NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Bhuwan Sharma, M.D.

Internal Medicine Physician · Imperial, CA

Bhuwan Sharma, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Imperial, California, and NPI 1528096534, issued on Jun 29, 2006. Check the license (California C53819, 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
1528096534
Name
Bhuwan Sharma
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License numbers
C53819 CA
00025512 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
191 W Jennifer Dr, Imperial, CA 92251
Phone
(858) 349-6446
Enumerated
Jun 29, 2006
Record last updated
Aug 7, 2026
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20091211000503); accepts Medicare assignment
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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  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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86% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

458 Medicare Part D claims for 194 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Bhuwan Sharma458
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass27 claims
  2. Albuterol Sulfate Hfa25 claims
  3. Eliquis25 claims
  4. Atorvastatin Calcium23 claims
  5. Cefdinir20 claims
  6. Pantoprazole Sodium18 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. 24 ON Physicians OF California PCPorterville, CA

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

Bhuwan Sharma among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California

Bhuwan Sharma, M.D. 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
  • Graduated1994 · median 2004 among the 11,065 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 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).

Internal Medicine Physician providers in California

There are 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Wali Abawi, D.O.Joshua Tree, CA 922521104362268
  2. Amanda Curnock, MDLa Quinta, CA 922531447228796
  3. Brian Gery, MDLa Quinta, CA 922531114084423
  4. Steven Gorman, M.D.La Quinta, CA 922531104926500
  5. Kinji Hawthorne, MDLa Quinta, CA 922531023208683
  6. Seyed Hamid Hemmati, MDLa Quinta, CA 922531851955538
  7. Kayvan Kani, M.D.La Quinta, CA 922531336593318
  8. Dennis Long, M.D.La Quinta, CA 922531144319062

Common questions

What is Bhuwan Sharma, M.D.'s NPI number?

Bhuwan Sharma, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1528096534, issued on Jun 29, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Bhuwan Sharma, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 191 W Jennifer Dr, Imperial, CA, 92251. Phone: (858) 349-6446. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Bhuwan Sharma, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number C53819, 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 Bhuwan Sharma, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Bhuwan Sharma, M.D. had 458 Medicare Part D claims for 194 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.