NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Zahida R. Bhutto, MD

Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Covina, CA

Zahida R. Bhutto, MD is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Covina, California, and NPI 1790895050, issued on Aug 30, 2006. Check the license (California A45139, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1790895050
Name
Zahida R. Bhutto
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
License number
A45139 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
315 N Third Ave, Covina, CA 91723
Phone
(626) 915-4400
Enumerated
Aug 30, 2006
Record last updated
Feb 13, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(626) 915-4411
Medicaid ID
00A451391 CA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20120117000660); accepts Medicare assignment
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 315 N Third Ave

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

  1. Uday Gadgil, MDInterventional Cardiology Physician1174551568
  2. Avinash Khitri, M.D.Interventional Cardiology Physician1326246018

Verify Zahida R. Bhutto in five checks

  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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67% more Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024

5,144 Medicare Part D claims for 457 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 26 claims were for opioids.

  1. Zahida Bhutto5,144
  2. Specialty average3,078

Most prescribed

  1. Metoprolol Succinate697 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate394 claims
  3. Rosuvastatin Calcium385 claims
  4. Olmesartan Medoxomil351 claims
  5. Olmesartan-Hydrochlorothiazide233 claims
  6. Carvedilol231 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): 18.1 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score0.0
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%60.2
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  4. Improvement activities0 of 40 points · 15%0.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $232.00

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was CVRx, Inc. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Zahida Bhutto$232.00
  2. Specialty average$3,819.56

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Zahida R. Bhutto among 2,574 cardiovascular disease physician records in California

Zahida R. Bhutto, MD is one of 2,574 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in California. 83% 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 10% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 45% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
  • Graduated1981 · median 1999 among the 1,742 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2012 · 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 207RC0000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in California

There are 2,574 cardiovascular disease physician records in California.

The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Andre Andresian, M.D.Covina, CA 917231861589269
  2. Demetrio Hechanova, M.D.Covina, CA 917231275584203
  3. Prakash Patel, MDCovina, CA 917231902987613
  4. Thomas Reed, MDCovina, CA 917231316472053
  5. Dinesh Samant, MDCovina, CA 917231417939596
  6. Darrell Walter, MDCovina, CA 917231871552380
  7. Peter Xu, MDCovina, CA 917231235526203
  8. Emin Zargarian, MDCovina, CA 917231093219073

Common questions

What is Zahida R. Bhutto, MD's NPI number?

Zahida R. Bhutto, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1790895050, issued on Aug 30, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Zahida R. Bhutto, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 315 N Third Ave, Covina, CA, 91723. Phone: (626) 915-4400. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Zahida R. Bhutto, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number A45139, 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 Zahida R. Bhutto, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Zahida R. Bhutto, MD had 5,144 Medicare Part D claims for 457 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Zahida R. Bhutto, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 18.1 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.

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