NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Sukhkarn Bains, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · Folsom, CA

Sukhkarn Bains, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Folsom, California, and NPI 1598128225, issued on Mar 31, 2016. Check the license (California A151756, 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
1598128225
Name
Sukhkarn Bains
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
A151756 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2155 Iron Point RD, Folsom, CA 95630
Phone
(916) 817-5000
Enumerated
Mar 31, 2016
Record last updated
Jul 25, 2022
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20210910002196); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
New York University School Of Medicine, 2016
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 2155 Iron Point RD

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

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  2. Anjani Amladi-Gomez, MDPsychiatry Physician1659765576
  3. Rose Arellanes, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1902889512
  4. Anisul Aslam, MDInternal Medicine Physician1356413165
  5. Rita Azzam Caso, D.O.Adult Medicine Physician1518022219
  6. Maureen Barker, LCSWClinical Social Worker1679626337

Verify Sukhkarn Bains 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

382 Medicare Part D claims for 298 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 24% of claims.

  1. Sukhkarn Bains382
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro47 claims
  2. Albuterol Sulfate Hfa27 claims
  3. Paxlovid26 claims
  4. Azithromycin21 claims
  5. Montelukast Sodium19 claims
  6. Azelastine Hcl17 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: $141.37

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Sukhkarn Bains$141.37
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Geoffrey Trenkle DO A Professional Medical CorporationLos Angeles, CA
  2. Southern California Permanente Medical GroupLos Angeles, CA

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

Sukhkarn Bains among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California

Sukhkarn Bains, 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 2016, is newer than 79% of them.

  • NPI issued2016 · 79% of these records are older, 19% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • Graduated2016 · median 2004 among the 11,065 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 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).

52 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Folsom

They are 52 of the 1,811 NPPES records with a practice address in Folsom, and 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Amanda Camposagrado, M.D.Folsom, CA 956301780669945
  2. James ChenFolsom, CA 956301568447266
  3. Robert Debruin, M.D.Folsom, CA 956301073507786
  4. Donald Gutman, M.D.Folsom, CA 956301396776738
  5. Sami Khouri, MDFolsom, CA 956301295779197
  6. Roger Mar-Tang, M.D.Folsom, CA 956301851375307
  7. Soe Maw, MDFolsom, CA 956301215984364
  8. Don Nguyen, D.O.Folsom, CA 956301356311427

Common questions

What is Sukhkarn Bains, MD's NPI number?

Sukhkarn Bains, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1598128225, issued on Mar 31, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Sukhkarn Bains, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2155 Iron Point RD, Folsom, CA, 95630. Phone: (916) 817-5000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Sukhkarn Bains, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number A151756, 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 Sukhkarn Bains, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Sukhkarn Bains, MD had 382 Medicare Part D claims for 298 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.