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Dr. Harjeet S. Brar, MD

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Specializes in: Adult Nephrology

Government Medical College

5401 White Lane
Bakersfield, CA 93309

(661) 735-8900

Dr. Harjeet S. Brar, MD is a nephrologist in Bakersfield, CA specializing in adult nephrology. He graduated from Government Medical College. Dr. Harjeet S. Brar, MD is affiliated with Dignity Health.

Office Locations

Dignity Health

3933 Coffee Road Suite A
Bakersfield, CA 93308

(661) 588-9999

(661) 588-9033

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Dignity Health

5401 White Lane
Bakersfield, CA 93309

(661) 735-8900

(661) 735-8882

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In The News

“Dr. Harjeet Brar, the president of the Good Samaritan Hospital in Bakersfield, told NBC News that his medical staff are not asking patients about their immigration status.”—"California's undocumented food workers face grim dilemma: health or wages", NBC News, August 2020

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Harjeet S. Brar, MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 10%

By Affordability:

blood tests

In 2023, Dr. Harjeet S. Brar, MD had a list price for blood tests that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 90% of providers in related specialties within California. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Top 25%

By Affordability:

diabetes management

In 2012, Dr. Harjeet S. Brar, MD had a list price for diabetes management that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of providers in related specialties within California. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Harjeet S. Brar, MD treated as a nephrologist in Bakersfield, CA during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Harjeet S. Brar, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	23
doctor visit	1120
hospital care	1245
inpatient care	1245
minimally invasive procedures	361

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Harjeet S. Brar, MD treated as a nephrologist in Bakersfield, CA during 2013 were minimally invasive procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Harjeet S. Brar, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	44
cardiac procedures	100
doctor visit	3986
hospital care	1223
inpatient care	1223
minimally invasive procedures	1900
musculoskeletal imaging	35
stress testing	29
thoracic (chest) imaging	21
ultrasound (sonogram)	152
vascular procedures	68
X-rays	56

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Harjeet S. Brar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	584
Female	705

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	358
Black	62
Hispanic	822
Asian	30
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	472
From 75 to 84	369
85 and over	133
Less than 65	315

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Harjeet S. Brar, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	54
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	54
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	68
Dementia	15
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Harjeet S. Brar, MD treated as a nephrologist in Bakersfield, CA during 2014 were minimally invasive procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), vascular procedures and cardiac procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Harjeet S. Brar, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	307
ambulatory monitoring	56
cardiac procedures	338
doctor visit	2720
hospital care	250
inpatient care	250
minimally invasive procedures	3409
musculoskeletal imaging	140
neck imaging	30
pelvic imaging	19
stress testing	84
ultrasound (sonogram)	815
vascular procedures	392
X-rays	140

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Harjeet S. Brar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	481
Female	619

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	236
Black	43
Hispanic	774
Asian	34
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	439
From 75 to 84	307
85 and over	101
Less than 65	253

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Harjeet S. Brar, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	53
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	69
Dementia	12
Cancer	5

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Harjeet S. Brar, MD treated as a nephrologist in Bakersfield, CA during 2015 were minimally invasive procedures, inpatient care, hospital care and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Harjeet S. Brar, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	63
blood draw	92
breathing treatment	34
cardiac procedures	66
diabetes management	71
doctor visit	2667
hospital care	235
inpatient care	235
lab tests	184
minimally invasive procedures	3627
musculoskeletal imaging	45
spinal procedures	30
stress testing	15
thoracic (chest) imaging	141
ultrasound (sonogram)	167
vascular procedures	104
X-rays	216

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Harjeet S. Brar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1048
Female	1384

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	822
Black	88
Hispanic	1418
Asian	74
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	762
From 75 to 84	556
85 and over	178
Less than 65	936

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Harjeet S. Brar, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	57
Dementia	8
Cancer	4

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Harjeet S. Brar, MD treated as a nephrologist in Bakersfield, CA during 2016 were minimally invasive procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Harjeet S. Brar, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	17
breathing treatment	25
diabetes management	82
doctor visit	2073
hospital care	858
inpatient care	858
lab tests	172
minimally invasive procedures	1976
thoracic (chest) imaging	22
ultrasound (sonogram)	17
X-rays	22

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Harjeet S. Brar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	529
Female	578

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	451
Black	67
Hispanic	529
Asian	34
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	334
From 75 to 84	184
85 and over	60
Less than 65	529

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Harjeet S. Brar, MD in 2016

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	29
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	5
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	53
Dementia	11
Cancer	4

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Harjeet S. Brar, MD treated as a nephrologist in Bakersfield, CA during 2017 were minimally invasive procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Harjeet S. Brar, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	32
breathing treatment	12
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	187
diabetes management	29
doctor visit	1603
excision	187
hospital care	1202
inpatient care	1202
lab tests	57
minimally invasive procedures	2719
ultrasound (sonogram)	32

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Harjeet S. Brar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	492
Female	484

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	398
Black	60
Hispanic	458
Asian	33
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	309
From 75 to 84	181
85 and over	59
Less than 65	427

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Harjeet S. Brar, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	42
Chronic Kidney Disease	57
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	5
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	57
Dementia	13
Cancer	4

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Harjeet S. Brar, MD treated as a nephrologist in Bakersfield, CA during 2018 were minimally invasive procedures, debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), excision and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Harjeet S. Brar, MD for Medicare patients.

debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	631
diabetes management	593
doctor visit	2041
excision	631
hospital care	133
inpatient care	133
lab tests	593
minimally invasive procedures	1560
plastic surgery procedures	209
reconstructive surgery	209
tissue transfer	209
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	209

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Harjeet S. Brar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	255
Female	307

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	120
Black	29
Hispanic	374
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	176
From 75 to 84	168
85 and over	67
Less than 65	151

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Harjeet S. Brar, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	73
Dementia	15
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Harjeet S. Brar, MD treated as a nephrologist in Bakersfield, CA during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care, lab tests and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Harjeet S. Brar, MD for Medicare patients.

diabetes management	21
doctor visit	171
hospital care	67
inpatient care	67
lab tests	21

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Harjeet S. Brar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	71
Female	80

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	55
Black	0
Hispanic	80
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	49
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	61

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Harjeet S. Brar, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	70
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	70
Dementia	15
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Harjeet S. Brar, MD treated as a nephrologist in Bakersfield, CA during 2020 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Harjeet S. Brar, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	189
hospital care	35
inpatient care	35

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Harjeet S. Brar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	93
Female	95

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	57
Black	23
Hispanic	91
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	54
From 75 to 84	39
85 and over	15
Less than 65	80

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Harjeet S. Brar, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	69
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	58
Dementia	11
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Harjeet S. Brar, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	23

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Harjeet S. Brar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	30
Female	29

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	18
Black	0
Hispanic	23
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	16
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	32

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Harjeet S. Brar, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	71
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	58
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Harjeet S. Brar, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	14

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Harjeet S. Brar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	18
Female	28

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	16
Black	0
Hispanic	19
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	15
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	17

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Harjeet S. Brar, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	74
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Harjeet S. Brar, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Harjeet S. Brar, MD treated as a nephrologist in Bakersfield, CA were minimally invasive procedures, inpatient care, hospital care and excision.

abdominal imaging	92
ambulatory monitoring	56
blood draw	92
cardiac procedures	168
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	409
diabetes management	159
dialysis	23
doctor visit	1509
excision	409
hospital care	583
inpatient care	583
lab tests	205
minimally invasive procedures	2221
musculoskeletal imaging	73
neck imaging	30
pelvic imaging	19
plastic surgery procedures	209
reconstructive surgery	209
spinal procedures	30
stress testing	42
thoracic (chest) imaging	61
tissue transfer	209
ultrasound (sonogram)	236
vascular procedures	188
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	209
X-rays	108

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Harjeet S. Brar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	327
Female	391

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	33
Asian / Pacific Islander	18
Non-Hispanic White	230
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	417
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	164
85 and over	55
Less than 65	254
65 to 74	238

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Harjeet S. Brar, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Harjeet S. Brar, MD treated were hypertension, diabetes, chronic kidney disease and high cholesterol.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	56
Asthma	12
Osteoporosis	5
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	57
Atrial Fibrillation	4
Cancer	3
Dementia	9

Education & Training

Dr. Harjeet S. Brar, MD graduated from Government Medical College. He completed residency at North Shore University Hospital. He is certified by the Internal Medicine and has a state license in California.

Medical School: Government Medical College

Residency: North Shore University Hospital

Board Certification: Internal Medicine

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Harjeet S. Brar, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Dignity Health

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Harjeet S. Brar, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.	$98,793 SAMSCA $98,793
Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc	$346 DUZALLO $125	VIBERZI $118	LINZESS 290 mcg $104
Takeda Pharmaceuticals America, Inc.	$301 Brintellix $123	Contrave $84	AMITIZA $51	Trintellix $37	Uloric $7
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$241 FARXIGA $95	BYDUREON $94	LOKELMA $21	BYDUREON PEN $18	BYDUREON WEEKLY $13
Novo Nordisk Inc	$229 Ozempic $115	Levemir $101	Tresiba $13
Other	$1,786 ELIQUIS $195	XIFAXAN 550 MG TABLETS $150	INVOKANA $126	BELSOMRA $98	NIOX VERO DEVICE $94	Other $1,124

**Types of Payments**
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$76,475
Travel and Lodging	$17,953
Food and Beverage	$5,016
Consulting Fee	$2,200
Education	$53

Research Payments

Dr. Harjeet S. Brar, MD has received 196 research payments totaling $324,488.

Biography

Dr. Harjeet Brar, who practices in Bakersfield, CA, is a medical specialist in adult nephrology. He attended Government Medical College for medical school and subsequently trained at North Shore University Hospital for residency. He is affiliated with Dignity Health. Dr. Brar's practice in Bakersfield, CA is open to new patients as reported by Dignity Health.