Vishal Hegde, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Palo Alto, CA
Vishal Hegde, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Palo Alto, California, and NPI 1134563331, issued on Apr 18, 2013. Check the license (California A132594, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Vishal Hegde
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- A132594 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 795 EL Camino Real, Palo Alto, CA 94301
- Phone
- (650) 853-3355
- Enumerated
- Apr 18, 2013
- Record last updated
- Apr 22, 2026
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200821002522); may accept Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Vishal Hegde in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A132594Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
50% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
172 Medicare Part D claims for 123 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 19 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Mupirocin113 claims
- Amoxicillin18 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl17 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: $9,551.82
28 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Globus Medical, Inc. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 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 4 group practices
- Agape Physical Therapy And Sports Rehabilitation LPForest Hill, MD
- Fine Bryant And Wah IncBaltimore, MD
- Johns Hopkins UniversityLutherville, MD
- Sutter Bay Medical FoundationSan Mateo, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Vishal Hegde among 2,276 orthopaedic surgery physician records in California
Vishal Hegde, MD is one of 2,276 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in California. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 80% of them.
- NPI issued2013 · 80% of these records are older, 18% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated2013 · median 2003 among the 1,347 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 66% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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- Jacob Gire, M.D.Palo Alto, CA 943041174898696
- Thomas Githens, D.O.Palo Alto, CA 943041841636917
Common questions
What is Vishal Hegde, MD's NPI number?
Vishal Hegde, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1134563331, issued on Apr 18, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Vishal Hegde, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 795 EL Camino Real, Palo Alto, CA, 94301. Phone: (650) 853-3355. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Vishal Hegde, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A132594, 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 Hegde, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Vishal Hegde, MD had 172 Medicare Part D claims for 123 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. 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.