Dr. Amarita Singh Klar, MD

Dr. Klar practices at Community Regional Medical Center in Fresno, California, part of Community Health System.

Dr. Klar's NPI, 1447546205, was assigned on June 21, 2011. Dr. Klar graduated from VCU School of Medicine in 2011. Dr. Klar's Texas license number on file is Q8092.

Dr. Klar's primary practice is Community Regional Medical Center, at 2823 Fresno Street, Fresno, CA 93721 in Fresno County. The practice phone is (559) 459-6000.

Dr. Klar's primary practice is Community Regional Medical Center in Fresno, California, part of Community Health System. Dr. Klar is also affiliated with Clovis Community Medical Center. The medical group on file is Community Health Partners. Dmand AI also links Dr. Klar to 1 more hospital, named with a free account.

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

Surgery is Dr. Klar's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Dr. Klar is board certified in surgery by the American Board of Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Klar's licenses on file in 4 states: Texas, California, Maryland and Pennsylvania.

Dmand AI lists abdominal adhesion surgery, bariatric surgery, bladder removal, colon removal, esophagus, stomach, or upper small intestine surgery, gallbladder removal and groin hernia surgery among the conditions Dr. Klar treats.

CMS data shows 178 Medicare services from Dr. Klar across 4 procedure codes in 2024, for 115 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $15,986 for them.

CMS counts 115 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Klar in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 51 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 50% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.61, 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. Klar's median patient age at 46, with 77% women.

In 2024, Dr. Klar wrote 86 Medicare Part D claims for 32 patients. 91% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 38 of them, across 2 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $319 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 109 claims across 5 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 92 out of 100 for Dr. Klar for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Klar accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Klar as offering telehealth. CMS counts 29 procedures of upper gastrointestinal (gi) endoscopy for acid reflux by Dr. Klar, more than 55% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Hernia repair (minimally invasive): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Hernia repair - groin (open): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 4 papers to Dr. Klar, published from 2013 to 2024. The most frequent topics are Obesity, Morbid, Biliopancreatic Diversion and Duodenum. Dr. Klar has published most often in Surg Obes Relat Dis. Dr. Klar's most frequent co-authors are Iswanto Sucandy, MD, Gintaras Antanavicius, MD and Fernando B. Bonanni, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 81 general payments to Dr. Klar from 14 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 36% of the total. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. paid the most, $6,249.

Dmand AI lists 1 award for Dr. Klar.

Dr. Klar graduated from VCU School of Medicine in 2011. Dr. Klar is a member of ACS.

Dr. Klar is in network with 15 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.