Gurkaran Singh Garcha, M.D.
Hospitalist Physician · Folsom, CA
Gurkaran Singh Garcha, M.D. is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Folsom, California, and NPI 1659667574, issued on Jun 20, 2011. Check the license (California C161815, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Gurkaran Singh Garcha
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License numbers
- C161815 CA
4301105895 MI
BP10041503 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1700 Prairie City RD, Folsom, CA 95630
- Phone
- (916) 351-4800
- Enumerated
- Jun 20, 2011
- Record last updated
- Jun 10, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (916) 351-4899
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200707000539); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Gurkaran Singh Garcha in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license C161815Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024
503 Medicare Part D claims for 181 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 28 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Pantoprazole Sodium29 claims
- Cefdinir28 claims
- Prednisone24 claims
- Azithromycin23 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate22 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen18 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 96.5 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Dignity Health Medical FoundationFolsom, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Gurkaran Singh Garcha among 3,099 hospitalist physician records in California
Gurkaran Singh Garcha, M.D. is one of 3,099 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in California. 90% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 47% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 47% of these records are older, 49% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 90% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 81% of these records are
- Graduated2011 · median 2010 among the 2,505 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
19 hospitalist physician records list a practice address in Folsom
They are 19 of the 1,811 NPPES records with a practice address in Folsom, and 3,099 hospitalist physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Gurkaran Singh Garcha, M.D.'s NPI number?
Gurkaran Singh Garcha, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1659667574, issued on Jun 20, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Gurkaran Singh Garcha, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1700 Prairie City RD, Folsom, CA, 95630. Phone: (916) 351-4800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Gurkaran Singh Garcha, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number C161815, 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 Gurkaran Singh Garcha, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Gurkaran Singh Garcha, M.D. had 503 Medicare Part D claims for 181 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Gurkaran Singh Garcha, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 96.5 of 100. 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.