Ashhar Bhurgri, M.D.
Psychiatry Physician · Bakersfield, CA
Ashhar Bhurgri, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Bakersfield, California, and NPI 1932580925, issued on Jun 15, 2015. Check the license (California A159297, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ashhar Bhurgri
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- A159297 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 8329 Brimhall Road, Bakersfield, CA 93312
- Phone
- (661) 431-1555
- Enumerated
- Jun 15, 2015
- Record last updated
- Feb 21, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (661) 633-3944
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20191023000404); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Medical School At San Antonio, 2015
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 8329 Brimhall Road
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Ashhar Bhurgri in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A159297Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average psychiatry physician in 2024
3,206 Medicare Part D claims for 245 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Sertraline Hcl292 claims
- Trazodone Hcl250 claims
- Mirtazapine190 claims
- Clonazepam150 claims
- Buspirone Hcl137 claims
- Alprazolam130 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 91.5 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $194.96
10 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 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 2 group practices
- Kern Psychiatric Health And Wellness Center IncBakersfield, CA
- Transforming Minds Mental Health Services PCTracy, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ashhar Bhurgri among 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California
Ashhar Bhurgri, M.D. is one of 8,673 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in California. 67% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 74% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 74% of these records are older, 23% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 38% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2005 among the 3,295 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
109 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Bakersfield
They are 109 of the 11,539 NPPES records with a practice address in Bakersfield, and 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Ashhar Bhurgri, M.D.'s NPI number?
Ashhar Bhurgri, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1932580925, issued on Jun 15, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ashhar Bhurgri, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8329 Brimhall Road, Bakersfield, CA, 93312. Phone: (661) 431-1555. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ashhar Bhurgri, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A159297, 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 Ashhar Bhurgri, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ashhar Bhurgri, M.D. had 3,206 Medicare Part D claims for 245 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Ashhar Bhurgri, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 91.5 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.