Dr. Vishal Banthia, MD

Dr. Banthia practices at California Head and Neck Specialists in Carlsbad, California.

Dr. Banthia's NPI, 1043396559, was assigned on October 27, 2006. Dr. Banthia graduated from UCSF School of Medicine in 1999. Dr. Banthia's California license number on file is A86814.

Dr. Banthia's primary practice is California Head and Neck Specialists, at 2390 Faraday Ave, Carlsbad, CA 92008 in San Diego County. The practice phone is (858) 909-0770.

Dr. Banthia's primary practice is California Head and Neck Specialists in Carlsbad, California. Dr. Banthia is also affiliated with Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla. The medical group on file is California Head & Neck Specialists. Dmand AI also links Dr. Banthia to 1 more hospital, 5 medical groups and 2 group practices and clinics, each named with a free account.

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

Otolaryngology is Dr. Banthia's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207Y00000X. Dr. Banthia is board certified in otolaryngology by the American Board of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Banthia's licenses on file in 9 states: California, New Jersey, Illinois, New York, Georgia, Massachusetts, North Carolina, Texas and Michigan.

Dmand AI lists acute sinusitis, chronic nasal allergies, chronic sinusitis, ear infection, endoscopic sinus surgery, hearing loss and impairment, swimmer's ear and tinnitus among the conditions Dr. Banthia treats.

CMS data shows 1,903 Medicare services from Dr. Banthia across 6 procedure codes in 2024, for 107 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $53,994 for them. Every service was in an office.

CMS counts 107 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Banthia in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 50 patients. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 73% have high blood pressure. 37% 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. Banthia's median patient age at 50, with 53% women.

In 2024, Dr. Banthia wrote 457 Medicare Part D claims for 134 patients. 100% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 406 of them, across 9 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $4,566 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 378 claims across 10 drugs.

Dr. Banthia accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Dmand AI links 3 papers to Dr. Banthia. The most frequent topics are Temporal Bone and Tomography, X-Ray Computed. Dr. Banthia's most frequent co-authors are Samuel H. Selesnick, MD and Ashutosh Kacker, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 103 general payments to Dr. Banthia from 15 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 69% of the total. Stryker Corporation paid the most, $2,235.

Dmand AI lists 2 awards for Dr. Banthia.

Dr. Banthia graduated from UCSF School of Medicine in 1999. Dr. Banthia is a member of NHS and ACS.

Dr. Banthia is in network with 17 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 11. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.