Dr. Ajay K. Taggar, MD

Dr. Taggar practices at Antioch Medical Center in Antioch, California, part of Kaiser Permanente.

Dr. Taggar's NPI, 1720309958, was assigned on June 22, 2010. Dr. Taggar graduated from St. Matthew's University in 2009. Dr. Taggar's Nevada license number on file is 15643.

Dr. Taggar's primary practice is Antioch Medical Center, at 4501 Sand Creek Road, Antioch, CA 94531 in Contra Costa County. The practice phone is (925) 813-6500.

Dr. Taggar's primary practice is Antioch Medical Center in Antioch, California, part of Kaiser Permanente. Dr. Taggar is also affiliated with Renown Regional Medical Center. The medical group on file is The Permanente Medical Group, Inc. Dmand AI also links Dr. Taggar to 4 more medical groups, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Taggar practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Hospitalist is Dr. Taggar's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208M00000X. Dr. Taggar is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Taggar's licenses on file in 3 states: Nevada, Georgia and California.

Dmand AI lists acute respiratory failure, acute stomach ulcer, cardiac arrhythmia, cellulitis, circulation problems, congestive heart failure, electrolyte disorders and gastrointestinal bleeding among the conditions Dr. Taggar treats.

CMS data shows 107 Medicare services from Dr. Taggar across 2 procedure codes in 2024, for 42 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $7,373 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 42 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Taggar in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 16 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. Their average risk score is 3.55, 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. Taggar's median patient age at 72, with 54% women.

In 2024, Dr. Taggar wrote 645 Medicare Part D claims for 192 patients. 85% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 309 of them, across 15 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $13,300 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 207 claims across 12 drugs.

Dr. Taggar accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Dmand AI links 1 paper to Dr. Taggar in 2011. Dr. Taggar's most frequent co-authors are Abdulhameed Aziz, MD, Hersh S. Maniar, MD and Marc R. Moon, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 33 general payments to Dr. Taggar from 6 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2022. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Pfizer Inc. paid the most, $167.

Dr. Taggar graduated from St. Matthew's University in 2009.

Dr. Taggar is in network with 8 carriers, including HCSC, Kaiser Permanente and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 4. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.