NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Sivakrishna Bhandaru, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · Sacramento, CA

Sivakrishna Bhandaru, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Sacramento, California, and NPI 1629017884, issued on Jun 5, 2006. Check the license (California C159417, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1629017884
Name
Sivakrishna Bhandaru
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License numbers
C159417 CA
35.087513 OH
35087513 OH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1201 Alhambra Blvd Ste 400, Sacramento, CA 95816
Phone
(916) 733-5098
Enumerated
Jun 5, 2006
Record last updated
Nov 10, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicaid ID
2673950 OH
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1201 Alhambra Blvd Ste 400

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Emmanuel De Jesus, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1356729388
  2. Behnaz FarhangInternal Medicine Physician1225569726
  3. John Greenfield, M. D.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1861406506
  4. Prabhas Gupta, MDInternal Medicine Physician1275976037
  5. Leslie Jones, RN, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1295005015
  6. Moonny Lee, PA-CPhysician Assistant1124088893

Verify Sivakrishna Bhandaru in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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88% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

376 Medicare Part D claims for 92 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Sivakrishna Bhandaru376
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium43 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate22 claims
  3. Lisinopril20 claims
  4. Metoprolol Succinate17 claims
  5. Levothyroxine Sodium14 claims
  6. Losartan Potassium14 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.

Sivakrishna Bhandaru among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California

Sivakrishna Bhandaru, MD 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 2006, is newer than 5% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 56% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 63% of these records are
  • Record last updated2020 · 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).

601 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Sacramento

They are 601 of the 33,083 NPPES records with a practice address in Sacramento, and 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Michael Abate, MDSacramento, CA 958161548248131
  2. Jason Chang, M.D.Sacramento, CA 958161992787485
  3. Meghan Hayes, M.D.Sacramento, CA 958161851385405
  4. Lisa Ho, M.D.Sacramento, CA 958161932184108
  5. John Hosoume, M.D.Sacramento, CA 958161588649354
  6. James Jackson, MDSacramento, CA 958161508855594
  7. Ingvild Lane, MDSacramento, CA 958161831171719
  8. Scott Macdonald, MDSacramento, CA 958161518940006

Common questions

What is Sivakrishna Bhandaru, MD's NPI number?

Sivakrishna Bhandaru, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1629017884, issued on Jun 5, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Sivakrishna Bhandaru, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1201 Alhambra Blvd Ste 400, Sacramento, CA, 95816. Phone: (916) 733-5098. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Sivakrishna Bhandaru, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number C159417, 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 Sivakrishna Bhandaru, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Sivakrishna Bhandaru, MD had 376 Medicare Part D claims for 92 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.