Atul B. Vachhani, MD
Gastroenterology Physician · Santa Maria, CA
Atul B. Vachhani, MD is a gastroenterology physician with a practice address in Santa Maria, California, and NPI 1609890748, issued on Jul 26, 2006. Check the license (California A67917, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Atul B. Vachhani
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Gastroenterology Physician 207RG0100X
- License number
- A67917 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 361 Town Center West Suite 101, Santa Maria, CA 93458
- Phone
- (805) 922-6581
- Enumerated
- Jul 26, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 14, 2022
- Fax
- (805) 348-3217
- Medicaid ID
- 00A679170 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20081027000794); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 361 Town Center West Suite 101
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- Omar Viramontes, MDGastroenterology Physician1801356126
Verify Atul B. Vachhani in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A67917Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
24% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average gastroenterology physician in 2024
620 Medicare Part D claims for 230 beneficiaries, against an average of 811 among the 16,445 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 20% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Omeprazole270 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium95 claims
- Famotidine46 claims
- Zenpep25 claims
- Linzess24 claims
- Xifaxan17 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): 84.4 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: $541.39
30 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 13,350 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,015.95 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 one group practice
- Santa Maria Gastroenterology Medical Group Inc.Santa Maria, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Atul B. Vachhani among 2,140 gastroenterology physician records in California
Atul B. Vachhani, MD is one of 2,140 gastroenterology physician records with a practice address in California. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 7% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 48% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated1992 · median 2002 among the 1,538 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RG0100X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Gastroenterology Physician providers in California
There are 2,140 gastroenterology physician records in California.
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The 8 gastroenterology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Paramjit Benipal, MDSanta Maria, CA 934581306803572
- Robert Evans, MDSanta Maria, CA 934581194936625
- Thomas Hsia, MDSanta Maria, CA 934581508894486
- Igor Nastaskin, MDSanta Maria, CA 934581619014776
- Omar Viramontes, MDSanta Maria, CA 934581801356126
- Constantine Melitas, M.D.Santa Maria, CA 934541154731321
- Niraj Bhalani, DOTempleton, CA 934651255838363
- Jeffry Brown, M.D.Templeton, CA 934651144316878
Common questions
What is Atul B. Vachhani, MD's NPI number?
Atul B. Vachhani, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1609890748, issued on Jul 26, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Atul B. Vachhani, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 361 Town Center West Suite 101, Santa Maria, CA, 93458. Phone: (805) 922-6581. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Atul B. Vachhani, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A67917, 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 Atul B. Vachhani, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Atul B. Vachhani, MD had 620 Medicare Part D claims for 230 beneficiaries; the average among gastroenterology physician prescribers was 811. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Atul B. Vachhani, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 84.4 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.