Joydip Bhattacharya, D.O
Neurology Physician · Santa Cruz, CA
Joydip Bhattacharya, D.O is a neurology physician with a practice address in Santa Cruz, California, and NPI 1245277714, issued on Jun 1, 2006. Check the license (California 20A8773, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joydip Bhattacharya
- Credential
- D.O
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurology Physician 2084N0400X
- License number
- 20A8773 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1575 Soquel Dr, Santa Cruz, CA 95065
- Phone
- (831) 454-0599
- Enumerated
- Jun 1, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (831) 454-9157
- Medicaid ID
- 020A87730 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040514000895); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, 1999
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Joydip Bhattacharya in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license 20A8773Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
36% more Medicare Part D claims than the average neurology physician in 2024
1,868 Medicare Part D claims for 363 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,370 among the 15,005 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 5% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Donepezil Hcl261 claims
- Carbidopa-Levodopa152 claims
- Levetiracetam119 claims
- Gabapentin112 claims
- Memantine Hcl107 claims
- Amantadine81 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): 89.2 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: $29.97
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 10,858 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,318.07 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.
Joydip Bhattacharya among 2,339 neurology physician records in California
Joydip Bhattacharya, D.O is one of 2,339 neurology 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 4% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 4% of these records are older, 59% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated1999 · median 2006 among the 1,628 with a school on file
- Record last updated2011 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084N0400X 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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Common questions
What is Joydip Bhattacharya, D.O's NPI number?
Joydip Bhattacharya, D.O's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1245277714, issued on Jun 1, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joydip Bhattacharya, D.O located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1575 Soquel Dr, Santa Cruz, CA, 95065. Phone: (831) 454-0599. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joydip Bhattacharya, D.O's license?
NPPES lists California license number 20A8773, 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 Joydip Bhattacharya, D.O prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joydip Bhattacharya, D.O had 1,868 Medicare Part D claims for 363 beneficiaries; the average among neurology physician prescribers was 1,370. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Joydip Bhattacharya, D.O's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 89.2 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.