Dr. Vidya Ramachandraiah, M.D.
Critical Care Medicine (Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician)
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Essex County includes primary care (34% of residents) and mental health (11% of residents) shortage areas. About shortage areas
- Medicare participating
At a glance
- Years since graduation
- 18
- In the NPI registry since
- 2010
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 149
The NPI date is when this clinician registered for a National Provider Identifier, the billing number used on health claims. It is not a license, graduation or board-certification date. What an NPI is
Education and training
- 2010Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date)
Medicare’s Care Compare data doesn’t list this clinician’s medical school. Undergraduate school, residency, fellowship, licensing exams and board certification aren’t in public federal data. Board certification can be confirmed with the certifying board (ABMS member boards for MDs, AOA boards for DOs).
Specialties and state licenses
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Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician primary
NJ license 25MA09898700 · PA license MD482391 -
Internal Medicine Physician
NJ license 25MA09898700 -
Pulmonary Disease Physician
NJ license 25MA09898700
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Where they work
Hospitals
- Newark Beth Israel Medical Center Newark, NJ
- Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital at Rahway Rahway, NJ
Medical groups
- Barnabas Health Medical Group PC (1,070 clinicians)
- Rwjbh Observation Associates LLC (1,008 clinicians)
Hospitals this clinician lists with Medicare, and groups they bill Medicare through (Care Compare). Affiliation doesn’t mean they see patients at every location.
Medicare patients and services
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 149
- Services billed
- 437
- Patients’ average age
- 70
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | 351 | 123 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes | 39 | 34 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | 18 | 18 |
| Emergent insertion of breathing tube into windpipe using an endoscope | 17 | 17 |
| Insertion of non-tunneled central venous tube for infusion (5 years or older) | 17 | 16 |
Medicare fee-for-service only. CMS leaves out services billed for fewer than 11 patients. These figures describe a practice’s Medicare work; they aren’t a measure of quality.
Payments from drug and device companies
In 2025, 5 companies reported 11 payments worth $386 in total to this clinician.
| Astellas Pharma US Inc | $286 |
|---|---|
| Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc. | $46.67 |
| GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. | $18.60 |
| Invivyd Inc | $17.67 |
| Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | $16.56 |
| Education | $249 |
|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $137 |
What the payments were for
| Company | What it was for | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Astellas Pharma US Inc Oct 6, 2025 | Education in-kind | $99.99 |
| Astellas Pharma US Inc May 28, 2025 | Education in-kind | $79.99 |
| Astellas Pharma US Inc Apr 3, 2025 | Education in-kind | $68.99 |
Each payment as the company reported it, with the products it named. Meals are counted in the totals above but not listed one by one.
From CMS Open Payments. A payment is not evidence of wrongdoing; many are for consulting, teaching or meals. Clinicians can review and dispute their records with CMS.