NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Arka Prava Bhattacharya, M.D.

Family Medicine Physician · Yuba City, CA

Arka Prava Bhattacharya, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Yuba City, California, and NPI 1881268159, issued on May 19, 2021. Check the license (California A199166, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1881268159
Name
Arka Prava Bhattacharya
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
A199166 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1275 Tharp RD, Yuba City, CA 95993
Phone
(530) 749-3242
Enumerated
May 19, 2021
Record last updated
Apr 11, 2025
Fax
(530) 749-3248
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20250124001780); accepts Medicare assignment
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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Also registered at 1275 Tharp RD

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Khaldoun AlkayedPediatrics Physician1982876082
  2. Melinda Astran, MDFamily Medicine Physician1184624744
  3. Lashon DorseyFamily Nurse Practitioner1699544726
  4. Diana Franco, MDGeneral Practice Physician1811175821
  5. Tejinder Ghuman, M.D.Pediatrics Physician1730110487
  6. Sumit Johl, MDPediatrics Physician1245314624

Verify Arka Prava Bhattacharya 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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82% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

645 Medicare Part D claims for 146 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Arka Bhattacharya645
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Losartan Potassium53 claims
  2. Atorvastatin Calcium52 claims
  3. Levothyroxine Sodium30 claims
  4. Amlodipine Besylate28 claims
  5. Prednisone23 claims
  6. Furosemide22 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Peach Tree HealthcareYuba City, CA

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

Arka Prava Bhattacharya among 17,133 family medicine physician records in California

Arka Prava Bhattacharya, M.D. is one of 17,133 family medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 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 2021, is newer than 91% of them.

  • NPI issued2021 · 91% of these records are older, 6% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
  • Graduated2020 · median 2005 among the 10,652 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

53 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Yuba City

They are 53 of the 1,726 NPPES records with a practice address in Yuba City, and 17,133 family medicine physician records in California.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Faafouina Afato, M.D.Yuba City, CA 959931023075348
  2. Melinda Astran, MDYuba City, CA 959931184624744
  3. Harpreet Bains, M.D.Yuba City, CA 959931174743165
  4. Steven Blair, M.D.Yuba City, CA 959931043313257
  5. Richard Brouette, MDYuba City, CA 959931942299342
  6. Benson Chin, MDYuba City, CA 959931134218266
  7. Charles Kryski, M.D.Yuba City, CA 959931164447447
  8. Lynn Lang, M.DYuba City, CA 959931942399050

Common questions

What is Arka Prava Bhattacharya, M.D.'s NPI number?

Arka Prava Bhattacharya, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1881268159, issued on May 19, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Arka Prava Bhattacharya, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1275 Tharp RD, Yuba City, CA, 95993. Phone: (530) 749-3242. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Arka Prava Bhattacharya, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number A199166, 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 Arka Prava Bhattacharya, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Arka Prava Bhattacharya, M.D. had 645 Medicare Part D claims for 146 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.