Muhammad T. Bashir, MD
Nephrology Physician · Chico, CA
Muhammad T. Bashir, MD is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Chico, California, and NPI 1720081342, issued on May 27, 2005. Check the license (California A50356, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Muhammad T. Bashir
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License number
- A50356 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 285 Cohasset RD, Chico, CA 95926
- Phone
- (530) 892-2300
- Enumerated
- May 27, 2005
- Record last updated
- Apr 17, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (530) 894-5890
- Medicaid ID
- 00A503560 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040414001970); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 285 Cohasset RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Amer Al-Mefleh, DDSDentist1730074949
- Navdeep GillDentist1407500275
- Gurjit Marwah, MDPediatrics Physician1780776328
- Jose Sibal, M.D.Nephrology Physician1912903758
- Arisara Suwangomolkul, M.D.Nephrology Physician1558595496
Verify Muhammad T. Bashir in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A50356Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average nephrology physician in 2024
3,547 Medicare Part D claims for 504 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Calcitriol287 claims
- Famotidine255 claims
- Allopurinol200 claims
- Diltiazem 24hr Er (Cd)194 claims
- Potassium Chloride177 claims
- Prosol173 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): 28.2 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: $520.04
19 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Kyowa Kirin, 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.
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
- Comprehensive Renal Care Group A Medical CorporationOroville, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Muhammad T. Bashir among 1,468 nephrology physician records in California
Muhammad T. Bashir, MD 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 90% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 77% of these records are
- Graduated1984 · median 2001 among the 1,128 with a school on file
- Record last updated2009 · 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.
All 1,468 in California → Every provider in Chico → Nephrology Physician nationwide →
The 8 nephrology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Nasrin Ashouian, MDChico, CA 959261053522342
- Jose Sibal, M.D.Chico, CA 959261912903758
- Arisara Suwangomolkul, M.D.Chico, CA 959261558595496
- Jackson Wang, MDGrass Valley, CA 959491003183617
- Masoud Haghi, DOOroville, CA 959661134653769
- Khurram Mumtaz, M.D.Oroville, CA 959661093979437
- Jon Ferguson, D.O.Chico, CA 959731902018294
- Mona Sarbu, MDChico, CA 959731639250855
Common questions
What is Muhammad T. Bashir, MD's NPI number?
Muhammad T. Bashir, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720081342, issued on May 27, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Muhammad T. Bashir, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 285 Cohasset RD, Chico, CA, 95926. Phone: (530) 892-2300. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Muhammad T. Bashir, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A50356, 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 Muhammad T. Bashir, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Muhammad T. Bashir, MD had 3,547 Medicare Part D claims for 504 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Muhammad T. Bashir, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 28.2 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.