Taft P. Bhuket, M.D.
Gastroenterology Physician · Berkeley, CA
Taft P. Bhuket, M.D. is a gastroenterology physician with a practice address in Berkeley, California, and NPI 1427004415, issued on May 25, 2006. Check the license (California A94983, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Taft P. Bhuket
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Gastroenterology Physician 207RG0100X
- License number
- A94983 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2999 Regent St, Berkeley, CA 94705
- Phone
- (510) 548-6555
- Enumerated
- May 25, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 15, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (510) 548-0176
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Taft P. Bhuket in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A94983Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
93% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average gastroenterology physician in 2024
59 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 811 among the 16,445 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 41% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Pantoprazole Sodium24 claims
- Vemlidy13 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 91 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $560.96
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Gilead Sciences, Inc. The 13,350 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,015.95 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.
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Common questions
What is Taft P. Bhuket, M.D.'s NPI number?
Taft P. Bhuket, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1427004415, issued on May 25, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Taft P. Bhuket, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2999 Regent St, Berkeley, CA, 94705. Phone: (510) 548-6555. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Taft P. Bhuket, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A94983, 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 Taft P. Bhuket, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Taft P. Bhuket, M.D. had 59 Medicare Part D claims; the average among gastroenterology physician prescribers was 811. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Taft P. Bhuket, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 91 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.