Dr. Pawan Bhatnagar, MD

Dr. Bhatnagar practices at Retina Consultant in Slingerlands, New York.

Dr. Bhatnagar's NPI, 1821057233, was assigned on March 23, 2006. Dr. Bhatnagar graduated from UMKC School of Medicine in 2002. Dr. Bhatnagar holds New York license 239925.

Dr. Bhatnagar's primary practice is Retina Consultant, at 1220 New Scotland Rd, Slingerlands, NY 12159 in Albany County. The practice phone is (518) 533-6550.

Dr. Bhatnagar's primary practice is Retina Consultant in Slingerlands, New York. Dr. Bhatnagar is also affiliated with Samaritan Hospital. The medical group on file is Albany Med EmUrgentCare. Dmand AI also links Dr. Bhatnagar to 3 more group practices and clinics and 2 medical groups, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Bhatnagar practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Retina specialist is Dr. Bhatnagar's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207WX0107X. Dr. Bhatnagar is board certified in ophthalmology by the American Board of Ophthalmology. Dmand AI has Dr. Bhatnagar's licenses on file in 5 states: New York, Vermont, Massachusetts, New Jersey and Ohio.

Dmand AI lists age-related macular degeneration, cataract, eyelid inflammation, glaucoma, inflammation of iris, laser destruction of retinal or choroid lesions, retinal detachment and retinal occlusion among the conditions Dr. Bhatnagar treats.

CMS data shows 19,597 Medicare services from Dr. Bhatnagar across 19 procedure codes in 2024, for 1,101 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $1,966,489 for them. Every service was in an office.

CMS counts 1,101 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Bhatnagar in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 417 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 10% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.29, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Bhatnagar's median patient age at 73, with 59% women.

In 2024, Dr. Bhatnagar wrote 1,106 Medicare Part D claims for 358 patients. 73% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,009 of them, across 16 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $106,387 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,118 claims across 19 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 100 out of 100 for Dr. Bhatnagar for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Bhatnagar accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Cataract surgery: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 14 papers to Dr. Bhatnagar, published from 2007 to 2023. 2007 was the busiest year, with 2. The most frequent topics are Visual Acuity, Tomography, Optical Coherence and Injections. Dr. Bhatnagar has published most often in Retina. Dr. Bhatnagar's most frequent co-authors are Irene Anna Barbazetto, MD, Stanley Chang, MD and Vaidehi Shradha Dedania, MD.

Dmand AI links Dr. Bhatnagar to 1 clinical trial. Conditions studied include Macular Edema and Macular Degeneration.

CMS Open Payments shows 7 general payments to Dr. Bhatnagar from 6 drug and device companies from 2018 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Genentech, Inc. paid the most, $73.

Dmand AI lists 2 awards for Dr. Bhatnagar, most recently Top Doctors in 2015.

Dr. Bhatnagar graduated from UMKC School of Medicine in 2002.

Dr. Bhatnagar is in network with 21 carriers, including Aetna, Excellus BlueCross BlueShield and MVP Health Care. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 14. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.