
Overview
We understand that visiting the gastroenterologist may be a new experience for you and that you may be in pain or worried about your health. That?s why all the staff at the Santa Maria Digestive Diagnostic Center and Santa Maria Gastroenterology focus on making you feel comfortable and confident in our care. Our physicians and our medical team take extra care to listen to your concerns, answer all your questions and thoroughly explain your condition and treatment options.
Dr. Benipal is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cirrhosis. His top areas of expertise are Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, Colonic Malakoplakia, Gardner Syndrome, Gastrectomy, and Endoscopy.
Insurance
Accepted insurance can change. Please verify directly with the provider.
Accepted insurance plans:
- EPO
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE SNP
- OTHER MEDICARE
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
- EPO
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- EPO
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- HMO
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
- OTHER COMMERCIAL
- OTHER MEDICARE
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
- PPO
- EPO
- HMO
- PPO
- EPO
- POS
- HMO
- INDEMNITY
- POS
- PPO
- OTHER MANAGED MEDICAID
- OTHER MEDICAID
- STATE MEDICAID
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- OTHER COMMERCIAL
- PPO
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- EPO
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- MEDICARE DISCOUNT CARD
- MEDICARE PDP
- OTHER MEDICARE
- EPO
- HMO
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- MEDICARE SNP
- MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
- OTHER MEDICARE
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
Locations
361 Town Center West, Ste 101, Santa Maria, CA 93458
Additional Areas of Focus
Dr. Benipal has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.
Santa Maria Gastroenterology Medical Group
Dr. Keval Shah is board certified in Gastroenterology & Hepatology and Internal Medicine. He completed his Internal Medicine residency at St. John Providence Health System in Detroit, Michigan. Following residency, he completed his Gastroenterology & Hepatology fellowship at Beaumont Health System in Detroit, Michigan. During his fellowship, he received special training in both Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Hepatology at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit. He was also selected as a fellow under the American Neurogastroenterology Motility Society where he received advanced clinical training in Motility at Cedars-Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles, CA. Dr. Shah's interests include nutrition and weight loss, esophageal disorders, reflux disease and management, colorectal cancer screening, and providing patients with a holistic approach to their gastrointestinal care.Dr. Keval Shah was born and raised in California. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in Sociology and Human Biology from Pitzer College in Claremont, CA. He studied abroad in Costa Rica and Nicaragua where he spent time working in Emergency Medicine and became fluent in Spanish. He played tennis while in Claremont and was chosen as an NCAA Scholar-Athlete. He then attended medical school at Western University of Health Sciences/COMP in Pomona, CA. Upon medical school graduation, he was awarded the prestigious San Miguel Scholarship.When not practicing Gastroenterology, Dr. Shah enjoys spending time with his wife and two beautiful children. He enjoys playing basketball and tennis during his free time. Other hobbies include martial arts. Dr. Shah competed in the 1996 Junior Olympics and has both a second-degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do as well as a first-degree black belt in Shotokan Karate.Wherever the art of Medicine is loved, there is also a love of Humanity.— Hippocrates. Dr. Shah is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cirrhosis. His top areas of expertise are Indigestion, Gastric Dysmotility, Childhood Volvulus, Endoscopy, and Gastrectomy.
Santa Maria Gastroenterology Medical Group
We understand that visiting the gastroenterologist may be a new experience for you and that you may be in pain or worried about your health. That?s why all the staff at the Santa Maria Digestive Diagnostic Center and Santa Maria Gastroenterology focus on making you feel comfortable and confident in our care. Our physicians and our medical team take extra care to listen to your concerns, answer all your questions and thoroughly explain your condition and treatment options. Dr. Hsia is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cirrhosis. His top areas of expertise are Enlarged Liver, Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, Gardner Syndrome, Gastrectomy, and Endoscopy.
Rahim Raoufi is a Gastroenterologist in Lompoc, California. Dr. Raoufi is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cirrhosis. His top areas of expertise are Hepatitis, Enlarged Liver, Alcoholic Cirrhosis, Gastrectomy, and Colonoscopy.
Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Distinguished
- Childhood VolvulusDr. Benipal isDistinguished. Learn about Childhood Volvulus.
- Colonic MalakoplakiaDr. Benipal isDistinguished. Learn about Colonic Malakoplakia.
- Congenital Diaphragmatic HerniaDr. Benipal isDistinguished. Learn about Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia.
- Diverticular DiseaseDr. Benipal isDistinguished. Learn about Diverticular Disease.
- Familial Adenomatous PolyposisDr. Benipal isDistinguished. Learn about Familial Adenomatous Polyposis.
- Gardner SyndromeDr. Benipal isDistinguished. Learn about Gardner Syndrome.
- Advanced
- Anal FissureDr. Benipal isAdvanced. Learn about Anal Fissure.
- Barrett EsophagusDr. Benipal isAdvanced. Learn about Barrett Esophagus.
- Berdon SyndromeDr. Benipal isAdvanced. Learn about Berdon Syndrome.
- Bowel IncontinenceDr. Benipal isAdvanced. Learn about Bowel Incontinence.
- Campylobacter InfectionDr. Benipal isAdvanced. Learn about Campylobacter Infection.
- Chronic Erosive GastritisDr. Benipal isAdvanced. Learn about Chronic Erosive Gastritis.
- Experienced
- AchalasiaDr. Benipal isExperienced. Learn about Achalasia.
- Acute PancreatitisDr. Benipal isExperienced. Learn about Acute Pancreatitis.
- Alcoholic CirrhosisDr. Benipal isExperienced. Learn about Alcoholic Cirrhosis.
- AnemiaDr. Benipal isExperienced. Learn about Anemia.
- Angiodysplasia of the ColonDr. Benipal isExperienced. Learn about Angiodysplasia of the Colon.
- Arteriovenous MalformationDr. Benipal isExperienced. Learn about Arteriovenous Malformation.

