Dr. Varun Kumar Takyar, MD

Dr. Takyar practices at Sutter East Bay Medical Foundation in Antioch, California.

Dr. Takyar's NPI, 1851736961, was assigned on May 2, 2013. Dr. Takyar graduated from Ross University School of Medicine in 2011. Dr. Takyar holds California license CA.

Dr. Takyar's primary practice is Sutter East Bay Medical Foundation, at 4053 Lone Tree Way Suite 100 Suite 100, Antioch, CA 94531-6210. The practice phone is (925) 756-3400.

Dr. Takyar's primary practice is Sutter East Bay Medical Foundation in Antioch, California. Dr. Takyar is also affiliated with Sutter Delta Medical Center. The medical group on file is Palo Alto Foundation Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Takyar to 1 more hospital, named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Takyar practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Gastroenterology is Dr. Takyar's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RG0100X. Dr. Takyar is board certified in gastroenterology by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Takyar's licenses on file in 2 states: California and Maryland.

Dmand AI lists acid reflux, chronic inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), cirrhosis of the liver, colonoscopy, gastroduodenitis, gastroenteritis, gastrointestinal bleeding and hemorrhoids among the conditions Dr. Takyar treats.

CMS data shows 1,414 Medicare services from Dr. Takyar across 17 procedure codes in 2024, for 476 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $147,765 for them.

CMS counts 476 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Takyar in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 201 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 45% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.12, 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. Takyar's median patient age at 58, with 56% women.

In 2024, Dr. Takyar wrote 1,110 Medicare Part D claims for 336 patients. 79% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 895 of them, across 21 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $194,402 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 752 claims across 18 drugs.

Dr. Takyar accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Takyar as offering telehealth. CMS counts 161 procedures of upper gastrointestinal (gi) endoscopy for acid reflux by Dr. Takyar, more than 86% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Dmand AI links 20 papers to Dr. Takyar, published from 2016 to 2025. 2018 was the busiest year, with 4. The most frequent topics are Liver Cirrhosis, Biopsy and Hepatitis D, Chronic. Dr. Takyar has published most often in Aliment Pharmacol Ther. Dr. Takyar's most frequent co-authors are David Erwin Kleiner, MD, PhD, Christopher Koh, MD and Ahmad Samer Alawad, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 4 general payments to Dr. Takyar from 3 drug and device companies from 2024 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc paid the most, $102.

Dr. Takyar graduated from Ross University School of Medicine in 2011.

Dr. Takyar is in network with 11 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 7. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.