Garima Handa, MD
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Merced, CA
Garima Handa, MD is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Merced, California, and NPI 1518313410, issued on May 10, 2016. Check the license on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Garima Handa
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- Practice location
- 315 Mercy Ave Ste 400, Merced, CA 95340
- Phone
- (209) 564-3700
- Enumerated
- May 10, 2016
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 315 Mercy Ave Ste 400
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Verify Garima Handa in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of CaliforniaCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
90% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
314 Medicare Part D claims for 95 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,149 among the 19,556 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 21% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium31 claims
- Furosemide31 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate20 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate20 claims
- Eliquis19 claims
- Jardiance17 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $305.26
15 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen Inc.. The 16,209 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,923.81 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.
2 hospital and facility affiliations
- Dignity Health Medical FoundationMerced, CA
- Equipway, Inc.Merced, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
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Common questions
What is Garima Handa, MD's NPI number?
Garima Handa, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518313410, issued on May 10, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Garima Handa, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 315 Mercy Ave Ste 400, Merced, CA, 95340. Phone: (209) 564-3700. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Garima Handa, MD's license?
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 Garima Handa, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Garima Handa, MD had 314 Medicare Part D claims for 95 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,149. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.
Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.