Kavita V. Ernst, MD
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Oakland, CA
Kavita V. Ernst, MD is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Oakland, California, and NPI 1043438179, issued on Apr 23, 2007. Check the license (California A83529, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kavita V. Ernst
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License number
- A83529 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 275 W Macarthur, Oakland, CA 94611
- Phone
- (510) 752-1000
- Enumerated
- Apr 23, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jan 24, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20071024000706); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Warren Alpert Medical School Of Brown University, 2000
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 275 W Macarthur
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Verify Kavita V. Ernst in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A83529Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
6% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
2,905 Medicare Part D claims for 558 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Metoprolol Tartrate305 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium286 claims
- Spironolactone215 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate200 claims
- Furosemide192 claims
- Entresto147 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
- Permanente Medical Group IncOakland, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kavita V. Ernst among 2,574 cardiovascular disease physician records in California
Kavita V. Ernst, MD is one of 2,574 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in California. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 55% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 55% of these records are older, 33% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated2000 · median 1999 among the 1,742 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in California
There are 2,574 cardiovascular disease physician records in California.
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The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Brian O'Kelly, MDOakland, CA 946111023196722
- Badar PatelOakland, CA 946111174084750
- Preeti Singhal, MDOakland, CA 946111053870378
- Jie Yang, MDOakland, CA 946111437472073
Common questions
What is Kavita V. Ernst, MD's NPI number?
Kavita V. Ernst, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1043438179, issued on Apr 23, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kavita V. Ernst, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 275 W Macarthur, Oakland, CA, 94611. Phone: (510) 752-1000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kavita V. Ernst, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A83529, 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 Kavita V. Ernst, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kavita V. Ernst, MD had 2,905 Medicare Part D claims for 558 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. 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.