Garima Handa, MD
NPI 1518313410ActiveIndividual· Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease· Merced, CA
Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease (MD) with Dignity Health Medical Foundation and 1 other group, practicing in Merced, California. Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $121,604 for 314 claims, against $41,016 paid for services in 2024. Smith+nephew, Inc. was the largest of 4 companies reporting payments in 2025, $487.92 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists Doctors Medical Center and 1 other hospital as hospital affiliations.
Overview
| NPI | 1518313410 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | MD |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | May 10, 2016 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Oct 23, 2025 |
| Certified by provider | Oct 23, 2025 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease Primary | 207RC0000X | A192312 | 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 - Interventional Cardiology (CA) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 25 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 573 across 12 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $41,016 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 314 · 585 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 95 |
| Total drug cost | $121,604 |
| Generic share | 79% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2016 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Interventional Cardiology |
| Secondary specialties | Cardiovascular Disease (Cardiology) |
| Telehealth | Offers telehealth |
Medical groups
- Dignity Health Medical FoundationFolsom, CA · 1,184 clinicians
- Equipway, Inc.Merced, CA · 2 clinicians
Hospital affiliations
- Doctors Medical CenterModesto, CA
- Mercy Medical CenterMerced, CA
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$487.92 · 32 payments from 4 companies
- 2024$325.48 · 16 payments from 11 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Smith+nephew, Inc. | $257.22 | 28 |
| Mimedx Group, Inc. | $111.54 | 2 |
| Novo Nordisk Inc | $96.47 | 1 |
| Abbott Laboratories | $22.69 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$487.92 · 32 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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