Avinash Varadaraj Sharma, MD
Interventional Cardiology Physician · Santa Ana, CA
Avinash Varadaraj Sharma, MD is an interventional cardiology physician with a practice address in Santa Ana, California, and NPI 1396107520, issued on Mar 26, 2016. Check the license (California A161967, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Avinash Varadaraj Sharma
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Interventional Cardiology Physician 207RI0011X
- License number
- A161967 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 700 N Tustin Ave, Santa Ana, CA 92705
- Phone
- (714) 245-1444
- Enumerated
- Mar 26, 2016
- Record last updated
- Jul 16, 2024
- Fax
- (714) 953-6604
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240730003612); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 700 N Tustin Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Avinash Varadaraj Sharma in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A161967Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
94% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average interventional cardiology physician in 2024
194 Medicare Part D claims for 105 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,179 among the 6,605 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Clopidogrel41 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate18 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate18 claims
- Losartan Potassium14 claims
- Eliquis13 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium12 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: $3,074.05
31 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. 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.
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
- Cardiology Specialists OF Orange CountySanta Ana, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Avinash Varadaraj Sharma among 632 interventional cardiology physician records in California
Avinash Varadaraj Sharma, MD 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 2016, is newer than 91% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 91% of these records are older, 7% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 90% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 83% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2001 among the 526 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 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.
All 632 in California → Every provider in Santa Ana → Interventional Cardiology Physician nationwide →
The 8 interventional cardiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- John Baker, M.D.Santa Ana, CA 927051124022850
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- Mohammad Hajjar, M.DSanta Ana, CA 927051235350893
- Sean Hirota, M.D.Santa Ana, CA 927051942452271
- Ravi Masson, MDSanta Ana, CA 927051114423001
- Nicholas Doan Van, MD, F.A.C.C. INC.Fountain Valley, CA 927081801922521
- Tuan Nguyen, M.D.Fountain Valley, CA 927081669644951
- Hoang Nguyen, M.D.Fountain Valley, CA 927081811164528
Common questions
What is Avinash Varadaraj Sharma, MD's NPI number?
Avinash Varadaraj Sharma, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1396107520, issued on Mar 26, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Avinash Varadaraj Sharma, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 700 N Tustin Ave, Santa Ana, CA, 92705. Phone: (714) 245-1444. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Avinash Varadaraj Sharma, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A161967, 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 Varadaraj Sharma, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Avinash Varadaraj Sharma, MD had 194 Medicare Part D claims for 105 beneficiaries; the average among interventional cardiology physician prescribers was 3,179. 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.