Dr. Ketan Kantilal Thanki, MD

Dr. Thanki practices at Long Beach Medical Center in Long Beach, California, part of MemorialCare Health System.

Dr. Thanki's NPI, 1093058869, was assigned on March 30, 2013. Dr. Thanki graduated from St. George's University School of Medicine in 2013. Dr. Thanki's Nevada license number on file is 21638.

Dr. Thanki's primary practice is Long Beach Medical Center, at 2801 Atlantic Ave, Long Beach, CA 90806 in Los Angeles County. The practice phone is (562) 933-2000.

Dr. Thanki's primary practice is Long Beach Medical Center in Long Beach, California, part of MemorialCare Health System. Dr. Thanki is also affiliated with Spring Valley Hospital Medical Center. The medical group on file is ProHealth Partners. Dmand AI also links Dr. Thanki to 2 more hospitals, 1 group practice or clinic, 1 therapy and rehab clinic and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Thanki practices, 6 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Colon and rectal surgery is Dr. Thanki's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208C00000X. Dr. Thanki is board certified in colon & rectal surgery by the American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Thanki's licenses on file in 4 states: Nevada, California, District of Columbia and New Jersey.

Dmand AI lists colonoscopy, colon removal, gallbladder removal, hemorrhoids and intestinal or bowel obstruction among the conditions Dr. Thanki treats.

CMS data shows 171 Medicare services from Dr. Thanki across 6 procedure codes in 2024, for 134 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $11,641 for them.

CMS counts 134 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Thanki in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 59 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 25% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.84, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Thanki's median patient age at 57, with 50% women.

In 2024, Dr. Thanki wrote 157 Medicare Part D claims for 61 patients. 94% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 88 of them, across 4 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $641 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 67 claims across 3 drugs.

Dr. Thanki accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Thanki as offering telehealth. CMS counts 13 procedures of colonoscopy by Dr. Thanki, more than 43% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Dmand AI links 3 papers to Dr. Thanki, published from 2017 to 2019. Dr. Thanki's most frequent co-authors are Celia Chao, MD, Aakash Hasu Gajjar, MD and Suimin Qiu, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 53 general payments to Dr. Thanki from 18 drug and device companies from 2021 to 2025. Education make up the largest share, 45% of the total. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. paid the most, $4,896.

Dmand AI lists 5 awards for Dr. Thanki, most recently Senior Resident Research Award in 2021.

Dr. Thanki graduated from St. George's University School of Medicine in 2013.

Dr. Thanki is in network with 19 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Excellus BlueCross BlueShield. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 11. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.