NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Param Bhatter, MD

Ophthalmology Physician · San Francisco, CA

Param Bhatter, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in San Francisco, California, and NPI 1992330021, issued on Mar 9, 2020. Check the license (California A201612, 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
1992330021
Name
Param Bhatter
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
License number
A201612 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1445 Bush St, San Francisco, CA 94109
Phone
(415) 972-4600
Enumerated
Mar 9, 2020
Record last updated
Jul 8, 2025
Fax
(415) 975-0999
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20250723003098); 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 1445 Bush St

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

  1. Anita Agarwal, MDRetina Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician1508940628
  2. Judy Chen, M.D.Retina Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician1265875611
  3. Emmett Cunningham, M.D.,PHD,MPHRetina Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician1083706261
  4. Jasmine Elison, M.D.Retina Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician1740219583
  5. Benjamin HigginbothamCommunity Health Worker1659957819
  6. Robert Johnson, M.D.Retina Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician1558339747

Verify Param Bhatter 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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53% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024

716 Medicare Part D claims for 252 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 34% of claims.

  1. Param Bhatter716
  2. Specialty average1,518

Most prescribed

  1. Latanoprost243 claims
  2. Dorzolamide-Timolol105 claims
  3. Brimonidine Tartrate88 claims
  4. Prednisolone Acetate53 claims
  5. Timolol Maleate41 claims
  6. Dorzolamide Hcl28 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. Alameda Health SystemOakland, CA

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

Param Bhatter among 2,899 ophthalmology physician records in California

Param Bhatter, MD is one of 2,899 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in California. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2020, is newer than 94% of them.

  • NPI issued2020 · 94% of these records are older, 4% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • Graduated2021 · median 2001 among the 1,907 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 67% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Ophthalmology Physician providers in California

There are 2,899 ophthalmology physician records in California.

The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Gabriel Aguilar, MDSan Francisco, CA 941091366544371
  2. Jin Choi, MDSan Francisco, CA 941091346942810
  3. Ella Faktorovich, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941091013042266
  4. Georgia Kamboj, MBBS, PHDSan Francisco, CA 941091366946170
  5. John Kircher, MDSan Francisco, CA 941091427312883
  6. Andrew Lin, MD, MSSan Francisco, CA 941091710514583
  7. Andres Parra, MDSan Francisco, CA 941091871097451
  8. Azam Qureshi, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941091104192194

Common questions

What is Param Bhatter, MD's NPI number?

Param Bhatter, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1992330021, issued on Mar 9, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Param Bhatter, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1445 Bush St, San Francisco, CA, 94109. Phone: (415) 972-4600. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Param Bhatter, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number A201612, 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 Param Bhatter, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Param Bhatter, MD had 716 Medicare Part D claims for 252 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. 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.