Ashok M. Parmar, M.D.
Pain Medicine Physician · Bakersfield, CA
Ashok M. Parmar, M.D. is a pain medicine physician with a practice address in Bakersfield, California, and NPI 1164419073, issued on Oct 5, 2005. Check the license (California A89459, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ashok M. Parmar
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Pain Medicine Physician 208VP0000X
- License number
- A89459 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 8325 Brimhall RD Ste 100, Bakersfield, CA 93312
- Phone
- (661) 587-2468
- Enumerated
- Oct 5, 2005
- Record last updated
- Sep 19, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (661) 587-6401
- Medicaid ID
- 00A894590 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050222000547); may accept Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 8325 Brimhall RD Ste 100
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Marci Blanks, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1104479005
- Amandeep Kaur, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1891667135
- Justine Katherine Maala, MSN, NP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1447706429
- Rufina OnumajuruNurse Practitioner1922760321
- Ramesh Patel, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1518052547
- Regina Remolacio, FNPNurse Practitioner1679860035
Verify Ashok M. Parmar in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A89459Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average pain medicine physician in 2024
9,058 Medicare Part D claims for 1,880 beneficiaries, against an average of 2,095 among the 944 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 3% of claims. 5,439 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen3,679 claims
- Gabapentin747 claims
- Tizanidine Hcl605 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen523 claims
- Cyclobenzaprine Hcl453 claims
- Tramadol Hcl380 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): 0 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: $401.92
18 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 769 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,397.95 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
- Pain Clinics OF Central California, Inc.Visalia, CA
- Universal Healthcare Services, Inc.Bakersfield, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ashok M. Parmar among 140 pain medicine physician records in California
Ashok M. Parmar, M.D. is one of 140 pain medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 91% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
- Graduated1992 · median 2001 among the 81 with a school on file
- Record last updated2011 · 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 208VP0000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pain Medicine Physician providers in California
There are 140 pain medicine physician records in California.
All 140 in California → Every provider in Bakersfield → Pain Medicine Physician nationwide →
The 8 pain medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Margaret Elfering, M.D.Santa Maria, CA 934541760467260
- David Bearman, M.D.Goleta, CA 931171134382005
- Richard Hartman, DOSanta Barbara, CA 931011952533820
- Jaspreet Singh, M.D.Palmdale, CA 935511407297146
- Sayyed Gilani, M.D.Clovis, CA 936111093246662
- Rasheed Amireh, MDFresno, CA 937201023040748
- Barinder Kaur, NPFresno, CA 937261790606929
- Albert Lai, MDPlacentia, CA 928701154385961
Common questions
What is Ashok M. Parmar, M.D.'s NPI number?
Ashok M. Parmar, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1164419073, issued on Oct 5, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ashok M. Parmar, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8325 Brimhall RD Ste 100, Bakersfield, CA, 93312. Phone: (661) 587-2468. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ashok M. Parmar, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A89459, 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 Ashok M. Parmar, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ashok M. Parmar, M.D. had 9,058 Medicare Part D claims for 1,880 beneficiaries; the average among pain medicine physician prescribers was 2,095. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Ashok M. Parmar, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 0 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.