Umesh Bhagia, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Santa Monica, CA
Umesh Bhagia, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Santa Monica, California, and NPI 1568468528, issued on Jun 24, 2005. Check the license (California A80509, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Umesh Bhagia
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- A80509 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1250 16TH St, Santa Monica, CA 90404
- Phone
- (424) 259-6593
- Enumerated
- Jun 24, 2005
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 1250 16TH St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Miguel Arellano, NPNurse Practitioner1295460806
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- Cassandra Blaylock, NPHematology & Oncology Physician1588043400
- Bree Blumstein, N.P.Acute Care Nurse Practitioner1346600525
Verify Umesh Bhagia in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A80509Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
2.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
719 Medicare Part D claims for 307 beneficiaries, against an average of 344 among the 17,387 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 81 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Meloxicam167 claims
- Gabapentin114 claims
- Amoxicillin106 claims
- Mupirocin73 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen53 claims
- Ibuprofen42 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.
No measured Medicare quality score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $18,232.71
21 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Medical Device Business Services, Inc.. The 15,866 providers of this specialty with any payment received $21,294.10 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.
One hospital or facility affiliation
- Regents OF The University OF CaliforniaSanta Monica, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
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Common questions
What is Umesh Bhagia, MD's NPI number?
Umesh Bhagia, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1568468528, issued on Jun 24, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Umesh Bhagia, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1250 16TH St, Santa Monica, CA, 90404. Phone: (424) 259-6593. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Umesh Bhagia, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A80509, 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 Umesh Bhagia, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Umesh Bhagia, MD had 719 Medicare Part D claims for 307 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 344. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Umesh Bhagia, MD's Medicare quality score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.
Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.