NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Manuel Sanchez Tu, MD

Family Medicine Physician · Bakersfield, CA

Manuel Sanchez Tu, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Bakersfield, California, and NPI 1104387406, issued on Mar 28, 2019. Check the license (California 177747, 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
1104387406
Name
Manuel Sanchez Tu
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License numbers
177747 CA
PTL555 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
8800 Ming Ave, Bakersfield, CA 93311
Phone
(833) 574-2273
Enumerated
Mar 28, 2019
Record last updated
Feb 2, 2023
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20220804001764); 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 8800 Ming Ave

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

  1. Tamara Brant, PHARM.D.Pharmacist1780124438
  2. Gioconda BurdickHealth Educator1700311347
  3. Glen Michael Capulong, MDFamily Medicine Physician1407173388
  4. Gurinder Chatha, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1043447998
  5. Xinbo Cheng, MDInternal Medicine Physician1922117936
  6. Stacy Eldridge, RDRegistered Dietitian1568178911

Verify Manuel Sanchez Tu 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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84% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

6,535 Medicare Part D claims for 1,076 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 472 claims were for opioids.

  1. Manuel Tu6,535
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium502 claims
  2. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen282 claims
  3. Lisinopril271 claims
  4. Losartan Potassium234 claims
  5. Amlodipine Besylate209 claims
  6. Albuterol Sulfate Hfa163 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

  1. Southern California Permanente Medical GroupBakersfield, CA

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

Manuel Sanchez Tu among 17,133 family medicine physician records in California

Manuel Sanchez Tu, MD is one of 17,133 family medicine 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 2019, is newer than 85% of them.

  • NPI issued2019 · 85% of these records are older, 12% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
  • Graduated2001 · median 2005 among the 10,652 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

209 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Bakersfield

They are 209 of the 11,539 NPPES records with a practice address in Bakersfield, and 17,133 family medicine physician records in California.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Steven Chen, M.D.Bakersfield, CA 933111649358813
  2. Afif Elias, MDBakersfield, CA 933111558346346
  3. Chris Fadeff, M.D.Bakersfield, CA 933111255400313
  4. Ashokkumar Ghadia, M.D.Bakersfield, CA 933111124049234
  5. Nurun Khandaker, MDBakersfield, CA 933111578597332
  6. Hemmal Kothary, MDBakersfield, CA 933111134217813
  7. Calvin Kubo, M.D.Bakersfield, CA 933111942221049
  8. Jasmine Moini, MDBakersfield, CA 933111982799771

Common questions

What is Manuel Sanchez Tu, MD's NPI number?

Manuel Sanchez Tu, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1104387406, issued on Mar 28, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Manuel Sanchez Tu, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8800 Ming Ave, Bakersfield, CA, 93311. Phone: (833) 574-2273. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Manuel Sanchez Tu, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number 177747, 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 Manuel Sanchez Tu, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Manuel Sanchez Tu, MD had 6,535 Medicare Part D claims for 1,076 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.