290031 | NY |
| Hospitalist | 208M00000X | 290031 | NY |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Hospitalist (CA); Practitioner - Family Practice (NY); Practitioner - Family Practice (OR) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 255 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 963 across 10 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $79,910 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 301 · 319 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 122 |
| Total drug cost | $26,411 |
| Generic share | 83% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2014 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Hospitalist |
Medical groups
- Galen Inpatient Physicians PCHanford, CA · 1,077 clinicians
- Palomar Hospitalist Medical Group IncPoway, CA · 53 clinicians
Hospital affiliations
- Adventist Health St HelenaSaint Helena, CA
- Adventist Health Ukiah ValleyUkiah, CA
- Healthalliance Hospital Marys Avenue CampusKingston, NY
- Palomar Health Downtown CampusEscondido, CA
- Palomar Medical Center PowayPoway, CA
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$22.68 · 1 payment from 1 company
- 2024$60.06 · 2 payments from 2 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Pfizer Inc. | $22.68 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$22.68 · 1 payment
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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