Arun K. Softa, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Bakersfield, CA
Arun K. Softa, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Bakersfield, California, and NPI 1902954738, issued on Jan 8, 2007. Check the license (California A53661, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Arun K. Softa
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- A53661 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
- Jan 8, 2007
- Record last updated
- Dec 8, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (661) 716-2601
- Medicaid ID
- 00A536610 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080305000674); 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
- Ambika Softa, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1770580912
Verify Arun K. Softa in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A53661Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
63% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
5,188 Medicare Part D claims for 341 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 20% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium301 claims
- Metformin Hcl284 claims
- Lisinopril218 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium199 claims
- Omeprazole194 claims
- Jardiance171 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: $977.47
43 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 NetworkBakersfield, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Arun K. Softa among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California
Arun K. Softa, 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 2007, is newer than 44% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 44% of these records are older, 44% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated1980 · median 2004 among the 11,065 with a school on file
- Record last updated2011 · 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 Arun K. Softa, MD's NPI number?
Arun K. Softa, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1902954738, issued on Jan 8, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Arun K. Softa, MD 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 Arun K. Softa, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A53661, 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 Arun K. Softa, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Arun K. Softa, MD had 5,188 Medicare Part D claims for 341 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Arun K. Softa, MD'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.