Infectious Disease in Bakersfield, CA
6 verified infectious disease doctors in Bakersfield.
Infectious disease physicians diagnose and manage complex infections, including those that are chronic, resistant, or hard to identify.
NPPES tenure ≠ clinical experience. "Years on NPPES" is time since the physician first registered a National Provider Identifier, not time practicing medicine. Verify current license status with the state medical board.
Dr. Atul Aggarwal, MD
Infectious Disease
CMS Open Payments· $1,645 (2023)
Industry Payments (2023)
Reported by drug and device makers to CMS Open Payments. These payments are legal and disclosed — shown as context, not a judgment.
$1,645
Total received
57
Transactions
17
Paying companies
Top paying companies
Among the 3,681 infectious disease doctors we've analyzed, about 83% received any industry payment (median $1,189 among those who did). This doctor's total ranks around the 65th percentile of that group.
Benchmark reflects doctors we've analyzed, not all US infectious disease doctors.
Payments to Atul Aggarwal do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.
Dr. Vinod Kumar, MD
Infectious Disease
CMS Open Payments· $816.17 (2023)
Industry Payments (2023)
Reported by drug and device makers to CMS Open Payments. These payments are legal and disclosed — shown as context, not a judgment.
$816.17
Total received
16
Transactions
9
Paying companies
Top paying companies
Among the 3,681 infectious disease doctors we've analyzed, about 83% received any industry payment (median $1,189 among those who did). This doctor's total ranks around the 51th percentile of that group.
Benchmark reflects doctors we've analyzed, not all US infectious disease doctors.
Payments to Vinod Kumar do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.
Dr. Chun Yueh Wen, MD
Infectious Disease
CMS Open Payments· No payments in 2023
Industry Payments
No industry payments on record in the 2023 CMS Open Payments data. This doctor received no reported payments from drug or device makers that year.
Dr. Nirav Desai, MD
Infectious Disease
CMS Open Payments· $922.72 (2023)
Industry Payments (2023)
Reported by drug and device makers to CMS Open Payments. These payments are legal and disclosed — shown as context, not a judgment.
$922.72
Total received
15
Transactions
6
Paying companies
Top paying companies
Among the 3,681 infectious disease doctors we've analyzed, about 83% received any industry payment (median $1,189 among those who did). This doctor's total ranks around the 53th percentile of that group.
Benchmark reflects doctors we've analyzed, not all US infectious disease doctors.
Payments to Nirav Desai do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.
Dr. Rasham Deep Sandhu, MD
Infectious Disease
CMS Open Payments· $2,410 (2023)
Industry Payments (2023)
Reported by drug and device makers to CMS Open Payments. These payments are legal and disclosed — shown as context, not a judgment.
$2,410
Total received
91
Transactions
27
Paying companies
Top paying companies
Among the 3,681 infectious disease doctors we've analyzed, about 83% received any industry payment (median $1,189 among those who did). This doctor's total ranks around the 72th percentile of that group.
Benchmark reflects doctors we've analyzed, not all US infectious disease doctors.
Payments to Rasham Deep Sandhu do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.
Dr. Jonah Lahip, MD
Infectious Disease
CMS Open Payments· $720.74 (2023)
Industry Payments (2023)
Reported by drug and device makers to CMS Open Payments. These payments are legal and disclosed — shown as context, not a judgment.
$720.74
Total received
37
Transactions
11
Paying companies
Top paying companies
Among the 3,681 infectious disease doctors we've analyzed, about 83% received any industry payment (median $1,189 among those who did). This doctor's total is on the lower end — around the 49th percentile of that group.
Benchmark reflects doctors we've analyzed, not all US infectious disease doctors.
Payments to Jonah Lahip do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.