Sunil Gopal Bhandarkar, M.D.
Ophthalmology Physician · Los Angeles, CA
Sunil Gopal Bhandarkar, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Los Angeles, California, and NPI 1518977685, issued on Aug 9, 2006. Check the license (California A91354, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Sunil Gopal Bhandarkar
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- A91354 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 321 N Larchmont Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90004
- Phone
- (323) 467-7161
- Enumerated
- Aug 9, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 7, 2023
- Fax
- (323) 467-3922
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050608001164); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Tufts University School Of Medicine, 2001
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Sunil Gopal Bhandarkar in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A91354Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.9 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
5,853 Medicare Part D claims for 1,126 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 56% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Restasis1,018 claims
- Azelastine Hcl843 claims
- Latanoprost828 claims
- Cyclosporine679 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate430 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol274 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: $535.51
26 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Sunil Gopal Bhandarkar among 2,899 ophthalmology physician records in California
Sunil Gopal Bhandarkar, M.D. is one of 2,899 ophthalmology 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 9% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 45% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated2001 · median 2001 among the 1,907 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 67% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X 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 Sunil Gopal Bhandarkar, M.D.'s NPI number?
Sunil Gopal Bhandarkar, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518977685, issued on Aug 9, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Sunil Gopal Bhandarkar, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 321 N Larchmont Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, 90004. Phone: (323) 467-7161. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Sunil Gopal Bhandarkar, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A91354, 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 Sunil Gopal Bhandarkar, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Sunil Gopal Bhandarkar, M.D. had 5,853 Medicare Part D claims for 1,126 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. 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.