NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Sudhir Shyam Joshi, M.D.

Nephrology Physician · Bakersfield, CA

Sudhir Shyam Joshi, M.D. is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Bakersfield, California, and NPI 1720087877, issued on Jul 20, 2005. Check the license (California A67076, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1720087877
Name
Sudhir Shyam Joshi
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
License number
A67076 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3933 Coffee RD, Bakersfield, CA 93308
Phone
(661) 588-9999
Enumerated
Jul 20, 2005
Record last updated
Oct 25, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(661) 588-9041
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20070622000142); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 3933 Coffee RD

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

  1. Hashim Kazmi, MDNephrology Physician1538270038
  2. Peter McCauley, MDNephrology Physician1629189113

Verify Sudhir Shyam Joshi 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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2.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average nephrology physician in 2024

3,732 Medicare Part D claims for 613 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Sudhir Joshi3,732
  2. Specialty average1,465

Most prescribed

  1. Calcitriol353 claims
  2. Veltassa204 claims
  3. Amlodipine Besylate175 claims
  4. Furosemide170 claims
  5. Hydralazine Hcl134 claims
  6. Calcium Acetate131 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: $2,290.49

105 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen Inc. 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.

  1. Sudhir Joshi$2,290.49
  2. Specialty average$3,091.37

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

  1. The Nephrology Group IncBakersfield, CA

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

Sudhir Shyam Joshi among 1,468 nephrology physician records in California

Sudhir Shyam Joshi, 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
  • Graduated1994 · median 2001 among the 1,128 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2011 · 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.

The 8 nephrology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Slamat Ali, MDBakersfield, CA 933081851546121
  2. Hashim Kazmi, MDBakersfield, CA 933081538270038
  3. Peter McCauley, MDBakersfield, CA 933081629189113
  4. Iris Jill Uy, M.D.Bakersfield, CA 933081033561204
  5. Harold Baer, M.D. FACPBakersfield, CA 933091649382920
  6. Harjeet Brar, M.D.Bakersfield, CA 933091053363663
  7. Shan Shan Chen, MDBakersfield, CA 933091487945507
  8. Parham Mokri, M.D.Bakersfield, CA 933091720036692

Common questions

What is Sudhir Shyam Joshi, M.D.'s NPI number?

Sudhir Shyam Joshi, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720087877, issued on Jul 20, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Sudhir Shyam Joshi, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3933 Coffee RD, Bakersfield, CA, 93308. Phone: (661) 588-9999. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Sudhir Shyam Joshi, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number A67076, 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 Sudhir Shyam Joshi, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Sudhir Shyam Joshi, M.D. had 3,732 Medicare Part D claims for 613 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. 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.