NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Pooja Sharma, M.D.

Internal Medicine Physician · Salinas, CA

Pooja Sharma, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Salinas, California, and NPI 1992771166, issued on Feb 27, 2006. Check the license (California A93416, 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
1992771166
Name
Pooja Sharma
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
A93416 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
450 E Romie LN, Salinas, CA 93901
Phone
(831) 757-4333
Enumerated
Feb 27, 2006
Record last updated
Feb 3, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
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 450 E Romie LN

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

  1. Jose Ajoc, MDHospitalist Physician1457898447
  2. Joshua Ayerza, PAPhysician Assistant1487326617
  3. Pavandeep Bagga, M.D.Anesthesiology Physician1265644629
  4. Surinder Bahia, M.D.Hospitalist Physician1467716530
  5. Richard Berkowitz, M.D.Diagnostic Radiology Physician1962593681
  6. Glen Berry, MDAnesthesiology Physician1407870322

Verify Pooja Sharma 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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73% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

845 Medicare Part D claims for 263 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Pooja Sharma845
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium68 claims
  2. Losartan Potassium38 claims
  3. Eliquis32 claims
  4. Bumetanide29 claims
  5. Potassium Chloride25 claims
  6. Furosemide19 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: $72.95

4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Electromed, Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Pooja Sharma$72.95
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

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

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

Pooja Sharma, M.D. 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 2006, is newer than 5% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 56% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 63% of these records are
  • Record last updated2010 · 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).

Internal Medicine Physician providers in California

There are 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Patrick Chen, M.D.Salinas, CA 939011598749616
  2. James Dacus, M.D.Salinas, CA 939011467450155
  3. Jaspreet Dhillon, M.DSalinas, CA 939011942207170
  4. Phillip King, MDSalinas, CA 939011710961552
  5. Sheilaja Mittal, M.D.Salinas, CA 939011558344416
  6. Dawn Mudge, M.DSalinas, CA 939011437156650
  7. Robert Olson, M.DSalinas, CA 939011588661367
  8. Robert Patton, M.D.Salinas, CA 939011689659195

Common questions

What is Pooja Sharma, M.D.'s NPI number?

Pooja Sharma, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1992771166, issued on Feb 27, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Pooja Sharma, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 450 E Romie LN, Salinas, CA, 93901. Phone: (831) 757-4333. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Pooja Sharma, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number A93416, 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 Sharma, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Pooja Sharma, M.D. had 845 Medicare Part D claims for 263 beneficiaries; 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.

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.