Sanjiv Sharma, MD
NPI 1336342138ActiveIndividual· Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease· Bakersfield, CA
Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease (MD) with Centric Health, practicing in Bakersfield, California. In 2024 Medicare paid $607,762 for 612 patients, and Part D covered 4,187 of their prescriptions, 84% of them generic. Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation was the largest of 7 companies reporting payments in 2025, $226.65 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists Adventist Health Bakersfield and 3 other hospitals as hospital affiliations.
Overview
| NPI | 1336342138 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | MD |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Jun 8, 2007 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Jun 23, 2009 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease Primary | 207RC0000X | A56149 | CA |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Cardiovascular Disease (Cardiology) (CA) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 612 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 22,995 across 135 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $607,762 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 4,187 · 8,254 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 491 |
| Total drug cost | $678,880 |
| Generic share | 84% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 1988 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Cardiovascular Disease (Cardiology) |
| Telehealth | Offers telehealth |
Medical group
- Centric HealthBakersfield, CA · 68 clinicians
Hospital affiliations
- Adventist Health BakersfieldBakersfield, CA
- Bakersfield Memorial HospitalBakersfield, CA
- Kaweah Health Medical CenterVisalia, CA
- Kern Valley Healthcare DistrictLake Isabella, CA
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$226.65 · 10 payments from 7 companies
- 2024$558.55 · 18 payments from 8 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | $63.83 | 3 |
| Scpharmaceuticals Inc. | $42.85 | 2 |
| Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $32.23 | 1 |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $29.23 | 1 |
| Abbott Laboratories | $23.43 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$226.65 · 10 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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