NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Arti Raj Sharma, MD

Hospitalist Physician · Los Angeles, CA

Arti Raj Sharma, MD is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Los Angeles, California, and NPI 1265912273, issued on Aug 19, 2018. Check the license (California A166665, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1265912273
Name
Arti Raj Sharma
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
License number
A166665 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1720 E Cesar E Chavez Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90033
Phone
(323) 268-5000
Enumerated
Aug 19, 2018
Record last updated
Jun 10, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20200701000338); 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 1720 E Cesar E Chavez Ave

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

  1. Carrie Adase, M.S., RDNRegistered Dietitian1548610991
  2. Kinza AhmedEmergency Medicine Physician1780250894
  3. Julieta Alfonso, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1063350718
  4. Maritza Alvarado, MD PHDFamily Medicine Physician1558803999
  5. Antranig Andonian, DOStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1487409983
  6. Austin Apramian, DOInternal Medicine Physician1598119497

Verify Arti Raj Sharma 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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67% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024

170 Medicare Part D claims for 96 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 11 claims were for opioids.

  1. Arti Sharma170
  2. Specialty average521

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium17 claims
  2. Cefdinir16 claims
  3. Prednisone12 claims
  4. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass11 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. Galen Inpatient Physicians PCTulare, CA

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

Arti Raj Sharma among 3,099 hospitalist physician records in California

Arti Raj Sharma, MD 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 2018, is newer than 77% of them.

  • NPI issued2018 · 77% of these records are older, 19% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 90% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • Graduated2014 · median 2010 among the 2,505 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2020 · 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.

The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Ravneet Bajwa, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900331194099754
  2. Douglass Hutcheon, MDLos Angeles, CA 900331427347640
  3. Matthew Johnson, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900331043598741
  4. Ronald Kall, MDLos Angeles, CA 900331548531965
  5. Mahmood Khaledy, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900331740418441
  6. Shazia Khan, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900331336389139
  7. Edward Lee, MD, MPHLos Angeles, CA 900331528350261
  8. Anna Martinez, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900331811287030

Common questions

What is Arti Raj Sharma, MD's NPI number?

Arti Raj Sharma, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1265912273, issued on Aug 19, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Arti Raj Sharma, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1720 E Cesar E Chavez Ave, Los Angeles, CA, 90033. Phone: (323) 268-5000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Arti Raj Sharma, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number A166665, 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 Arti Raj Sharma, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Arti Raj Sharma, MD had 170 Medicare Part D claims for 96 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.