NPI registry status
Active
2026 NPPES data Neurology Physician NPI 1326270174 MD
Verify on CMS → Pavan Bhargava, MD
Neurology Physician in Baltimore, Maryland.
This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 20,467 in Neurology Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.
Federal data, no proprietary rating.
We show these CMS records as-is - no composite score, no star rating, no editorial opinion layered on top.
Prescribing volume
154
Medicare Part D claims · 17 beneficiaries · Neurology Physician avg: 1K
MIPS score
74.4/100
▼ 9 pts below national avg 83.5 · Mid-tier
Industry payments
$4.0K
6 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File, 2024
What the federal data shows
Pavan Bhargava, MD reported a CMS MIPS final score of 74.4/100 - below the 83.5 national average - and filed 154 Medicare Part D claims in 2024.
- 74.4/100
- MIPS score · -9 vs avg
- 154
- Part D claims, 2024
- Likely
- board-certified (heuristic)
- ≥13th
- pct among measured MIPS (lower-bound band)
Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.
Federal trust snapshot
What official records show about Pavan Bhargava, MD
Federal records show an active NPI with both Medicare prescribing volume and a measured CMS quality score — objective registry data, not patient reviews.
- Verified
NPI registry status
Active listing in the CMS National Provider Identifier Registry (NPI 1326270174), first enumerated 08/12/2009.
Source: CMS NPPES
- Reported
Medicare Part D participation
Filed 154 Medicare Part D prescription claims in the 2023 CMS public use file — indicates active Medicare prescribing participation.
Source: CMS Part D Prescriber PUF
- Reported
CMS quality reporting (MIPS)
Reported a CMS MIPS final score of 74.4/100 in the Quality Payment Program — a federal quality measure, not a patient review.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program
- Reported
Board certification signal
Heuristic suggests board-certified status based on ABMS-eligible specialty taxonomy plus active CMS participation signals — not a direct ABMS verification.
- Reported
Hospital affiliations
1 CMS Care Compare hospital affiliation on record — practice footprint from the Doctors and Clinicians file.
Source: CMS Care Compare
- Reported
Industry payment transparency
$4.0K in reported industry payments (6 transfers) in 2024 under the federal Sunshine Act — disclosed transfers of value, not a quality rating.
Source: CMS Open Payments
- Not in federal data
Individual sanction lookup
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CMS NPPES provider registry desk
NPI 1326270174 · Neurology Physician
NPI-10 · ENUM-MID · TAX-MID · MIPS-BELOW · RX-LIGHT · BOOK-THIN · PHOTO-FINISH
- NPI-10 1326270174
- ENUM-MID 2009
- TAX-MID 20K Neurology Physician
- MIPS-BELOW 74.4/100
- RX-LIGHT 154
- BOOK-THIN 487 in Maryland
- PHOTO-FINISH Andrew Agostini · ±0.0
MIPS final-score neighbourhood
Same-specialty nationwide peers by CMS final score, not geographic proximity
- Bhargava · this …
Bhargava · this provider
74.4 MIPS pts
- Shenwen Huang · …
Shenwen Huang
74.4 MIPS pts
- Andrew Agostini …
Andrew Agostini
74.4 MIPS pts
- Peter Calabresi …
Peter Calabresi
74.4 MIPS pts
- Chengyuan Feng ·…
Chengyuan Feng
74.4 MIPS pts
What this shows Nearest measured MIPS peers for this NUCC specialty (2023 performance year).
Pavan Bhargava, MD's MIPS score vs every measured U.S. clinician
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023, the federal quality measure. Clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded.
74 ≥ 13th percentile 13% of 454,083 measured providers are in lower value bands
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more measured providers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
The percentile is a conservative whole-score-point band: it counts only measured clinicians in lower score bands. A CMS MIPS metric is not a recommendation or a clinical-quality rating by PlainDoctor. See methodology § corpus placement.
Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023
Where Pavan Bhargava, MD sits
This provider among neurology physician peers
Across the 5,099 neurology physician providers who report both Medicare Part D prescribing and a MIPS quality score, Pavan Bhargava, MD writes more Part D claims than 18% of them and scores higher on MIPS quality than 14% - placing this provider in the lower-volume, lower-quality quadrant. Volume reflects patient-panel size and specialty, not quality; the two axes are independent.
Each dot is one neurology physician peer from a representative sample of 60; the gold marker is Pavan Bhargava, MD. Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber data and the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, 2023.
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Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)
Pavan Bhargava, MD practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + MIPS quality reporting + 1 hospital affiliation - signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).
What does the federal data show about Pavan Bhargava, MD?
Below national averagePrimary specialty
Neurology Physician
Medicare Part D claims
154 89% vs specialty avg
MIPS final score
74.4/100 9.1 pts vs avg
Specialty distribution in Maryland
How Neurology Physician compares to other specialties among Maryland providers
Medicare quality performance, MIPS
Pavan Bhargava, MD's 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Neurology Physician national average
- MIPS Final Score
- 74.4/100
- vs 83.5 national avg · 2023 performance year
How MIPS and board certification work
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1326270174 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Neurology Physician |
| Credentials | MD |
| Gender | Male |
| NPI Issued | 08/12/2009 |
CMS Quality Score (MIPS)
Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.
74.3962
Final Score
Measured-score avg: 83.5
64.7185
Quality
52.4354
Cost
97
Promoting Interoperability
Reporting: Group practice
Hospital and facility affiliations
Facilities where Pavan Bhargava, MD bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD
Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).
Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data
The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Pavan Bhargava, MD. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
Total received
$4.0K
Largest payer
EMD Serono, Inc.
Most common payment type
Food and Beverage
Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2024.
154
Total Claims
$26K
Total Drug Cost
17
Medicare Beneficiaries
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 192
- Total Day Supply
- 5,708
- Brand Drug Cost
- $0
- Generic Drug Cost
- $26K
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 63.4 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 1.25
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2024. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
What Pavan Bhargava, MD prescribes most
Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2024
- Dalfampridine Er
Dalfampridine Er
66 claims
- Gabapentin 25
Gabapentin
25 claims
- Baclofen 17
Baclofen
17 claims
- Dimethyl Fumarate 12
Dimethyl Fumarate
12 claims
- Fluoxetine Hcl 11
Fluoxetine Hcl
11 claims
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Dalfampridine Er Dalfampridine | 66 |
| Gabapentin | 25 |
| Baclofen | 17 |
| Dimethyl Fumarate | 12 |
| Fluoxetine Hcl | 11 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
Neurology Physician Overview
How Pavan Bhargava, MD fits within the Neurology Physician landscape nationally.
20,467
Neurology Physician Providers in US
54
States with Neurology Physician
1,356
Avg Claims per Provider
Pavan Bhargava, MD's 154 claims are below the specialty average of 1,356.
Nationwide Neurology Physician peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year
Two federal-record peer sets for Bhargava, both outside Maryland so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.
Similar MIPS final score
Nearest same-specialty clinicians by CMS MIPS final score (74.4 here).
Same NPPES enumeration year (2009)
Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.
Nearby Neurology Physician Providers in Maryland
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Maryland, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Bhargava.
One of 487 Neurology Physician providers enrolled in Maryland, 5 are shown here.
Orwa Aboud
M.D. PH.D
Baltimore, MD
Dr. Malik Adil
MD
Bethesda, MD
Dr. Busranur Agac
MD
Bethesda, MD
Dr. Gurdeep Ahluwalia
M.D.
Annapolis, MD
Dr. Haroon Ahmad
M.D.
Baltimore, MD
Compare Neurology Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Pavan Bhargava, MD's specialty? ▼
Pavan Bhargava, MD specializes in Neurology Physician and practices in Baltimore, Maryland. Credentials: MD.
How much does Pavan Bhargava, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2024, Pavan Bhargava, MD wrote 154 Medicare Part D claims totaling $26K in drug costs for 17 beneficiaries.
What is Pavan Bhargava, MD's Medicare quality score? ▼
Pavan Bhargava, MD has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 74.4/100 (Quality: 64.7, Cost: 52.4). The average MIPS Final Score across the 454,083 clinicians with at least one published category score is 83.5; clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded from that average. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is Pavan Bhargava, MD located? ▼
Pavan Bhargava, MD is located at 600 N WOLFE STREET PATHOLOGY 627, Baltimore, MD, 21287. Phone: (410) 614-1522.
What is Pavan Bhargava, MD's NPI number? ▼
Pavan Bhargava, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1326270174, issued on 08/12/2009.
How many Neurology Physician providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 20,467 Neurology Physician providers across 54 states in the US. The average Neurology Physician provider writes 1,356 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Pavan Bhargava, MD prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2024 Medicare Part D data, Pavan Bhargava, MD's most frequently prescribed drugs include Dalfampridine Er, Gabapentin, Baclofen. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Pavan Bhargava, MD accept Medicare? ▼
Pavan Bhargava, MD appears in CMS Medicare data with 154 Part D claims and 17 Medicare beneficiaries in 2024. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Pavan Bhargava, MD's credentials? ▼
Pavan Bhargava, MD's NPI is 1326270174 with credentials MD. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.
Data Sources
View source datasets and methodology notes
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Prescribing Data
- CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2024). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
- Quality Performance
- CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) - 2023 performance year.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.
Data as of August 2026 (NPPES) / 2024 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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