Viral Mehta, MD
Interventional Cardiology Physician · Bakersfield, CA
Viral Mehta, MD is an interventional cardiology physician with a practice address in Bakersfield, California, and NPI 1104895739, issued on Mar 16, 2006. Check the license (California A47851, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Viral Mehta
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Interventional Cardiology Physician 207RI0011X
- License number
- A47851 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5945 Truxtun Ave, Bakersfield, CA 93309
- Phone
- (661) 631-5544
- Enumerated
- Mar 16, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 2, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (661) 631-5546
- Medicaid ID
- 00A478511 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20091106000580); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 5945 Truxtun Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Muhammad Bakhsh, MDInterventional Cardiology Physician1619226420
- Supratim Banerjee, M.D.Cardiovascular Disease Physician1942279401
- Md Moksedul Habib, M.D.Specialist1780647313
- Nasser Khan, M.D.Interventional Cardiology Physician1174592547
- Janet Lechuga, PA-CPhysician Assistant1083236244
- Rebecca Sutton, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1912343526
Verify Viral Mehta in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A47851Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
13% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average interventional cardiology physician in 2024
2,775 Medicare Part D claims for 586 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,179 among the 6,605 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 27% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium305 claims
- Eliquis254 claims
- Entresto164 claims
- Carvedilol142 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate140 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate138 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 100 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $307.81
14 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC. The 6,394 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,062.29 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Comprehensive Cardiovascular Medical Group, Inc.Delano, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Viral Mehta among 632 interventional cardiology physician records in California
Viral Mehta, MD is one of 632 interventional cardiology physician records with a practice address in California. 90% 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, 52% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 90% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 83% of these records are
- Graduated1983 · median 2001 among the 526 with a school on file
- Record last updated2017 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RI0011X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Interventional Cardiology Physician providers in California
There are 632 interventional cardiology physician records in California.
All 632 in California → Every provider in Bakersfield → Interventional Cardiology Physician nationwide →
The 8 interventional cardiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Muhammad Bakhsh, MDBakersfield, CA 933091619226420
- Nasser Khan, M.D.Bakersfield, CA 933091174592547
- Atul Aggarwal, MDBakersfield, CA 933111043290778
- Ajay Patel, M.D.Bakersfield, CA 933121205114899
- Rasham Deep Sandhu, M.DBakersfield, CA 933121285925628
- Nirav Desai, M.D.Bakersfield, CA 933011790911352
- Chun Yueh Wen, M.D.Bakersfield, CA 933011255380986
- Shashi Sharma, D.M.Visalia, CA 932911356487656
Common questions
What is Viral Mehta, MD's NPI number?
Viral Mehta, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1104895739, issued on Mar 16, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Viral Mehta, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5945 Truxtun Ave, Bakersfield, CA, 93309. Phone: (661) 631-5544. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Viral Mehta, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A47851, 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 Viral Mehta, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Viral Mehta, MD had 2,775 Medicare Part D claims for 586 beneficiaries; the average among interventional cardiology physician prescribers was 3,179. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Viral Mehta, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 of 100. 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.