Sharmila Basu, M.D,
Internal Medicine Physician · San Diego, CA
Sharmila Basu, M.D, is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in San Diego, California, and NPI 1740551688, issued on Jan 24, 2012. Check the license (California A120703, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Sharmila Basu
- Credential
- M.D,
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License numbers
- A120703 CA
113278 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4405 Vandever Ave, San Diego, CA 92120
- Phone
- (619) 528-5000
- Enumerated
- Jan 24, 2012
- Record last updated
- Nov 29, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (618) 528-5000
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20141203002114); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Sharmila Basu in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A120703Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
88% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
5,962 Medicare Part D claims for 789 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 160 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium450 claims
- Lisinopril281 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium256 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium255 claims
- Losartan Potassium240 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate179 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Southern California Permanente Medical GroupSan Diego, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Sharmila Basu among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California
Sharmila Basu, M.D, is one of 17,696 internal medicine 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 2012, is newer than 68% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 68% of these records are older, 29% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2010 · median 2004 among the 11,065 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Sharmila Basu, M.D,'s NPI number?
Sharmila Basu, M.D,'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1740551688, issued on Jan 24, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Sharmila Basu, M.D, located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4405 Vandever Ave, San Diego, CA, 92120. Phone: (619) 528-5000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Sharmila Basu, M.D,'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A120703, 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 Sharmila Basu, M.D, prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Sharmila Basu, M.D, had 5,962 Medicare Part D claims for 789 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.