Bharat Bhushan, MD
Addiction Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician · Palo Alto, CA
Bharat Bhushan, MD is an addiction medicine (psychiatry & neurology) physician with a practice address in Palo Alto, California, and NPI 1497899744, issued on Feb 19, 2007. Check the license (California A064621, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Bharat Bhushan
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Addiction Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician 2084A0401X
- License number
- A064621 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 451 Lytton Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94301
- Phone
- (650) 562-3635
- Enumerated
- Feb 19, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 451 Lytton Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Ashley Taggart, MFTMarriage & Family Therapist1750577326
- Oscar Villasimon, LCSWClinical Social Worker1841415148
- Donald Williams, PSY.D.Psychologist1396132528
Verify Bharat Bhushan in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A064621Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
69% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average addiction medicine (psychiatry & neurology) physician in 2024
269 Medicare Part D claims for 19 beneficiaries, against an average of 870 among the 264 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Buspirone Hcl27 claims
- Buprenorphine-Naloxone26 claims
- Clonazepam24 claims
- Quetiapine Fumarate20 claims
- Escitalopram Oxalate19 claims
- Gabapentin19 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.
Bharat Bhushan among 40 addiction medicine (psychiatry & neurology) physician records in California
Bharat Bhushan, MD is one of 40 addiction medicine (psychiatry & neurology) physician records with a practice address in California. 70% 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 35% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 35% of these records are older, 50% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 70% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 43% of these records are
- Record last updated2007 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084A0401X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Addiction Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician providers in California
There are 40 addiction medicine (psychiatry & neurology) physician records in California.
All 40 in California → Every provider in Palo Alto → Addiction Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician nationwide →
The 8 addiction medicine (psychiatry & neurology) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Sara Marie Cohen-Fournier, MDPalo Alto, CA 943041760150411
- Nicolas Garel, MDPalo Alto, CA 943041194508804
- Edward Schlies, M.D.Pleasanton, CA 945661891814539
- Ashley Wilson, M.D.Burlingame, CA 940101427436450
- Kanwal Qidwai, MDOakland, CA 946071184980591
- Melinda Glines, MDBerkeley, CA 947041306806880
- Mona Ferrer-Kaw, M.D.San Rafael, CA 949031225397979
- Tianzhu GeVentura, CA 930031831710292
Common questions
What is Bharat Bhushan, MD's NPI number?
Bharat Bhushan, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497899744, issued on Feb 19, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Bharat Bhushan, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 451 Lytton Ave, Palo Alto, CA, 94301. Phone: (650) 562-3635. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Bharat Bhushan, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A064621, 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 Bharat Bhushan, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Bharat Bhushan, MD had 269 Medicare Part D claims for 19 beneficiaries; the average among addiction medicine (psychiatry & neurology) physician prescribers was 870. 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.