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 (California A192312, as entered in NPPES) 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
- License number
- A192312 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 315 Mercy Ave Ste 400, Merced, CA 95340
- Phone
- (209) 564-3700
- Enumerated
- May 10, 2016
- Record last updated
- Oct 23, 2025
- Fax
- (209) 564-3799
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240208002291); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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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 California
Search for license A192312Check 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 3,078 among the 20,728 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; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen Inc. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 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 2 group practices
- Dignity Health Medical FoundationMerced, CA
- Equipway, Inc.Merced, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Garima Handa among 2,574 cardiovascular disease physician records in California
Garima Handa, MD is one of 2,574 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in California. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 88% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 88% of these records are older, 9% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 1999 among the 1,742 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in California
There are 2,574 cardiovascular disease physician records in California.
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The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Hanimireddy Lakireddy, M.D.Merced, CA 953401336141308
- Vikram Lakireddy, M.D.Merced, CA 953401235270836
- Rajiv Maraj, M.D.Merced, CA 953401730193079
- Mani Nallasivan, M.D.Merced, CA 953401639171606
- Raif Tawakol, MDMerced, CA 953401972687754
- Glenmore Lasam, M.D.Manteca, CA 953361093133027
- Sanjeev Vaishampayan, MDManteca, CA 953361528035573
- Chenn-Yow Fuh, M.D.Merced, CA 953481740245026
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?
NPPES lists California license number A192312, 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 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 3,078. 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.