Gautam Sukhabhai Bhakta, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Arroyo Grande, CA
Gautam Sukhabhai Bhakta, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Arroyo Grande, California, and NPI 1588676407, issued on Aug 12, 2006. Check the license (California G79193, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Gautam Sukhabhai Bhakta
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- G79193 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 205 S Halcyon RD, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420
- Phone
- (805) 474-6110
- Enumerated
- Aug 12, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 24, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (805) 474-4020
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040921001183); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Gautam Sukhabhai Bhakta in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G79193Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
54% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
1,459 Medicare Part D claims for 94 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 48 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium103 claims
- Duloxetine Hcl55 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate47 claims
- Escitalopram Oxalate43 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium40 claims
- Hydrochlorothiazide39 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- West Coast Wound And Skin Care IncFullerton, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Gautam Sukhabhai Bhakta among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California
Gautam Sukhabhai Bhakta, MD 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 fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated1992 · median 2004 among the 11,065 with a school on file
- 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).
8 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Arroyo Grande
They are 8 of the 462 NPPES records with a practice address in Arroyo Grande, and 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Gautam Sukhabhai Bhakta, MD's NPI number?
Gautam Sukhabhai Bhakta, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1588676407, issued on Aug 12, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Gautam Sukhabhai Bhakta, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 205 S Halcyon RD, Arroyo Grande, CA, 93420. Phone: (805) 474-6110. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Gautam Sukhabhai Bhakta, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number G79193, 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 Gautam Sukhabhai Bhakta, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Gautam Sukhabhai Bhakta, MD had 1,459 Medicare Part D claims for 94 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.