NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Vishal Banthia, MD

Otolaryngology Physician · Carlsbad, CA

Vishal Banthia, MD is an otolaryngology physician with a practice address in Carlsbad, California, and NPI 1043396559, issued on Oct 27, 2006. Check the license (California A86814, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1043396559
Name
Vishal Banthia
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Otolaryngology Physician 207Y00000X
License numbers
A86814 CA
4301501683 MI
S8419 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2390 Faraday Ave, Carlsbad, CA 92008
Phone
(858) 909-0770
Enumerated
Oct 27, 2006
Record last updated
Aug 18, 2022
Fax
(858) 909-0880
Medicaid ID
00A868140 CA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20040823001426); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of California, San Francisco School Of Medicine, 1999
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 2390 Faraday Ave

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Marco Ayala, M.D.Otolaryngology Physician1023089992
  2. Kathy Bonny-Redding, L.H.A.S., A.A.Hearing Instrument Specialist1740634856
  3. Lydia Earles, AUDAudiologist1528897899
  4. Natalie Loyola, AU.D.Audiologist1528531159
  5. Ritvik Mehta, MDOtolaryngology/Facial Plastic Surgery Physician1245393586
  6. Sara Poggi, PA-CPhysician Assistant1265119911

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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16% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average otolaryngology physician in 2024

457 Medicare Part D claims for 134 beneficiaries, against an average of 541 among the 8,339 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 34 claims were for opioids.

  1. Vishal Banthia457
  2. Specialty average541

Most prescribed

  1. Fluticasone Propionate94 claims
  2. Azelastine Hcl75 claims
  3. Ipratropium Bromide59 claims
  4. Azithromycin48 claims
  5. Cephalexin42 claims
  6. Acetaminophen-Codeine31 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: $864.93

12 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Neurent Medical Limited. The 6,429 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,922.50 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Vishal Banthia$864.93
  2. Specialty average$1,922.50

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

  1. Ritvik Mehta MD ApcCarlsbad, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Vishal Banthia among 1,212 otolaryngology physician records in California

Vishal Banthia, MD is one of 1,212 otolaryngology physician records with a practice address in California. 80% 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 7% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 52% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • Graduated1999 · median 2004 among the 818 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Y00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Otolaryngology Physician providers in California

There are 1,212 otolaryngology physician records in California.

The 8 otolaryngology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Marco Ayala, M.D.Carlsbad, CA 920081023089992
  2. Matthew Hirsch, M.D.Carlsbad, CA 920091831331693
  3. Supriti Paul, MDCarlsbad, CA 920111316063936
  4. Moses Salgado, M.D.Carlsbad, CA 920111235345489
  5. Robert Bone, M.D.Del Mar, CA 920141154396737
  6. Stephen Dent, MDEncinitas, CA 920241215943139
  7. Michael Morelock, M.D.Escondido, CA 920251851457527
  8. Saurabh Shah, MDEscondido, CA 920251790717957

Common questions

What is Vishal Banthia, MD's NPI number?

Vishal Banthia, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1043396559, issued on Oct 27, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Vishal Banthia, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2390 Faraday Ave, Carlsbad, CA, 92008. Phone: (858) 909-0770. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Vishal Banthia, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number A86814, 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 Vishal Banthia, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Vishal Banthia, MD had 457 Medicare Part D claims for 134 beneficiaries; the average among otolaryngology physician prescribers was 541. 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.