Dr. Neetu Gakhar, MD

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

Dr. Gakhar's NPI, 1093993099, was assigned on February 1, 2008. Dr. Gakhar graduated from Kasturba Medical College Manipal in 2004. Dr. Gakhar holds California license A114645.

Dr. Gakhar'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. Gakhar's primary practice is John Muir Medical Center, Walnut Creek in Walnut Creek, California, part of John Muir Health. Dr. Gakhar is also affiliated with Concord Medical Center. The medical group on file is John Muir Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Gakhar to 3 more hospitals, 2 group practices and clinics and 2 medical groups, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Gakhar practices, 7 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Hospitalist is Dr. Gakhar's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208M00000X. Dr. Gakhar is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Gakhar's licenses on file in 2 states: California and Arizona.

Dmand AI lists acute respiratory failure, acute stomach ulcer, cardiac arrhythmia, circulatory problems in extremities, congestive heart failure, electrolyte disorders, enlarged prostate and gastrointestinal bleeding among the conditions Dr. Gakhar treats.

CMS data shows 1,307 Medicare services from Dr. Gakhar across 6 procedure codes in 2024, for 453 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $101,485 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 453 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Gakhar in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 178 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 29% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.27, 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. Gakhar's median patient age at 67, with 49% women.

In 2024, Dr. Gakhar wrote 442 Medicare Part D claims for 173 patients. 90% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 179 of them, across 10 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $2,078 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 60 claims across 3 drugs.

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

CMS Open Payments shows 2 general payments to Dr. Gakhar from 2 drug and device companies from 2018 to 2021. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Gilead Sciences, Inc. paid the most, $125.

Dr. Gakhar graduated from Kasturba Medical College Manipal in 2004.

Dr. Gakhar is in network with 10 carriers, including United Healthcare, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Aetna. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 6. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.