Dr. Darshan R. Dhingani
Hospitalist (Hospitalist Physician)
- Medicare participating
At a glance
- Years since graduation
- 20
- In the NPI registry since
- 2009
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 233
The NPI date is when this clinician registered for a National Provider Identifier, the billing number used on health claims. It is not a license, graduation or board-certification date. What an NPI is
Education and training
- 2009Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date)
Medicare’s Care Compare data doesn’t list this clinician’s medical school. Undergraduate school, residency, fellowship, licensing exams and board certification aren’t in public federal data. Board certification can be confirmed with the certifying board (ABMS member boards for MDs, AOA boards for DOs).
Specialties and state licenses
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Hospitalist Physician primary
PA license MD491394C
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Where they work
Hospitals
- Kaweah Health Medical Center Visalia, CA
- Mercy General Hospital Sacramento, CA
- Mercy San Juan Medical Center Carmichael, CA
- Mercy Hospital of Folsom Folsom, CA
- Antelope Valley Hospital Lancaster, CA
Medical groups
- Dignity Health Medical Foundation (1,184 clinicians)
- Inpatient Specialists of California PC (385 clinicians)
- East Jefferson Physicians Group LLC (214 clinicians)
- Av Critical Care Inc (12 clinicians)
Hospitals this clinician lists with Medicare, and groups they bill Medicare through (Care Compare). Affiliation doesn’t mean they see patients at every location.
Medicare patients and services
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 233
- Services billed
- 685
- Patients’ average age
- 73
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | 293 | 152 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes | 161 | 104 |
| Critical care, each additional 30 minutes | 32 | 22 |
| Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes | 29 | 29 |
| Insertion of non-tunneled central venous tube for infusion (5 years or older) | 20 | 18 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | 15 | 13 |
Medicare fee-for-service only. CMS leaves out services billed for fewer than 11 patients. These figures describe a practice’s Medicare work; they aren’t a measure of quality.