Ajay Bakhshi, M.D.
Gastroenterology Physician · Bethesda, MD
Ajay Bakhshi, M.D. is a gastroenterology physician with a practice address in Bethesda, Maryland, and NPI 1790798064, issued on Aug 15, 2006. Check the license (Maryland D27427, as entered in NPPES) on the Maryland Board of Physicians; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ajay Bakhshi
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Gastroenterology Physician 207RG0100X
- License number
- D27427 MD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 9406 Old Georgetown RD, Bethesda, MD 20814
- Phone
- (301) 530-5142
- Enumerated
- Aug 15, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 8, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (301) 530-1768
- Medicaid ID
- 222258200 MD
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20111005000708); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest gastroenterology physician records → All 505 in Maryland → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 9406 Old Georgetown RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Gita Bakhshi, MDSpecialist1790798940
- Naveen Gupta, M.D.Gastroenterology Physician1619138104
- Jeniffer Melendez, NPAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1851269658
Verify Ajay Bakhshi in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMaryland Board of Physicians
Search for license D27427Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
13% more Medicare Part D claims than the average gastroenterology physician in 2024
916 Medicare Part D claims for 375 beneficiaries, against an average of 811 among the 16,445 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 27% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Omeprazole199 claims
- Clenpiq142 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium106 claims
- Famotidine99 claims
- Esomeprazole Magnesium40 claims
- Zenpep32 claims
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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,586.39
64 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 13,350 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,015.95 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
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
- Ajay Bakhshi,md LLCBethesda, MD
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ajay Bakhshi among 505 gastroenterology physician records in Maryland
Ajay Bakhshi, M.D. is one of 505 gastroenterology physician records with a practice address in Maryland. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 16% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 16% of these records are older, 46% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated1976 · median 2002 among the 344 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RG0100X and a Maryland practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Gastroenterology Physician providers in Maryland
There are 505 gastroenterology physician records in Maryland.
All 505 in Maryland → Every provider in Bethesda → Gastroenterology Physician nationwide →
The 8 gastroenterology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Seth Dukes, M.D,Bethesda, MD 208141316258221
- Naveen Gupta, M.D.Bethesda, MD 208141619138104
- Theo Heller, MDBethesda, MD 208141457342305
- Mohammed Ali, MDChevy Chase, MD 208151962476143
- Kevin Collier, M.D.Chevy Chase, MD 208151730287228
- Ramin Farboudmanesch, MDChevy Chase, MD 208151669433215
- Robert Hardi, M.D.Chevy Chase, MD 208151285693440
- Michael Keegan, M.D.Chevy Chase, MD 208151992774442
Common questions
What is Ajay Bakhshi, M.D.'s NPI number?
Ajay Bakhshi, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1790798064, issued on Aug 15, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ajay Bakhshi, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9406 Old Georgetown RD, Bethesda, MD, 20814. Phone: (301) 530-5142. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ajay Bakhshi, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Maryland license number D27427, as entered by the provider. Search the Maryland Board of Physicians at https://www.mbp.state.md.us/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Ajay Bakhshi, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ajay Bakhshi, M.D. had 916 Medicare Part D claims for 375 beneficiaries; the average among gastroenterology physician prescribers was 811. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Ajay Bakhshi, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.