Akhildeep Venkata Puskoor, M.D.
Hospitalist Physician · Bakersfield, CA
Akhildeep Venkata Puskoor, M.D. is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Bakersfield, California, and NPI 1972949287, issued on May 14, 2013. Check the license (California A155027, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Akhildeep Venkata Puskoor
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License numbers
- A155027 CA
4301110119 MI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 9500 Stockdale Hwy Ste 203, Bakersfield, CA 93311
- Phone
- (661) 587-8110
- Enumerated
- May 14, 2013
- Record last updated
- Dec 23, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (661) 587-8220
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20190418000185); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 9500 Stockdale Hwy Ste 203
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Nidhi Bhagat, MDHospitalist Physician1811555865
- Kristin Brown, NURSE PRACTITIONERNurse Practitioner1194865535
- Jeffrey Coleman, MDHospitalist Physician1083141972
- Harsukh Nidhan Dhillon, MDHospitalist Physician1164919908
- Sandaljit Dhillon, MDHospitalist Physician1780247486
- Nosheen Hasan, MDHospitalist Physician1477081339
Verify Akhildeep Venkata Puskoor in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A155027Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
10% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024
471 Medicare Part D claims for 198 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 18 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass39 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium37 claims
- Furosemide22 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate20 claims
- Cephalexin19 claims
- Levofloxacin16 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $354.66
23 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 7,324 providers of this specialty with any payment received $494.84 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
- Premier Hospitalists OF Bakersfield IncBakersfield, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Akhildeep Venkata Puskoor among 3,099 hospitalist physician records in California
Akhildeep Venkata Puskoor, M.D. is one of 3,099 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in California. 90% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 56% of them.
- NPI issued2013 · 56% of these records are older, 39% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 90% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 81% of these records are
- Graduated2010 · median 2010 among the 2,505 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Hospitalist Physician providers in California
There are 3,099 hospitalist physician records in California.
All 3,099 in California → Every provider in Bakersfield → Hospitalist Physician nationwide →
The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Nidhi Bhagat, MDBakersfield, CA 933111811555865
- Jeffrey Coleman, MDBakersfield, CA 933111083141972
- Harsukh Nidhan Dhillon, MDBakersfield, CA 933111164919908
- Sandaljit Dhillon, MDBakersfield, CA 933111780247486
- Nosheen Hasan, MDBakersfield, CA 933111477081339
- Farhan Shah, MDBakersfield, CA 933111609079748
- Ritam Sidhu, MDBakersfield, CA 933111033578539
- Aung Moe, M.D.Bakersfield, CA 933121568696862
Common questions
What is Akhildeep Venkata Puskoor, M.D.'s NPI number?
Akhildeep Venkata Puskoor, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1972949287, issued on May 14, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Akhildeep Venkata Puskoor, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9500 Stockdale Hwy Ste 203, Bakersfield, CA, 93311. Phone: (661) 587-8110. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Akhildeep Venkata Puskoor, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A155027, 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 Akhildeep Venkata Puskoor, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Akhildeep Venkata Puskoor, M.D. had 471 Medicare Part D claims for 198 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.