Dinesh Sharma, M.D.
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician · Visalia, CA
Dinesh Sharma, M.D. is a physical medicine & rehabilitation physician with a practice address in Visalia, California, and NPI 1063550226, issued on Feb 1, 2007. Check the license (California G53789, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Dinesh Sharma
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician 208100000X
- License number
- G53789 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 100 S Santa FE Ave, Visalia, CA 93292
- Phone
- (559) 627-2777
- Enumerated
- Feb 1, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (559) 627-2774
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101012000299); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Michigan Medical School, 1979
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Dinesh Sharma in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G53789Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
9.9 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average physical medicine & rehabilitation physician in 2024
7,211 Medicare Part D claims for 497 beneficiaries, against an average of 727 among the 7,448 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 1% of claims. 3,587 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen2,735 claims
- Gabapentin575 claims
- Tramadol Hcl332 claims
- Zolpidem Tartrate311 claims
- Pregabalin301 claims
- Tizanidine Hcl299 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): 0 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: $15.19
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC. The 3,895 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,237.86 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.
Dinesh Sharma among 1,549 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records in California
Dinesh Sharma, M.D. is one of 1,549 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records with a practice address in California. 59% 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 30% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 30% of these records are older, 59% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 59% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 51% of these records are
- Graduated1979 · median 2008 among the 786 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208100000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician providers in California
There are 1,549 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records in California.
All 1,549 in California → Every provider in Visalia → Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician nationwide →
The 8 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Ethel Kate Briones, DOVisalia, CA 932911952090565
- Samuel Matsuo, M.D.Visalia, CA 932911811252950
- Fernando Garcia-Rodriguez, PTABakersfield, CA 933011114650827
- Alan Inocentes, MDBakersfield, CA 933011154498160
- Tara SchulzeBakersfield, CA 933011265999031
- Guixi Wang, MDBakersfield, CA 933011861569758
- Deepthi Cull, M.D.Bakersfield, CA 933061497749113
- Kai-Lieh Chen, M.D.Visalia, CA 932771548384712
Common questions
What is Dinesh Sharma, M.D.'s NPI number?
Dinesh Sharma, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1063550226, issued on Feb 1, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Dinesh Sharma, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 100 S Santa FE Ave, Visalia, CA, 93292. Phone: (559) 627-2777. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Dinesh Sharma, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number G53789, 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 Dinesh Sharma, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Dinesh Sharma, M.D. had 7,211 Medicare Part D claims for 497 beneficiaries; the average among physical medicine & rehabilitation physician prescribers was 727. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Dinesh Sharma, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 0 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.