Rakesh K. Grover, MD
Surgery Physician · Apple Valley, CA
Rakesh K. Grover, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Apple Valley, California, and NPI 1790836153, issued on Jan 14, 2007. Check the license (California A52860, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Rakesh K. Grover
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- A52860 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 16018 Tuscola RD, Apple Valley, CA 92307
- Phone
- (760) 242-0375
- Enumerated
- Jan 14, 2007
- Record last updated
- Oct 1, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 00A528600 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120201000721); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 16018 Tuscola RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Rakesh K. Grover in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A52860Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
61% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
58 Medicare Part D claims for 29 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 15 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Acetaminophen-Codeine15 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: $204.89
9 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Merck Sharp & Dohme 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.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Grover Gastro Surgical CorporationApple Valley, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Rakesh K. Grover among 3,118 surgery physician records in California
Rakesh K. Grover, 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 2007, is newer than 45% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 45% of these records are older, 42% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated1977 · median 2003 among the 1,901 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 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).
12 surgery physician records list a practice address in Apple Valley
They are 12 of the 1,518 NPPES records with a practice address in Apple Valley, and 3,118 surgery physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Rakesh K. Grover, MD's NPI number?
Rakesh K. Grover, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1790836153, issued on Jan 14, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Rakesh K. Grover, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 16018 Tuscola RD, Apple Valley, CA, 92307. Phone: (760) 242-0375. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Rakesh K. Grover, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A52860, 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 Rakesh K. Grover, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Rakesh K. Grover, MD had 58 Medicare Part D claims for 29 beneficiaries; 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.