Sathy Visakan Bhavan, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · Pasadena, CA
Sathy Visakan Bhavan, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Pasadena, California, and NPI 1457321903, issued on Jan 26, 2006. Check the license (California A98352, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Sathy Visakan Bhavan
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License numbers
- A98352 CA
ME124912 FL
2004016660 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2619 E Colorado Blvd Ste 150, Pasadena, CA 91107
- Phone
- (626) 793-4168
- Enumerated
- Jan 26, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 31, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (626) 463-1277
- Medicaid IDs
- 209368406 MO
1457321903 CA - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230614003458); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2619 E Colorado Blvd Ste 150
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Sathy Visakan Bhavan in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A98352Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
92% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
117 Medicare Part D claims for 61 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 47% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Prednisolone Acetate42 claims
- Ketorolac Tromethamine25 claims
- Latanoprost13 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: $48.55
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Genentech USA, Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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
- Cameron Ria LLCPhoenix, AZ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Sathy Visakan Bhavan among 2,899 ophthalmology physician records in California
Sathy Visakan Bhavan, MD is one of 2,899 ophthalmology 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 9% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 45% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated1997 · median 2001 among the 1,907 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 67% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in California
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Common questions
What is Sathy Visakan Bhavan, MD's NPI number?
Sathy Visakan Bhavan, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1457321903, issued on Jan 26, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Sathy Visakan Bhavan, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2619 E Colorado Blvd Ste 150, Pasadena, CA, 91107. Phone: (626) 793-4168. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Sathy Visakan Bhavan, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A98352, 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 Sathy Visakan Bhavan, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Sathy Visakan Bhavan, MD had 117 Medicare Part D claims for 61 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. 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.