Gurbir S. Athwal
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Fresno, CA
Gurbir S. Athwal is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Fresno, California, and NPI 1992332969, issued on Mar 26, 2020. Check the license (California A177592, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Gurbir S. Athwal
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- A177592 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 155 N Fresno St, Fresno, CA 93701
- Phone
- (559) 459-4004
- Enumerated
- Mar 26, 2020
- Record last updated
- Oct 17, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250923001955); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 155 N Fresno St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Waleed AbdelfattahStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1982544359
- Khaled Mohammed Abdullah, MBBSStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1003552472
- Mohammad Abidali, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1174383764
- Charlie Abraham, MDSleep Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1588841043
- Luke Adams, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1497458855
- Yasmeen Afridi, DOStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1548964489
Verify Gurbir S. Athwal in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A177592Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
97% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
11 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of 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: $579.44
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medical Device Business Services, Inc. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 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
- Synergy Orthopedic Specialists IncSan Diego, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in California
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Common questions
What is Gurbir S. Athwal's NPI number?
Gurbir S. Athwal's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1992332969, issued on Mar 26, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Gurbir S. Athwal located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 155 N Fresno St, Fresno, CA, 93701. Phone: (559) 459-4004. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Gurbir S. Athwal's license?
NPPES lists California license number A177592, 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 Gurbir S. Athwal prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Gurbir S. Athwal had 11 Medicare Part D claims; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. 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.