NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Ahana Sandhu, M.D.

Sleep Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician · Bakersfield, CA

Ahana Sandhu, M.D. is a sleep medicine (internal medicine) physician with a practice address in Bakersfield, California, and NPI 1174978068, issued on Apr 27, 2016. Check the license (California A157369, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1174978068
Name
Ahana Sandhu
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Sleep Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician 207RS0012X
License number
A157369 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
8305 Brimhall RD Ste 1601, Bakersfield, CA 93312
Phone
(661) 695-6777
Enumerated
Apr 27, 2016
Record last updated
Apr 27, 2023
Fax
(661) 695-6767
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20190312002518); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Verify Ahana Sandhu in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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92% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average sleep medicine (internal medicine) physician in 2024

45 Medicare Part D claims for 23 beneficiaries, against an average of 585 among the 852 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Ahana Sandhu45
  2. Specialty average585

Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.

The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 100 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualitynot scored (reweighted)
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $982.06

38 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. The 664 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,724.37 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Ahana Sandhu$982.06
  2. Specialty average$3,724.37

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Prime Pulmonary And Sleep Medicine Center IncBakersfield, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Ahana Sandhu among 129 sleep medicine (internal medicine) physician records in California

Ahana Sandhu, M.D. is one of 129 sleep medicine (internal medicine) physician records with a practice address in California. 95% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 67% of them.

  • NPI issued2016 · 67% of these records are older, 31% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 95% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • Graduated2016 · median 2006 among the 106 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 35% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RS0012X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Sleep Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers in California

There are 129 sleep medicine (internal medicine) physician records in California.

The 8 sleep medicine (internal medicine) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Ruchi Bansal, M.D.Bakersfield, CA 933121134425754
  2. Kayvon SarramiVisalia, CA 932911467942433
  3. Nathaniel Yuan, DOVentura, CA 930031659875201
  4. Khalid Rauf, M DMadera, CA 936371700802709
  5. Charlie Abraham, MDFresno, CA 937011588841043
  6. Kathreen Al RamoFresno, CA 937101396208443
  7. Kyle Almodovar, D.O.Fresno, CA 937101326433350
  8. Paymon Ebrahimzadeh, D.O.Fresno, CA 937101235516147

Common questions

What is Ahana Sandhu, M.D.'s NPI number?

Ahana Sandhu, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1174978068, issued on Apr 27, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Ahana Sandhu, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8305 Brimhall RD Ste 1601, Bakersfield, CA, 93312. Phone: (661) 695-6777. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Ahana Sandhu, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number A157369, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Ahana Sandhu, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Ahana Sandhu, M.D. had 45 Medicare Part D claims for 23 beneficiaries; the average among sleep medicine (internal medicine) physician prescribers was 585. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Ahana Sandhu, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.

Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.