NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Pooja Gidwani

Internal Medicine Physician · West Hollywood, CA

Pooja Gidwani is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in West Hollywood, California, and NPI 1881004398, issued on May 6, 2014. Check the license (California A185843, 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
1881004398
Name
Pooja Gidwani
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License numbers
A185843 CA
55605 AZ
R6402 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
8605 Santa Monica Blvd, West Hollywood, CA 90069
Phone
(713) 242-3768
Enumerated
May 6, 2014
Record last updated
Apr 24, 2024
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 8605 Santa Monica Blvd

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Verify Pooja Gidwani 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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99% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

29 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.

  1. Pooja Gidwani29
  2. Specialty average3,176

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.

Pooja Gidwani among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California

Pooja Gidwani is one of 17,696 internal medicine 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 2014, is newer than 74% of them.

  • NPI issued2014 · 74% of these records are older, 24% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 63% of these records are
  • Record last updated2024 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

136 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in West Hollywood

They are 136 of the 2,619 NPPES records with a practice address in West Hollywood, and 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Sarah Bentil-Owusu, MDWest Hollywood, CA 900691215498050
  2. Nisha Chellam Vedamuthu, M.D.West Hollywood, CA 900691689685927
  3. Henry Davidian, M.D.West Hollywood, CA 900691255490793
  4. John FernandezWest Hollywood, CA 900691134652357
  5. Carolyn Krieg, D.O.West Hollywood, CA 900691023218161
  6. Anthony Mills, MDWest Hollywood, CA 900691679683049
  7. Alexandra Palma, MDWest Hollywood, CA 900691992180533
  8. Ashley Stratton, DOWest Hollywood, CA 900691215595400

Common questions

What is Pooja Gidwani's NPI number?

Pooja Gidwani's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1881004398, issued on May 6, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Pooja Gidwani located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8605 Santa Monica Blvd, West Hollywood, CA, 90069. Phone: (713) 242-3768. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Pooja Gidwani's license?

NPPES lists California license number A185843, 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 Pooja Gidwani prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Pooja Gidwani had 29 Medicare Part D claims; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.

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