Jai Bhakta, P.A.
Physician Assistant · Torrance, CA
Jai Bhakta, P.A. is a physician assistant with a practice address in Torrance, California, and NPI 1437648466, issued on May 4, 2018. Check the license (California 55923, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Jai Bhakta
- Credential
- P.A.
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- 55923 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5215 Torrance Blvd Ste 210, Torrance, CA 90503
- Phone
- (310) 316-6190
- Enumerated
- May 4, 2018
- Record last updated
- Mar 4, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (310) 540-7362
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20181218003390); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 5215 Torrance Blvd Ste 210
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Verify Jai Bhakta in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 55923Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
83% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
142 Medicare Part D claims for 89 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 40 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Diclofenac Sodium28 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen23 claims
- Celecoxib15 claims
- Meloxicam15 claims
- Ibuprofen12 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Cedars-Sinai Medical Care FoundationTorrance, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Jai Bhakta among 14,451 physician assistant records in California
Jai Bhakta, P.A. is one of 14,451 physician assistant records with a practice address in California. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 52% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 52% of these records are older, 44% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 50% of these records are
- Graduated2018 · median 2018 among the 7,214 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 40% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
89 physician assistant records list a practice address in Torrance
They are 89 of the 8,901 NPPES records with a practice address in Torrance, and 14,451 physician assistant records in California.
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- Khatereh Hinze, D.C., PA-CTorrance, CA 905031144495441
- Derrick Johnson, PATorrance, CA 905031609093277
- Jaclyn Kwan, P.A.Torrance, CA 905031598172181
Common questions
What is Jai Bhakta, P.A.'s NPI number?
Jai Bhakta, P.A.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1437648466, issued on May 4, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Jai Bhakta, P.A. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5215 Torrance Blvd Ste 210, Torrance, CA, 90503. Phone: (310) 316-6190. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Jai Bhakta, P.A.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number 55923, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Jai Bhakta, P.A. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Jai Bhakta, P.A. had 142 Medicare Part D claims for 89 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. 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.