Dr. Akshay Sharma, MD

Dr. Sharma practices at John Muir Medical Center, Walnut Creek in Walnut Creek, California, part of John Muir Health.

Dr. Sharma's NPI, 1215391214, was assigned on April 6, 2016. Dr. Sharma graduated from M.G.M. Medical College in 2013. Dr. Sharma holds California license C194148.

Dr. Sharma's primary practice is John Muir Medical Center, Walnut Creek, at 1601 Ygnacio Valley Rd, Walnut Creek, CA 94598 in Contra Costa County. The practice phone is (925) 939-3000.

Dr. Sharma's primary practice is John Muir Medical Center, Walnut Creek in Walnut Creek, California, part of John Muir Health. Dr. Sharma is also affiliated with Concord Medical Center. The medical group on file is John Muir Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Sharma to 2 more hospitals, 2 medical groups, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 skilled nursing facility, each named with a free account.

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

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

CMS data shows 819 Medicare services from Dr. Sharma across 6 procedure codes in 2024, for 312 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $76,575 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 312 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Sharma in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 105 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 49% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 3.61, 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. Sharma's median patient age at 67, with 52% women.

In 2024, Dr. Sharma wrote 1,370 Medicare Part D claims for 125 patients. 80% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,141 of them, across 41 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $66,309 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 3,395 claims across 82 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 90 out of 100 for Dr. Sharma for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Sharma accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Dmand AI links 1 paper to Dr. Sharma in 2018. Dr. Sharma's most frequent co-authors are Murray Norman Ehrinpreis, MD and Sachin Goyal, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 7 general payments to Dr. Sharma from 6 drug and device companies from 2017 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Boston Scientific Corporation paid the most, $144.

Dr. Sharma graduated from M.G.M. Medical College in 2013.

Dr. Sharma is in network with 13 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.