NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Nirav Chhotubhai Naik, MD

Surgery Physician · Bakersfield, CA

Nirav Chhotubhai Naik, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Bakersfield, California, and NPI 1437132321, issued on Nov 23, 2005. Check the license (California A67017, 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
1437132321
Name
Nirav Chhotubhai Naik
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Surgery Physician 208600000X
License number
A67017 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4817 Centennial Plaza Way B, Bakersfield, CA 93312
Phone
(661) 447-4559
Enumerated
Nov 23, 2005
Record last updated
Oct 15, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(661) 447-4565
Medicaid ID
00A670170 CA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20070316000235); may accept Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Illinois College Of Med (Chi/Peor/Rock/Chm-Urb), 1996
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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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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81% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024

28 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.

  1. Nirav Naik28
  2. Specialty average147

Most prescribed

  1. Pantoprazole Sodium15 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $1,132.68

13 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Teleflex LLC. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Nirav Naik$1,132.68
  2. Specialty average$3,513.80

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Nirav Chhotubhai Naik among 3,118 surgery physician records in California

Nirav Chhotubhai Naik, MD is one of 3,118 surgery physician 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 94% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
  • Graduated1996 · median 2003 among the 1,901 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2015 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Surgery Physician providers in California

There are 3,118 surgery physician records in California.

The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Gurmantpal Bhatti, M.D.Bakersfield, CA 933121174786347
  2. Debi Thomas, MDBakersfield, CA 933121245611995
  3. George Brooks, MDBakersfield, CA 933111750626461
  4. Abraham Nisim, MDBakersfield, CA 933111639306392
  5. Gregory Williams, MDBakersfield, CA 933111699795088
  6. Robert Jones, MDBakersfield, CA 933141265795702
  7. John Garcia, M.D.Bakersfield, CA 933091558344473
  8. Hormuz Irani, M.D.Bakersfield, CA 933091194708099

Common questions

What is Nirav Chhotubhai Naik, MD's NPI number?

Nirav Chhotubhai Naik, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1437132321, issued on Nov 23, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Nirav Chhotubhai Naik, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4817 Centennial Plaza Way B, Bakersfield, CA, 93312. Phone: (661) 447-4559. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Nirav Chhotubhai Naik, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number A67017, 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 Nirav Chhotubhai Naik, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Nirav Chhotubhai Naik, MD had 28 Medicare Part D claims; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.