Harchetan Singh Sandhu, M.D.
Rheumatology Physician · Chico, CA
Harchetan Singh Sandhu, M.D. is a rheumatology physician with a practice address in Chico, California, and NPI 1740243328, issued on Apr 6, 2006. Check the license (California A76840, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Harchetan Singh Sandhu
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Rheumatology Physician 207RR0500X
- License number
- A76840 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1488 East Ave Ste 130, Chico, CA 95926
- Phone
- (530) 342-1310
- Enumerated
- Apr 6, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 3, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (530) 342-1327
- Medicaid ID
- 00A768400 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20041026001148); may accept Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Harchetan Singh Sandhu in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A76840Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
44% more Medicare Part D claims than the average rheumatology physician in 2024
2,841 Medicare Part D claims for 434 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,978 among the 6,301 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Methotrexate682 claims
- Prednisone530 claims
- Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate347 claims
- Alendronate Sodium178 claims
- Meloxicam134 claims
- Enbrel Sureclick119 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): 71.9 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,668.35
81 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Ucb, Inc. The 4,486 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,538.33 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
- Feather River Tribal Health IncOroville, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Harchetan Singh Sandhu among 926 rheumatology physician records in California
Harchetan Singh Sandhu, M.D. is one of 926 rheumatology physician records with a practice address in California. 81% 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 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 55% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated1996 · median 2003 among the 641 with a school on file
- Record last updated2008 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RR0500X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Rheumatology Physician providers in California
There are 926 rheumatology physician records in California.
All 926 in California → Every provider in Chico → Rheumatology Physician nationwide →
The 8 rheumatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Joseph Chiapella, MDChico, CA 959261255374252
- Geeta Chaparala, MDYuba City, CA 959911750562054
- Pegah Jahangiri, MDRedding, CA 960011154881522
- Timothy Peters, M.D.Redding, CA 960011417909847
- Veena Rao, M.D.Redding, CA 960011831304021
- William Reeder, M.D.Redding, CA 960011134171564
- Justina Tseng, MDRedding, CA 960011346276540
- Shanthi Giri, MDSacramento, CA 958251992724066
Common questions
What is Harchetan Singh Sandhu, M.D.'s NPI number?
Harchetan Singh Sandhu, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1740243328, issued on Apr 6, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Harchetan Singh Sandhu, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1488 East Ave Ste 130, Chico, CA, 95926. Phone: (530) 342-1310. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Harchetan Singh Sandhu, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A76840, 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 Harchetan Singh Sandhu, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Harchetan Singh Sandhu, M.D. had 2,841 Medicare Part D claims for 434 beneficiaries; the average among rheumatology physician prescribers was 1,978. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Harchetan Singh Sandhu, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 71.9 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.