Ambika Softa, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Bakersfield, CA
Ambika Softa, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Bakersfield, California, and NPI 1770580912, issued on Jul 1, 2005. Check the license (California A056478, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ambika Softa
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- A056478 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 9900 Stockdale Hwy Ste 200, Bakersfield, CA 93311
- Phone
- (661) 716-2600
- Enumerated
- Jul 1, 2005
- Record last updated
- Feb 5, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (661) 716-2601
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050311000730); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 9900 Stockdale Hwy Ste 200
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Maria GonzalezFamily Medicine Physician1013792134
- Ronglin Li, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1235518689
- Arun Softa, MDInternal Medicine Physician1902954738
Verify Ambika Softa in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A056478Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
8% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
2,914 Medicare Part D claims for 229 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 11 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Omeprazole143 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium136 claims
- Losartan Potassium132 claims
- Lisinopril125 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium105 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate95 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 97.1 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,086.50
49 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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
- Adventist Health Physicians NetworkHanford, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ambika Softa among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California
Ambika Softa, M.D. is one of 17,696 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 95% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated1979 · median 2004 among the 11,065 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 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 207R00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
214 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Bakersfield
They are 214 of the 11,539 NPPES records with a practice address in Bakersfield, and 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Ambika Softa, M.D.'s NPI number?
Ambika Softa, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1770580912, issued on Jul 1, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ambika Softa, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9900 Stockdale Hwy Ste 200, Bakersfield, CA, 93311. Phone: (661) 716-2600. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ambika Softa, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A056478, 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 Ambika Softa, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ambika Softa, M.D. had 2,914 Medicare Part D claims for 229 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Ambika Softa, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 97.1 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.