David Charles Dougherty, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Bakersfield, CA
David Charles Dougherty, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Bakersfield, California, and NPI 1205858917, issued on Jul 24, 2006. Check the license (California G47681, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- David Charles Dougherty
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- G47681 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3838 San Dimas St, Bakersfield, CA 93301
- Phone
- (661) 654-0200
- Enumerated
- Jul 24, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 31, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (661) 664-2855
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify David Charles Dougherty in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G47681Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
31% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
2,192 Medicare Part D claims for 407 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 51 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium118 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium94 claims
- Lisinopril89 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate85 claims
- Losartan Potassium77 claims
- Metoprolol Tartrate68 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 96.5 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $68.80
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was 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.
David Charles Dougherty among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California
David Charles Dougherty, 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 fileNo · 63% of these records are
- Record last updated2014 · 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).
214 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Bakersfield
They are 214 of the 11,539 NPPES records with a practice address in Bakersfield, and 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is David Charles Dougherty, M.D.'s NPI number?
David Charles Dougherty, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1205858917, issued on Jul 24, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is David Charles Dougherty, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3838 San Dimas St, Bakersfield, CA, 93301. Phone: (661) 654-0200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify David Charles Dougherty, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number G47681, 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 David Charles Dougherty, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, David Charles Dougherty, M.D. had 2,192 Medicare Part D claims for 407 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is David Charles Dougherty, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 96.5 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.