Harpal Singh Bhaika, M.D.
Specialist · Bakersfield, CA
Harpal Singh Bhaika, M.D. is a specialist with a practice address in Bakersfield, California, and NPI 1982619763, issued on Jul 30, 2006. Check the license (California A39802, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Harpal Singh Bhaika
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Specialist 174400000X
- License number
- A39802 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5959 Truxtun Ave, Bakersfield, CA 93309
- Phone
- (661) 324-1203
- Enumerated
- Jul 30, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 22, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (661) 324-3195
- Medicaid ID
- 00A398020 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080625000664); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 5959 Truxtun Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Harpal Singh Bhaika in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license A39802Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average specialist in 2024
3,543 Medicare Part D claims for 900 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,380 among the 8,233 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 12 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Omeprazole845 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium648 claims
- Famotidine423 claims
- Metoclopramide Hcl156 claims
- Lactulose116 claims
- Linzess98 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): 21.9 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: $317.20
13 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 5,844 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,760.79 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
- Kern Gastroenterology Medical GroupBakersfield, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Harpal Singh Bhaika among 5,749 specialist records in California
Harpal Singh Bhaika, M.D. is one of 5,749 specialist records with a practice address in California. 30% 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 7% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 60% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 30% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 19% of these records are
- Graduated1974 · median 1989 among the 1,075 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 77% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 174400000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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The 8 specialist records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Tabassum Chowdhury, M.D.Bakersfield, CA 933091942215751
- Son Dinh, M.D.Bakersfield, CA 933091215924741
- Giridhar Gorla, M.D.Bakersfield, CA 933091932196516
- Ramesh Gupta, M.D.Bakersfield, CA 933091174586531
- Md Moksedul Habib, M.D.Bakersfield, CA 933091780647313
- Bruce Joseph, M.D.Bakersfield, CA 933091598841694
Common questions
What is Harpal Singh Bhaika, M.D.'s NPI number?
Harpal Singh Bhaika, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1982619763, issued on Jul 30, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Harpal Singh Bhaika, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5959 Truxtun Ave, Bakersfield, CA, 93309. Phone: (661) 324-1203. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Harpal Singh Bhaika, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A39802, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Harpal Singh Bhaika, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Harpal Singh Bhaika, M.D. had 3,543 Medicare Part D claims for 900 beneficiaries; the average among specialist prescribers was 1,380. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Harpal Singh Bhaika, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 21.9 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.