NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Avinash Ramesh Khitri, M.D.

Interventional Cardiology Physician · Covina, CA

Avinash Ramesh Khitri, M.D. is an interventional cardiology physician with a practice address in Covina, California, and NPI 1326246018, issued on Jul 5, 2007. Check the license (California A128322, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1326246018
Name
Avinash Ramesh Khitri
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Interventional Cardiology Physician 207RI0011X
License number
A128322 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
315 N Third Ave, Covina, CA 91723
Phone
(626) 915-4700
Enumerated
Jul 5, 2007
Record last updated
Sep 19, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(626) 214-7814
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20140828000085); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Nevada School Of Medicine, 2007
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 315 N Third Ave

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Zahida Bhutto, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1790895050
  2. Uday Gadgil, MDInterventional Cardiology Physician1174551568

Verify Avinash Ramesh Khitri in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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25% more Medicare Part D claims than the average interventional cardiology physician in 2024

3,983 Medicare Part D claims for 599 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,179 among the 6,605 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 21% of claims.

  1. Avinash Khitri3,983
  2. Specialty average3,179

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium443 claims
  2. Metoprolol Succinate369 claims
  3. Amlodipine Besylate366 claims
  4. Eliquis277 claims
  5. Carvedilol236 claims
  6. Clopidogrel179 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): 99.8 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score88.1
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%95.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $1,973.29

76 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation. The 6,394 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,062.29 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Avinash Khitri$1,973.29
  2. Specialty average$7,062.29

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

  1. Foothill Cardiology Medical Group IncPasadena, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Avinash Ramesh Khitri among 632 interventional cardiology physician records in California

Avinash Ramesh Khitri, M.D. is one of 632 interventional cardiology physician records with a practice address in California. 90% 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 48% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 48% of these records are older, 38% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 90% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 83% of these records are
  • Graduated2007 · median 2001 among the 526 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2016 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RI0011X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Interventional Cardiology Physician providers in California

There are 632 interventional cardiology physician records in California.

The 8 interventional cardiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Fahed Bitar, M.D.Covina, CA 917231174728612
  2. Uday Gadgil, MDCovina, CA 917231174551568
  3. Sami Hayek, MDCovina, CA 917231992024483
  4. Andrew Lee, MDCovina, CA 917231285138727
  5. Frank Lin, M.D.Covina, CA 917231578880506
  6. Shahdad Azmoon, M.D.Rancho Cucamonga, CA 917301952482333
  7. Altaf Ali, M.D.Chino, CA 917101376722736
  8. Shadi Qasqas, M.D.Rancho Cucamonga, CA 917391740498328

Common questions

What is Avinash Ramesh Khitri, M.D.'s NPI number?

Avinash Ramesh Khitri, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1326246018, issued on Jul 5, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Avinash Ramesh Khitri, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 315 N Third Ave, Covina, CA, 91723. Phone: (626) 915-4700. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Avinash Ramesh Khitri, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number A128322, 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 Avinash Ramesh Khitri, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Avinash Ramesh Khitri, M.D. had 3,983 Medicare Part D claims for 599 beneficiaries; the average among interventional cardiology physician prescribers was 3,179. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Avinash Ramesh Khitri, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 99.8 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.

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