NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Bhavin Chokshi, M.D.

Nephrology Physician · Fresno, CA

Bhavin Chokshi, M.D. is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Fresno, California, and NPI 1487107819, issued on Aug 2, 2016. Check the license (California A169901, 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 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1487107819
Name
Bhavin Chokshi
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
License numbers
A169901 CA
4301503015 MI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
7300 N Fresno St, Fresno, CA 93720
Phone
(559) 448-4500
Enumerated
Aug 2, 2016
Record last updated
Sep 11, 2024
Fax
(620) 622-3779
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20240917002885); accepts Medicare assignment
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 7300 N Fresno St

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

  1. Barseg AbanyanPharmacist1194257717
  2. Seifedin Abdulkarim, MDInternal Medicine Physician1265518740
  3. David Aguilar, MDNeonatal-Perinatal Medicine Physician1184723157
  4. Bina AhmedPharmacist1720239171
  5. Israa Al-Ani, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1639707052
  6. Ahmed Alqaysi, MDInternal Medicine Physician1861995813

Verify Bhavin Chokshi 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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16% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024

1,225 Medicare Part D claims for 261 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 18% of claims.

  1. Bhavin Chokshi1,225
  2. Specialty average1,465

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium128 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate80 claims
  3. Lisinopril66 claims
  4. Losartan Potassium63 claims
  5. Metformin Hcl46 claims
  6. Jardiance41 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

  1. Permanente Medical Group IncFresno, CA

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

Bhavin Chokshi among 1,468 nephrology physician records in California

Bhavin Chokshi, M.D. is one of 1,468 nephrology physician records with a practice address in California. 88% 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 89% of them.

  • NPI issued2016 · 89% of these records are older, 9% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 77% of these records are
  • Graduated1999 · median 2001 among the 1,128 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RN0300X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Nephrology Physician providers in California

There are 1,468 nephrology physician records in California.

The 8 nephrology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Yangming Cao, MDFresno, CA 937201558339630
  2. Harpreet DhindsaFresno, CA 937201801864020
  3. Hemant DhingraFresno, CA 937201487672192
  4. Joseph Duflot, MDFresno, CA 937201467420679
  5. Glenn Garbutt, M.D.Fresno, CA 937201063513737
  6. Mei-Tsuey Hwang, MDFresno, CA 937201184771974
  7. Steven Levy, MDFresno, CA 937201487623427
  8. Andre Minuth, MDFresno, CA 937201689791147

Common questions

What is Bhavin Chokshi, M.D.'s NPI number?

Bhavin Chokshi, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1487107819, issued on Aug 2, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Bhavin Chokshi, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7300 N Fresno St, Fresno, CA, 93720. Phone: (559) 448-4500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Bhavin Chokshi, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number A169901, 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 Bhavin Chokshi, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Bhavin Chokshi, M.D. had 1,225 Medicare Part D claims for 261 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. 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.