Physician

Nikhil Palekar, M.D.

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Nikhil Palekar, M.D. (NPI: 1487805503) practices general psychiatry in the Nassau County-Suffolk County, NY market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Suffolk, NY. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is STONY BROOK PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATES, UNIVERSITY FACULTY PRACTICE CORPOR (NPI: 1437105905; TIN: 112590096) and primary practice location at 11790-0989. Palekar is affiliated with the NewYork Quality Care (ACO ID: A2571) and Stony Brook ACO, LLC. (ACO ID: A4830), participating under the MSSP model.

Palekar's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 102 traditional Medicare patients, billed 605 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $52,617 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 90792 (Psychiatric diagnostic evaluation with medical services). Part D data shows 1,002 prescription claims across 119 beneficiaries totaling $126,779 in drug costs, led by Rexulti (Brexpiprazole). Open Payments data shows 33 records totaling $82,758. You can download detailed data with all billing codes (2015-2024). For more recent data, please contact us.

Over the past 10 years, this provider's Medicare Part B carrier billing did not follow a clear longitudinal pattern. Concurrently, Part D prescription costs have risen steadily, from $4,793 to $126,779. For DME billing, this provider has fewer than 5 years of reported data, so a reliable trend cannot be assigned.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and claim lines in the table.

Year	Patients	Clm Lines	Payment
2015	44	766	$27,177
2016	60	1,081	$38,173
2017	111	774	$33,682
2018	275	756	$64,782
2019	267	958	$78,263
2020	192	796	$64,754
2021	135	549	$53,604
2022	138	393	$41,024
2023	118	482	$43,210
2024	102	605	$52,617

Part D Events Trend

Drug cost trend, with N of patients and prescription claims in the table.

Year	Patients	Claims	Drug Cost
2015	N/R	39	$4,793
2016	31	160	$6,193
2017	30	152	$3,390
2018	143	710	$51,592
2019	173	1,150	$92,675
2020	192	1,585	$210,329
2021	142	1,158	$167,733
2022	140	792	$150,544
2023	132	996	$154,231
2024	119	1,002	$126,779

DME Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and DME claim records in the table.

No connected DME records

* / # = suppressed by CMS; 0 = reported zero; N/R = not reported or blank.

Top 5 Part B carrier billing codes in 2024

By total payments.

Code	Description	Patients	Clm Lines	Total Payment
90792	Psychiatric diagnostic evaluation with medical services	20	20	$169
99214	Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	91	254	$113
90836	Psychotherapy with evaluation and management visit, 45 minutes	17	21	$83
90833	Psychotherapy with evaluation and management visit, 30 minutes	86	230	$62
G2211	Visit complexity inherent to evaluation and management associated with medical care services that serve as the continuing focal point for all needed health care services and/or with medical care services that are part of ongoing care related to a patient's	44	47	$15

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

Drug	Generic	Claims	Total Day Supply	Total Drug Cost
Rexulti	Brexpiprazole	18	1,410	$68,208
Memantine Hcl Er	Memantine Hcl	155	10,273	$21,255
Rivastigmine	Rivastigmine	14	1,260	$7,316
Memantine Hcl	Memantine Hcl	56	4,258	$5,396
Escitalopram Oxalate	Escitalopram Oxalate	84	6,600	$2,181

Top 5 DME services in 2024

No connected or detailed DME service-level records for 2024.

Open Payments Summary in 2024

Category	Definition	Records	Total Reported Amount	Top Related Entity
General Payments	Reported payment or transfer-of-value amount.	26	$23,798	Lilly USA, LLC
Research Payments	Reported research-related payment or transfer-of-value amount.	7	$58,959	Biogen, Inc.
Ownership / Investment Interests	Reported value of ownership or investment interests.	0	$0	N/R

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FAQ

What Medicare data is available for Nikhil Palekar, M.D.?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Nikhil Palekar, M.D. (NPI 1487805503), including provider identity, specialty, market context, Medicare Part B activity, Part D prescribing, DME records, Open Payments where available, billing organization details, and ACO affiliation signals where available. Profile data covers 2015-2024, with current attribution based on 2025 claims where available.

Does Nikhil Palekar, M.D. have ACO affiliation data?

Nikhil Palekar, M.D. is shown with ACO affiliation data for NewYork Quality Care (MSSP, ACO ID A2571) and Stony Brook ACO, LLC. (MSSP, ACO ID A4830).

What billing organization is linked to Nikhil Palekar, M.D.?

Nikhil Palekar, M.D. is linked to STONY BROOK PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATES, UNIVERSITY FACULTY PRACTICE CORPOR (billing NPI 1437105905) in the available physician profile data.

Does Nikhil Palekar, M.D. have Open Payments data?

Nikhil Palekar, M.D. has 33 connected Open Payments records in the available 2024 summary data.

Can I download physician-level Medicare data from Tedicare?

Yes. Tedicare provides sample physician export data and paid custom physician data exports for research, planning, outreach, and market analysis. Exports can include physician profile fields, market and specialty context, billing organization details, ACO affiliation signals where available, and Medicare utilization data.