Anu Pokharel, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Hayward, CA
Anu Pokharel, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Hayward, California, and NPI 1710483607, issued on Apr 1, 2018. Check the license (California A166161, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Anu Pokharel
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- A166161 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 28300 Huntwood Ave, Hayward, CA 94544
- Phone
- (510) 398-7474
- Enumerated
- Apr 1, 2018
- Record last updated
- May 5, 2026
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20231016001670); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 28300 Huntwood Ave
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Verify Anu Pokharel in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A166161Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
84% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
506 Medicare Part D claims for 230 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium32 claims
- Gabapentin21 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass19 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium18 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate17 claims
- Azithromycin17 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): 94.9 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).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Tiburcio Vasquez Health Center, Inc.Hayward, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Anu Pokharel among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California
Anu Pokharel, MD 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 2018, is newer than 84% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 84% of these records are older, 14% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2018 · median 2004 among the 11,065 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 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).
40 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Hayward
They are 40 of the 3,993 NPPES records with a practice address in Hayward, and 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Anu Pokharel, MD's NPI number?
Anu Pokharel, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1710483607, issued on Apr 1, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Anu Pokharel, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 28300 Huntwood Ave, Hayward, CA, 94544. Phone: (510) 398-7474. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Anu Pokharel, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A166161, 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 Anu Pokharel, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Anu Pokharel, MD had 506 Medicare Part D claims for 230 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Anu Pokharel, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 94.9 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.