Virinder Kumar Bhardwaj, MD
Urology Physician · Porterville, CA
Virinder Kumar Bhardwaj, MD is a urology physician with a practice address in Porterville, California, and NPI 1023107794, issued on Oct 12, 2006. Check the license (California C50673, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Virinder Kumar Bhardwaj
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Urology Physician 208800000X
- License number
- C50673 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 386 N Villa St Ste B, Porterville, CA 93257
- Phone
- (559) 791-3914
- Enumerated
- Oct 12, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 27, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100823000868); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Virinder Kumar Bhardwaj in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license C50673Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
75% more Medicare Part D claims than the average urology physician in 2024
2,346 Medicare Part D claims for 553 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,340 among the 10,782 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 28 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Tamsulosin Hcl835 claims
- Finasteride239 claims
- Estradiol231 claims
- Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro196 claims
- Gemtesa149 claims
- Oxybutynin Chloride Er149 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: $77.32
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Axonics, Inc. The 9,340 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,800.04 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
- Usc Care Medical Group IncLos Angeles, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Virinder Kumar Bhardwaj among 1,524 urology physician records in California
Virinder Kumar Bhardwaj, MD is one of 1,524 urology physician records with a practice address in California. 82% 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 8% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 8% of these records are older, 51% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated1970 · median 2003 among the 1,049 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208800000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Urology Physician providers in California
There are 1,524 urology physician records in California.
All 1,524 in California → Every provider in Porterville → Urology Physician nationwide →
The 8 urology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Orrenzo Snyder, M.D.Porterville, CA 932571720171259
- Tu-Hi Hong, M.D.Tulare, CA 932741912089939
- Seetharaman Ashok, MDHanford, CA 932301669408415
- Joseph Chidi, M.D.Visalia, CA 932911366448318
- Joseph Ford, D.O.Visalia, CA 932911912261405
- Anas Hamdi, MDVisalia, CA 932911588185482
- Melissa Jimenez, FNPVisalia, CA 932911639941339
- Marty Prah, M.D.Visalia, CA 932911528065125
Common questions
What is Virinder Kumar Bhardwaj, MD's NPI number?
Virinder Kumar Bhardwaj, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1023107794, issued on Oct 12, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Virinder Kumar Bhardwaj, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 386 N Villa St Ste B, Porterville, CA, 93257. Phone: (559) 791-3914. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Virinder Kumar Bhardwaj, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number C50673, 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 Virinder Kumar Bhardwaj, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Virinder Kumar Bhardwaj, MD had 2,346 Medicare Part D claims for 553 beneficiaries; the average among urology physician prescribers was 1,340. 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.