Dr. Avinash Varadaraj Sharma, MD

Dr. Sharma practices at Cardiology Specialists Of Orange County in Santa Ana, California.

Dr. Sharma's NPI, 1396107520, was assigned on March 26, 2016. Dr. Sharma graduated from St. George's University School of Medicine in 2016. Dr. Sharma holds California license A161967.

Dr. Sharma's primary practice is Cardiology Specialists of Orange County, at 700 N Tustin Ave, Santa Ana, CA 92705-3602. The practice phone is (714) 245-1444.

Dr. Sharma's primary practice is Cardiology Specialists Of Orange County in Santa Ana, California. Dr. Sharma is also affiliated with UCI Health - Orange. The medical group on file is Cardiology Specialists of Orange County. Dmand AI also links Dr. Sharma to 3 more hospitals, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Sharma practices, 5 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Interventional cardiology is Dr. Sharma's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RI0011X. Dr. Sharma is board certified in cardiovascular disease by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Sharma's licenses on file in 2 states: California and District of Columbia.

CMS data shows 615 Medicare services from Dr. Sharma across 10 procedure codes in 2024, for 364 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $51,273 for them.

CMS counts 364 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Sharma in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 158 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 21% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.80, 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 74, with 46% women.

In 2024, Dr. Sharma wrote 194 Medicare Part D claims for 105 patients. 84% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 116 of them, across 6 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $11,830 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 162 claims across 9 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. CMS lists Dr. Sharma as offering telehealth. CMS counts 17 procedures of coronary angioplasty and stenting by Dr. Sharma, more than 44% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Pacemaker insertion or repair: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 11 papers to Dr. Sharma, published from 2019 to 2023. 2019 was the busiest year, with 4. Dr. Sharma's most frequent co-authors are Ana Barac, MD, David W. Ollila, MD and Avinash Sunil Sharma.

CMS Open Payments shows 92 general payments to Dr. Sharma from 26 drug and device companies from 2020 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 68% of the total. Edwards Lifesciences Corporation paid the most, $1,940.

Dmand AI lists 4 awards for Dr. Sharma, most recently Cardiology Fellow of the Year in 2023.

Dr. Sharma graduated from St. George's University School of Medicine in 2016. Dr. Sharma is a member of ACC, ACP and SCAI.

Dr. Sharma is in network with 16 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.