Viral Girishchandra Gandhi, MD
NPI 1811245970ActiveIndividual· Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease· Albuquerque, NM
Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease (MD) with Southwest Medical Associates, LLC, practicing in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $1,744,399 for 4,169 claims, against $111,461 paid for services in 2024. Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals LP was the largest of 14 companies reporting payments in 2025, $886.69 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists Lovelace Medical Center and 3 other hospitals as hospital affiliations.
Overview
| NPI | 1811245970 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | MD |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Aug 21, 2012 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Nov 18, 2019 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease Primary | 207RP1001X | MD2018-0176 | NM |
| Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program | 390200000X | — | — |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Pulmonary Disease (NM) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 496 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 2,125 across 44 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $111,461 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 4,169 · 5,912 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 636 |
| Total drug cost | $1,744,399 |
| Generic share | 42% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2010 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Pulmonary Disease |
| Secondary specialties | Critical Care (Intensivists) |
| Telehealth | Offers telehealth |
Medical group
- Southwest Medical Associates, LLCAlbuquerque, NM · 316 clinicians
Hospital affiliations
- Lovelace Medical CenterAlbuquerque, NM
- Lovelace Regional Hospital - RoswellRoswell, NM
- Lovelace Westside HospitalAlbuquerque, NM
- Lovelace Women's HospitalAlbuquerque, NM
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$886.69 · 57 payments from 14 companies
- 2024$8,537 · 98 payments from 17 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $240.35 | 25 |
| Glaxosmithkline, LLC. | $183.67 | 10 |
| Insmed, Inc. | $82.52 | 4 |
| Amgen Inc. | $58.36 | 3 |
| Viatris Specialty LLC | $57.96 | 3 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$869.31 · 56 payments
- Education$17.38 · 1 payment
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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