Bhavik V. Thakkar, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Long Beach, CA
Bhavik V. Thakkar, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Long Beach, California, and NPI 1033178819, issued on Mar 21, 2006. Check the license (California C53926, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Bhavik V. Thakkar
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License numbers
- C53926 CA
48069 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1045 Atlantic Ave Ste 1019, Long Beach, CA 90813
- Phone
- (562) 437-6213
- Enumerated
- Mar 21, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 6, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120820000270); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1045 Atlantic Ave Ste 1019
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Nicole Hollek, PACPhysician Assistant1881355907
Verify Bhavik V. Thakkar in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license C53926Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
12% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
2,791 Medicare Part D claims for 193 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims. 15 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium220 claims
- Metformin Hcl185 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate139 claims
- Farxiga125 claims
- Simvastatin116 claims
- Hydrochlorothiazide115 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Prohealth Partners, A Medical GroupLong Beach, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Bhavik V. Thakkar among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California
Bhavik V. Thakkar, 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
- Graduated2001 · median 2004 among the 11,065 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 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).
221 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Long Beach
They are 221 of the 13,650 NPPES records with a practice address in Long Beach, and 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Bhavik V. Thakkar, MD's NPI number?
Bhavik V. Thakkar, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1033178819, issued on Mar 21, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Bhavik V. Thakkar, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1045 Atlantic Ave Ste 1019, Long Beach, CA, 90813. Phone: (562) 437-6213. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Bhavik V. Thakkar, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number C53926, 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 Bhavik V. Thakkar, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Bhavik V. Thakkar, MD had 2,791 Medicare Part D claims for 193 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.