Samir Bhalla, M.D.
Hospitalist Physician · Santa Monica, CA
Samir Bhalla, M.D. is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Santa Monica, California, and NPI 1336551548, issued on May 21, 2014. Check the license (California A149468, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Samir Bhalla
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License number
- A149468 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1250 16TH St # C2304, Santa Monica, CA 90404
- Phone
- (310) 319-4698
- Enumerated
- May 21, 2014
- Record last updated
- Aug 7, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (310) 319-4908
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170802002016); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 1250 16TH St # C2304
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Kaye Alpasan, NPNurse Practitioner1245098821
- Ishan Asokan, MD, MSCInternal Medicine Physician1699204271
- Rose Bates, NPNurse Practitioner1194263129
- Wossen Belachew, MDHospitalist Physician1831532266
Verify Samir Bhalla in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A149468Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
49% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024
267 Medicare Part D claims for 118 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 11 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Pantoprazole Sodium23 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate16 claims
- Amiodarone Hcl13 claims
- Eliquis13 claims
- Prednisone12 claims
- Furosemide11 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 86.1 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- The Regents OF The University OF CaliforniaSanta Monica, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
96 hospitalist physician records list a practice address in Santa Monica
They are 96 of the 5,151 NPPES records with a practice address in Santa Monica, and 3,099 hospitalist physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Samir Bhalla, M.D.'s NPI number?
Samir Bhalla, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1336551548, issued on May 21, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Samir Bhalla, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1250 16TH St # C2304, Santa Monica, CA, 90404. Phone: (310) 319-4698. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Samir Bhalla, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A149468, 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 Samir Bhalla, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Samir Bhalla, M.D. had 267 Medicare Part D claims for 118 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Samir Bhalla, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 86.1 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.