Dr. Gurkaran Singh Garcha, MD

Dr. Garcha practices at Dignity Health - Mercy San Juan Medical Center in Carmichael, California, part of CommonSpirit Health.

Dr. Garcha's NPI, 1659667574, was assigned on June 20, 2011. Dr. Garcha graduated from Medical College Of Wisconsin in 2011. Dr. Garcha holds California license C161815.

Dr. Garcha's primary practice is Dignity Health - Mercy San Juan Medical Center, at 6501 Coyle Ave, Carmichael, CA 95608 in Sacramento County. The practice phone is (916) 537-5000.

Dr. Garcha's primary practice is Dignity Health - Mercy San Juan Medical Center in Carmichael, California, part of CommonSpirit Health. Dr. Garcha is also affiliated with Mercy Hospital of Folsom. The medical group on file is Mercy Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Garcha to 1 more hospital and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Garcha practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

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

Dmand AI lists acute diabetes, acute stomach ulcer, anemia, cardiac arrhythmia, cellulitis, circulation problems, circulatory problems in extremities and congestive heart failure among the conditions Dr. Garcha treats.

CMS data shows 808 Medicare services from Dr. Garcha across 6 procedure codes in 2024, for 304 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $81,739 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 304 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Garcha in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 104 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 39% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.08, 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. Garcha's median patient age at 66, with 52% women.

In 2024, Dr. Garcha wrote 503 Medicare Part D claims for 181 patients. 87% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 254 of them, across 14 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $21,801 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 225 claims across 12 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 100 out of 100 for Dr. Garcha for performance year 2024, reported through an alternative payment model (APM). Dr. Garcha accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Dmand AI links 2 papers to Dr. Garcha in 2013. Dr. Garcha's most frequent co-authors are Faisal Ghazi Bakaeen, MD, Henry Darchon Huang, MD and Nasser Lakkis, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 6 general payments to Dr. Garcha from 4 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2019. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation paid the most, $47.

Dr. Garcha graduated from Medical College Of Wisconsin in 2011.

Dr. Garcha is in network with 14 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.