Sarabjit S. Purewal, M.D.
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Bakersfield, CA
Sarabjit S. Purewal, M.D. is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Bakersfield, California, and NPI 1043310436, issued on Sep 25, 2006. Check the license (California A39435, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Sarabjit S. Purewal
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
- License number
- A39435 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3838 San Dimas St, Bakersfield, CA 93301
- Phone
- (661) 327-8538
- Enumerated
- Sep 25, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 3, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (661) 327-5432
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20081204000100); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 3838 San Dimas St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- David Dougherty, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1205858917
- Sahaphun Hansa, MDPulmonary Disease Physician1982659082
- Samuel Hardy, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1407951189
- Stephen Helper, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1497882948
Verify Sarabjit S. Purewal in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A39435Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
83% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician in 2024
17 Medicare Part D claims for 12 beneficiaries, against an average of 101 among the 2,587 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 96.5 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $222.14
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Edwards Lifesciences Corporation. The 4,047 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,828.84 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
- Adventist Health Physicians NetworkHanford, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Sarabjit S. Purewal among 634 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in California
Sarabjit S. Purewal, M.D. is one of 634 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular 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 2006, is newer than 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 45% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated1977 · median 1997 among the 408 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 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 208G00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in California
There are 634 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in California.
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The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Aldrin Alpuerto, MDBakersfield, CA 933011376049767
- Rodrigo Miranda, MDBakersfield, CA 933011578622148
- Patrick Paw, M.D.Bakersfield, CA 933011306946793
- Eric Peck, M.D.Bakersfield, CA 933011124128517
- Jemi Olak, MDBakersfield, CA 933051750363586
- Leheb Araim, M.D.Visalia, CA 932911083623540
- Amir Berjis, M.D.Bakersfield, CA 933111316026800
- Sergio Caminha, MDVisalia, CA 932911104891951
Common questions
What is Sarabjit S. Purewal, M.D.'s NPI number?
Sarabjit S. Purewal, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1043310436, issued on Sep 25, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Sarabjit S. Purewal, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3838 San Dimas St, Bakersfield, CA, 93301. Phone: (661) 327-8538. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Sarabjit S. Purewal, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A39435, 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 Sarabjit S. Purewal, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Sarabjit S. Purewal, M.D. had 17 Medicare Part D claims for 12 beneficiaries; the average among thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician prescribers was 101. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Sarabjit S. Purewal, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 96.5 of 100. 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.