NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Hemant Dhingra

Nephrology Physician · Fresno, CA

Hemant Dhingra is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Fresno, California, and NPI 1487672192, issued on Jul 18, 2006. Check the license (California A100412, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1487672192
Name
Hemant Dhingra
Primary taxonomy
Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
License number
A100412 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
568 E Herndon Ave, Fresno, CA 93720
Phone
(559) 228-6600
Enumerated
Jul 18, 2006
Record last updated
Aug 15, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(559) 226-3709
Medicaid ID
0A1004120 CA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20070913000780); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 568 E Herndon Ave

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Sukhvir Atwal, MDNephrology Physician1669685251
  2. Kalyani ChandraNephrology Physician1922388537
  3. Maria Flores, P.A.Physician Assistant1124147285
  4. Harmeet Gurm, MDNephrology Physician1972831790
  5. Mei-Tsuey Hwang, MDNephrology Physician1184771974
  6. Nagaratnamma Madireddy, M.D.Pediatrics Physician1356337505

Verify Hemant Dhingra in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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88% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024

171 Medicare Part D claims for 72 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 27% of claims.

  1. Hemant Dhingra171
  2. Specialty average1,465

Most prescribed

  1. Prednisone32 claims
  2. Velphoro27 claims
  3. Gentamicin Sulfate15 claims
  4. Sevelamer Carbonate14 claims
  5. Potassium Chloride12 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: $2,879.01

36 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen Inc. The 8,230 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,091.37 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Hemant Dhingra$2,879.01
  2. Specialty average$3,091.37

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

  1. The Nephrology Group IncFresno, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Hemant Dhingra among 1,468 nephrology physician records in California

Hemant Dhingra is one of 1,468 nephrology physician records with a practice address in California. 88% 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 10% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 48% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 77% of these records are
  • Graduated1991 · median 2001 among the 1,128 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2017 · 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 207RN0300X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Nephrology Physician providers in California

There are 1,468 nephrology physician records in California.

The 8 nephrology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Yangming Cao, MDFresno, CA 937201558339630
  2. Harpreet DhindsaFresno, CA 937201801864020
  3. Joseph Duflot, MDFresno, CA 937201467420679
  4. Glenn Garbutt, M.D.Fresno, CA 937201063513737
  5. Mei-Tsuey Hwang, MDFresno, CA 937201184771974
  6. Steven Levy, MDFresno, CA 937201487623427
  7. Andre Minuth, MDFresno, CA 937201689791147
  8. Pankaj Ram, MDFresno, CA 937201679539837

Common questions

What is Hemant Dhingra's NPI number?

Hemant Dhingra's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1487672192, issued on Jul 18, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Hemant Dhingra located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 568 E Herndon Ave, Fresno, CA, 93720. Phone: (559) 228-6600. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Hemant Dhingra's license?

NPPES lists California license number A100412, 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 Hemant Dhingra prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Hemant Dhingra had 171 Medicare Part D claims for 72 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. 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.