Bala Krishna Bhat, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Arroyo Grande, CA
Bala Krishna Bhat, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Arroyo Grande, California, and NPI 1780603514, issued on Jul 19, 2006. Check the license (California A43451, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Bala Krishna Bhat
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- A43451 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 260 Station Way, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420
- Phone
- (805) 481-3652
- Enumerated
- Jul 19, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 21, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (805) 481-1017
- Medicaid ID
- FHC70593F CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070904000736); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Bala Krishna Bhat in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A43451Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
6.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
20,727 Medicare Part D claims for 822 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 439 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium1,035 claims
- Gabapentin832 claims
- Losartan Potassium814 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium777 claims
- Lisinopril678 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate662 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: $23.09
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Exact Sciences Corporation. 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
- Community Health Centers OF The Central Coast IncArroyo Grande, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Bala Krishna Bhat among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California
Bala Krishna Bhat, MD 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 2006, is newer than 5% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 56% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated1982 · median 2004 among the 11,065 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 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).
8 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Arroyo Grande
They are 8 of the 462 NPPES records with a practice address in Arroyo Grande, and 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.
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The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Nancy O'Malley, M.D.Arroyo Grande, CA 934201306030192
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Common questions
What is Bala Krishna Bhat, MD's NPI number?
Bala Krishna Bhat, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1780603514, issued on Jul 19, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Bala Krishna Bhat, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 260 Station Way, Arroyo Grande, CA, 93420. Phone: (805) 481-3652. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Bala Krishna Bhat, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A43451, 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 Bala Krishna Bhat, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Bala Krishna Bhat, MD had 20,727 Medicare Part D claims for 822 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.