Physician

Gautam Sukhabhai Bhakta, MD

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Gautam Bhakta, MD (NPI: 1588676407) practices internal medicine in the Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Ventura, CA. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is WEST COAST WOUND AND SKIN CARE INC (NPI: 1437675980; TIN: 822008670) and primary practice location at 91505-2347.

Bhakta's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 605 traditional Medicare patients, billed 24,608 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $15,498,888 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 97610 (Therapy procedure using ultrasound). Part D data shows 1,459 prescription claims across 94 beneficiaries totaling $99,532 in drug costs, led by Xarelto (Rivaroxaban). DME data shows 141 claims. No Open Payments records. You can download detailed data with all billing codes (2015-2024). For more recent data, please contact us.

Over the past 10 years, this provider's Medicare Part B carrier billing has risen steadily, from $87,710 to $15,498,888. Concurrently, Part D prescription costs have moved up and down with repeated peaks and valleys, starting at $124,947 and ending at $99,532. For DME billing, reported payments moved sharply higher in recent years, from $20,858 to $33,789.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and claim lines in the table.

Year	Patients	Clm Lines	Payment
2015	89	2,753	$87,710
2016	89	2,575	$91,512
2017	93	2,123	$80,289
2018	70	1,251	$47,962
2019	63	511	$66,163
2020	61	2,217	$50,382
2021	73	1,131	$71,768
2022	385	11,177	$3,662,715
2023	566	39,577	$27,184,013
2024	605	24,608	$15,498,888

Part D Events Trend

Drug cost trend, with N of patients and prescription claims in the table.

Year	Patients	Claims	Drug Cost
2015	74	2,446	$124,947
2016	81	2,175	$112,540
2017	75	1,907	$84,118
2018	59	1,370	$77,276
2019	60	1,225	$67,612
2020	54	1,079	$63,568
2021	65	1,094	$73,487
2022	71	1,293	$73,284
2023	85	1,366	$119,151
2024	94	1,459	$99,532

DME Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and DME claim records in the table.

Year	Patients	Claims	Payment
2015	N/R	77	$4,996
2016	N/R	69	$3,894
2017	N/R	79	$3,613
2018	N/R	51	$1,960
2019	N/R	N/R	N/R
2020	N/R	11	$171
2021	N/R	N/R	N/R
2022	N/R	17	$1,058
2023	23	77	$6,776
2024	52	141	$11,448

* / # = suppressed by CMS; 0 = reported zero; N/R = not reported or blank.

Top 5 Part B carrier billing codes in 2024

By total payments.

Code	Description	Patients	Clm Lines	Total Payment
97610	Therapy procedure using ultrasound	118	1,459	$396
99349	Residence visit for established patient with moderate level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 40 minutes	223	2,002	$104
99442	Telephone medical discussion with physician, 11-20 minutes	146	198	$77
99342	Residence visit for new patient with low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 30 minutes	152	152	$60
99308	Subsequent nursing facility care with straightforward level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, 20 minutes or more	157	538	$58

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

Drug	Generic	Claims	Total Day Supply	Total Drug Cost
Xarelto	Rivaroxaban	13	870	$15,616
Januvia	Sitagliptin Phosphate	21	750	$13,686
Eliquis	Apixaban	13	570	$9,960
Terbutaline Sulfate	Terbutaline Sulfate	15	402	$4,020
Celecoxib	Celecoxib	13	959	$1,308

Top 5 DME services in 2024

By Total Medicare Payment Amount.

HCPCS Code	HCPCS Description	Supplier Rental Indicator	Total Supplier Beneficiaries	Total Supplier Claims	Total Medicare Payment Amount
A6196	Alginate or other fiber gelling dressing, wound cover, sterile, pad size 16 sq. in. or less, each dressing	N	N/R	24	$4,864
A4239	Supply allowance for non-adjunctive, non-implanted continuous glucose monitor (cgm), includes all supplies and accessories, 1 month supply = 1 unit of service	N	N/R	12	$3,731
A6222	Gauze, impregnated with other than water, normal saline, or hydrogel, sterile, pad size 16 sq. in. or less, without adhesive border, each dressing	N	16	28	$1,344
A6219	Gauze, non-impregnated, sterile, pad size 16 sq. in. or less, with any size adhesive border, each dressing	N	20	33	$713
A6251	Specialty absorptive dressing, wound cover, sterile, pad size 16 sq. in. or less, without adhesive border, each dressing	N	N/R	12	$569

Open Payments Summary

No connected Open Payments records were found for this physician in General Payments, Research Payments, or Ownership / Investment Interests.

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FAQ

What Medicare data is available for Gautam Sukhabhai Bhakta, MD?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Gautam Sukhabhai Bhakta, MD (NPI 1588676407), including provider identity, specialty, market context, Medicare Part B activity, Part D prescribing, DME records, Open Payments where available, billing organization details, and ACO affiliation signals where available. Profile data covers 2015-2024, with current attribution based on 2025 claims where available.

Does Gautam Sukhabhai Bhakta, MD have ACO affiliation data?

No ACO affiliation record is shown in the available Tedicare data for this profile.

What billing organization is linked to Gautam Sukhabhai Bhakta, MD?

Gautam Sukhabhai Bhakta, MD is linked to WEST COAST WOUND AND SKIN CARE INC (billing NPI 1437675980) in the available physician profile data.

Does Gautam Sukhabhai Bhakta, MD have Open Payments data?

No connected Open Payments records are shown for this physician in the available General Payments, Research Payments, or Ownership / Investment Interests data.

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