Dr. Samir N. Bhatt, MD

Dr. Bhatt practices at Samir N Bhatt MD Inc in Santa Maria, California.

Dr. Bhatt's NPI, 1295925972, was assigned on July 27, 2007. Dr. Bhatt graduated from UC Irvine School of Medicine in 1989. Dr. Bhatt holds California license G70837.

Dr. Bhatt's primary practice is Samir N Bhatt MD Inc, at 1510 E Main St, Santa Maria, CA 93454-4826. The practice phone is (805) 928-0610.

Dr. Bhatt's primary practice is Samir N Bhatt MD Inc in Santa Maria, California. Dr. Bhatt is also affiliated with Dignity Health - Marian Regional Medical Center. Dmand AI also links Dr. Bhatt to 1 more hospital, named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Bhatt practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Interventional cardiology is Dr. Bhatt's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RI0011X. Dr. Bhatt is board certified in cardiology by the National Board of Physicians and Surgeons. Dr. Bhatt is licensed in California.

Dmand AI lists aneurysm, angioplasty, atrial fibrillation and flutter, cardiac catheterization, cardiomyopathy, cerebrovascular disease, chronic hypertension and coronary artery disease among the conditions Dr. Bhatt treats.

CMS data shows 4,673 Medicare services from Dr. Bhatt across 23 procedure codes in 2024, for 792 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $275,530 for them.

CMS counts 792 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Bhatt in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 316 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 24% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.56, 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. Bhatt's median patient age at 76, with 44% women.

In 2024, Dr. Bhatt wrote 4,645 Medicare Part D claims for 571 patients. 79% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 4,434 of them, across 43 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,032,501 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 3,794 claims across 43 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 23 out of 100 for Dr. Bhatt for performance year 2024, reported individually. Dr. Bhatt accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Coronary angioplasty and stenting: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

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

Dmand AI links 178 papers to Dr. Bhatt, published from 2010 to 2025. 2021 was the busiest year, with 26. The most frequent topics are COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2 and Pandemics. Dr. Bhatt has published most often in Lancet. Dr. Bhatt's most frequent co-authors are Charles Whittaker, Nicholas Ford Brazeau and Nicholas J. Kassebaum, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 1,360 general payments to Dr. Bhatt from 54 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Speaker and faculty fees make up the largest share, 77% of the total. Amgen Inc. paid the most, $194,878. It also lists 1 research payment totaling $10 in 2016.

Dmand AI lists 2 awards for Dr. Bhatt, most recently ACC Fellow in 2012.

Dr. Bhatt graduated from UC Irvine School of Medicine in 1989. Dr. Bhatt is a member of ACC.

Dr. Bhatt is in network with 14 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.