Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

Ruben Kalra, M.D., M.B.A

Interventional Pain Medicine Physician · Pleasant Hill, CA

Ruben Kalra, M.D., M.B.A is an interventional pain medicine physician with a practice address in Pleasant Hill, California, and NPI 1245228766, issued on Oct 10, 2005. Check the license (California A102041, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, loaded Aug 27, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1245228766
Name
Ruben Kalra
Credential
M.D., M.B.A
Primary taxonomy
Interventional Pain Medicine Physician 208VP0014X
License number
A102041 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2250 Morello Ave, Pleasant Hill, CA 94523
Phone
(925) 287-1256
Enumerated
Oct 10, 2005
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 2250 Morello Ave

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

  1. Brooke Aber, P.A.Physician Assistant1790716074
  2. Amelia Atalig-Smith, RN, CCRN, ANPAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1063833192
  3. Sarah Eapen, PAPhysician Assistant1063947174
  4. Nathaniel Gamsky, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1164955043
  5. Mahima Jain, P.A.Physician Assistant1730165093
  6. Ariana Nassiri, PA-CPhysician Assistant1669063681

Verify Ruben Kalra 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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Statewide context: the Medical Board of California reported 374 disciplinary actions in FY 2022-23. California discipline data →

83% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average interventional pain medicine physician in 2024

369 Medicare Part D claims for 102 beneficiaries, against an average of 2,221 among the 1,212 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims. 153 claims were for opioids.

  1. Ruben Kalra369
  2. Specialty average2,221

Most prescribed

  1. Oxycodone-Acetaminophen52 claims
  2. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen43 claims
  3. Gabapentin29 claims
  4. Baclofen28 claims
  5. Cyclobenzaprine Hcl24 claims
  6. Morphine Sulfate Er19 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.

The Medicare quality score for 2023: 88.4 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score78.9
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $339.71

8 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Painteq LLC. The 1,143 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,949.58 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Ruben Kalra$339.71
  2. Specialty average$2,949.58

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

One hospital or facility affiliation

  1. Bass Medical GroupAlamo, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

Interventional Pain Medicine Physician providers in California

There are 126 interventional pain medicine physician records in California.

Other interventional pain medicine physician records in California

  1. Hussein Abdulhadi, M.D.Santee, CA1629004890
  2. Nader Achackzad, M.D.Santa Clara, CA1831375302
  3. Patrick Akin, DOTurlock, CA1073072096
  4. Kais Alsharif, MDLong Beach, CA1730380007
  5. Pari Azari, M.D.Clearlake, CA1942442132
  6. Hasan Badday, M.D.Irvine, CA1225293095
  7. Akash Bajaj, MDMarina Del Rey, CA1689752164
  8. Jason Berkley, D.O.Los Angeles, CA1033119250
  9. Clifford Bernstein, M.D.Huntington Beach, CA1639199045
  10. Michael Borrello, MDRedding, CA1265476857

Common questions

What is Ruben Kalra, M.D., M.B.A's NPI number?

Ruben Kalra, M.D., M.B.A's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1245228766, issued on Oct 10, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Ruben Kalra, M.D., M.B.A located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2250 Morello Ave, Pleasant Hill, CA, 94523. Phone: (925) 287-1256. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Ruben Kalra, M.D., M.B.A's license?

NPPES lists California license number A102041, 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 Ruben Kalra, M.D., M.B.A prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Ruben Kalra, M.D., M.B.A had 369 Medicare Part D claims for 102 beneficiaries; the average among interventional pain medicine physician prescribers was 2,221. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Ruben Kalra, M.D., M.B.A's Medicare quality score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 88.4 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.