Saumil M. Gandhi, M.D.
Nephrology Physician · Santa Paula, CA
Saumil M. Gandhi, M.D. is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Santa Paula, California, and NPI 1427057843, issued on Jul 18, 2005. Check the license (California A54272, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Saumil M. Gandhi
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License number
- A54272 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 253 March St, Santa Paula, CA 93060
- Phone
- (805) 525-4650
- Enumerated
- Jul 18, 2005
- Record last updated
- May 3, 2024
- Fax
- (805) 648-6572
- Medicaid ID
- 00A542720 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050816001315); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Saumil M. Gandhi in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A54272Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
9% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024
1,340 Medicare Part D claims for 171 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Sevelamer Carbonate164 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate133 claims
- Calcium Acetate113 claims
- Hydralazine Hcl89 claims
- Losartan Potassium81 claims
- Furosemide63 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): 87.2 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $336.08
10 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 8,230 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,091.37 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
- County OF VenturaVentura, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Saumil M. Gandhi among 1,468 nephrology physician records in California
Saumil M. Gandhi, M.D. is one of 1,468 nephrology physician records with a practice address in California. 88% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 90% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 77% of these records are
- Graduated1992 · median 2001 among the 1,128 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RN0300X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Nephrology Physician providers in California
There are 1,468 nephrology physician records in California.
All 1,468 in California → Every provider in Santa Paula → Nephrology Physician nationwide →
The 8 nephrology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Jie Shi Yan, M.D.Simi Valley, CA 930651396744546
- Nicholas Bednarski, M.D.Oxnard, CA 930361457425860
- Frank Chieu, M.D.Oxnard, CA 930361235203647
- Ali Dana, M.D.Oxnard, CA 930361669561536
- Gregory Krastein, MDOxnard, CA 930361942358759
- Steven Ledesma, M.D.Oxnard, CA 930361386718799
- Tane Liu, M.D.Oxnard, CA 930361588738991
Common questions
What is Saumil M. Gandhi, M.D.'s NPI number?
Saumil M. Gandhi, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1427057843, issued on Jul 18, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Saumil M. Gandhi, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 253 March St, Santa Paula, CA, 93060. Phone: (805) 525-4650. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Saumil M. Gandhi, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A54272, 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 Saumil M. Gandhi, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Saumil M. Gandhi, M.D. had 1,340 Medicare Part D claims for 171 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Saumil M. Gandhi, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 87.2 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.