Arthur E. Bakal, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Oakland, CA
Arthur E. Bakal, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Oakland, California, and NPI 1114005980, issued on Nov 1, 2006. Check the license (California G49908, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Arthur E. Bakal
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- G49908 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 275 W Macarthur, Oakland, CA 94611
- Phone
- (510) 752-1000
- Enumerated
- Nov 1, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 22, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 00G499080 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050214000609); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Maryland School Of Medicine, 1979
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Arthur E. Bakal in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G49908Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
97% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
97 Medicare Part D claims for 25 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin12 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
- Native American Health Center IncOakland, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Arthur E. Bakal among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California
Arthur E. Bakal, 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 2006, is newer than 5% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 56% 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 updated2014 · 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).
432 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Oakland
They are 432 of the 18,558 NPPES records with a practice address in Oakland, and 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Arthur E. Bakal, MD's NPI number?
Arthur E. Bakal, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1114005980, issued on Nov 1, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Arthur E. Bakal, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 275 W Macarthur, Oakland, CA, 94611. Phone: (510) 752-1000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Arthur E. Bakal, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number G49908, 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 Arthur E. Bakal, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Arthur E. Bakal, MD had 97 Medicare Part D claims for 25 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.