NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Sonia Bharel, MD

Hospitalist Physician · Los Angeles, CA

Sonia Bharel, MD is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Los Angeles, California, and NPI 1992230197, issued on Apr 25, 2017. Check the license (California A194076, 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
1992230197
Name
Sonia Bharel
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
License numbers
A194076 CA
MD32750033 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1520 San Pablo St Ste 1000, Los Angeles, CA 90033
Phone
(323) 442-5100
Enumerated
Apr 25, 2017
Record last updated
Sep 4, 2024
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20240808003794); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1520 San Pablo St Ste 1000

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

  1. Joyce Adesina, M.D.Sleep Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1922368745
  2. Ani Aghazarian, PA-CPhysician Assistant1154066025
  3. Apurva Akkad, MDInfectious Disease Physician1760879340
  4. Edris Alderwish, M.D.Interventional Cardiology Physician1285959858
  5. Christine Alexopoulos, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1235862210
  6. Vahe Arabian, PACMedical Physician Assistant1295799021

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  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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96% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024

19 Medicare Part D claims for 13 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.

  1. Sonia Bharel19
  2. Specialty average521

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

  1. Usc Care Medical Group IncLos Angeles, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Sonia Bharel among 3,099 hospitalist physician records in California

Sonia Bharel, MD is one of 3,099 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in California. 90% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 74% of them.

  • NPI issued2017 · 74% of these records are older, 23% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 90% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • Graduated2017 · median 2010 among the 2,505 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Hospitalist Physician providers in California

There are 3,099 hospitalist physician records in California.

The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Ravneet Bajwa, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900331194099754
  2. Douglass Hutcheon, MDLos Angeles, CA 900331427347640
  3. Matthew Johnson, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900331043598741
  4. Ronald Kall, MDLos Angeles, CA 900331548531965
  5. Mahmood Khaledy, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900331740418441
  6. Shazia Khan, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900331336389139
  7. Edward Lee, MD, MPHLos Angeles, CA 900331528350261
  8. Anna Martinez, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900331811287030

Common questions

What is Sonia Bharel, MD's NPI number?

Sonia Bharel, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1992230197, issued on Apr 25, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Sonia Bharel, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1520 San Pablo St Ste 1000, Los Angeles, CA, 90033. Phone: (323) 442-5100. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Sonia Bharel, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number A194076, 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 Sonia Bharel, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Sonia Bharel, MD had 19 Medicare Part D claims for 13 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. 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.