Asim Ruhela
Internal Medicine Physician · Bakersfield, CA
Asim Ruhela is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Bakersfield, California, and NPI 1043694987, issued on Jul 9, 2015. Check the license (California A153577, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Asim Ruhela
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- A153577 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2615 Chester Ave, Bakersfield, CA 93301
- Phone
- (661) 395-3000
- Enumerated
- Jul 9, 2015
- Record last updated
- Sep 12, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20180727002271); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Asim Ruhela in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A153577Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
96% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
127 Medicare Part D claims for 59 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 14 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen11 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $67.41
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 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
- Inpatient Specialists OF California PCStockton, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Asim Ruhela among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California
Asim Ruhela 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 2015, is newer than 76% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 76% of these records are older, 21% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2009 · median 2004 among the 11,065 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 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 Asim Ruhela's NPI number?
Asim Ruhela's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1043694987, issued on Jul 9, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Asim Ruhela located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2615 Chester Ave, Bakersfield, CA, 93301. Phone: (661) 395-3000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Asim Ruhela's license?
NPPES lists California license number A153577, 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 Asim Ruhela prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Asim Ruhela had 127 Medicare Part D claims for 59 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.