Dr. Mehul Shailesh Sonawala, MD

Dr. Sonawala practices at Barstow Family Care in Barstow, California.

Dr. Sonawala's NPI, 1336166180, was assigned on July 17, 2006. Dr. Sonawala graduated from Grant Medical College in 1992. Dr. Sonawala holds California license A66419.

Dr. Sonawala's primary practice is Barstow Family Care, at 705 E Virginia Way, Barstow, CA 92311 in San Bernardino County. The practice phone is (760) 256-1227.

Dr. Sonawala's primary practice is Barstow Family Care in Barstow, California. Dr. Sonawala is also affiliated with Barstow Community Hospital. The medical group on file is Barstow Family Care. Dmand AI also links Dr. Sonawala to 3 more group practices and clinics and 3 medical groups, each named with a free account.

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

Internal medicine is Dr. Sonawala's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207R00000X. Dr. Sonawala is licensed in California.

Dmand AI lists acid reflux, alcohol use disorders, anxiety, atrial fibrillation and flutter, cerebrovascular disease, chronic diabetes, chronic hypertension and chronic kidney disease among the conditions Dr. Sonawala treats.

CMS data shows 46 Medicare services from Dr. Sonawala across 2 procedure codes in 2024, for 29 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $3,306 for them. Every service was in an office.

CMS counts 29 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Sonawala in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 14 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 55% have high cholesterol. 59% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.41, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Sonawala's median patient age at 54, with 58% women.

In 2024, Dr. Sonawala wrote 3,101 Medicare Part D claims for 313 patients. 80% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 2,497 of them, across 72 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $209,378 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 7,515 claims across 140 drugs.

Dr. Sonawala accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Sonawala as offering telehealth.

Dmand AI links 4 papers to Dr. Sonawala. The most frequent topics are Ureaplasma and Urethritis. Dr. Sonawala's most frequent co-authors are Yuehuei An, MD, Ghasan M. Tabel, MD and Konstantinos D. Vlachonassios, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 289 general payments to Dr. Sonawala from 43 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 96% of the total. Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc paid the most, $1,106.

Dr. Sonawala graduated from Grant Medical College in 1992.

Dr. Sonawala is in network with 15 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.