Gagan Takhar
Physician Assistant · Chico, CA
Gagan Takhar is a physician assistant with a practice address in Chico, California, and NPI 1457914772, issued on Apr 22, 2019. Check the license (California PA56910, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Gagan Takhar
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- PA56910 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 80 Declaration Dr, Chico, CA 95973
- Phone
- (530) 894-6832
- Enumerated
- Apr 22, 2019
- Record last updated
- Aug 8, 2022
- Fax
- (530) 342-4199
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200229000089); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 80 Declaration Dr
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Verify Gagan Takhar in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license PA56910Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
40% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
497 Medicare Part D claims for 249 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Ketoconazole76 claims
- Triamcinolone Acetonide66 claims
- Nystatin42 claims
- Clobetasol Propionate40 claims
- Cephalexin22 claims
- Clindamycin Phosphate18 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 100 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $590.23
34 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 64,719 providers of this specialty with any payment received $841.65 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Hodari MD Dermatology IncYuba City, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Gagan Takhar among 14,451 physician assistant records in California
Gagan Takhar is one of 14,451 physician assistant records with a practice address in California. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 56% of them.
- NPI issued2019 · 56% of these records are older, 38% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 50% of these records are
- Graduated2019 · median 2018 among the 7,214 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 40% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
47 physician assistant records list a practice address in Chico
They are 47 of the 3,684 NPPES records with a practice address in Chico, and 14,451 physician assistant records in California.
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Common questions
What is Gagan Takhar's NPI number?
Gagan Takhar's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1457914772, issued on Apr 22, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Gagan Takhar located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 80 Declaration Dr, Chico, CA, 95973. Phone: (530) 894-6832. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Gagan Takhar's license?
NPPES lists California license number PA56910, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Gagan Takhar prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Gagan Takhar had 497 Medicare Part D claims for 249 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Gagan Takhar's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.