Akal Sethi, MD
Neurological Surgery Physician · San Diego, CA
Akal Sethi, MD is a neurological surgery physician with a practice address in San Diego, California, and NPI 1154775203, issued on Apr 14, 2016. Check the license (California A185714, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Akal Sethi
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurological Surgery Physician 207T00000X
- License number
- A185714 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3750 Convoy St Ste 301, San Diego, CA 92111
- Phone
- (619) 297-4481
- Enumerated
- Apr 14, 2016
- Record last updated
- May 10, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230629003243); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Tufts University School Of Medicine, 2016
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 3750 Convoy St Ste 301
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Stevie Carmody, PA-CPhysician Assistant1285062976
- Vamsidhar Chavakula, MDNeurological Surgery Physician1508124918
- Isabella Daniels, PA-CPhysician Assistant1891517157
- Arielle Ferber, MSN, RN, AGPCNP-BCNurse Practitioner1336919919
- Usman Khan, MD, PHDNeurological Surgery Physician1568819431
- Sohaib Kureshi, M.DNeurological Surgery Physician1699888917
Verify Akal Sethi in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A185714Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
20% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average neurological surgery physician in 2024
138 Medicare Part D claims for 51 beneficiaries, against an average of 172 among the 4,378 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 63 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone Hcl27 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen26 claims
- Methocarbamol22 claims
- Cyclobenzaprine Hcl13 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
Industry payments in 2024: $1,382.62
17 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alphatec Spine, Inc. The 5,377 providers of this specialty with any payment received $14,925.58 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Southern California Permanente Medical GroupSan Diego, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Akal Sethi among 929 neurological surgery physician records in California
Akal Sethi, MD is one of 929 neurological surgery physician records with a practice address in California. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 85% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 85% of these records are older, 12% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2005 among the 612 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207T00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Neurological Surgery Physician providers in California
There are 929 neurological surgery physician records in California.
All 929 in California → Every provider in San Diego → Neurological Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 neurological surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Vamsidhar Chavakula, MDSan Diego, CA 921111508124918
- Usman Khan, MD, PHDSan Diego, CA 921111568819431
- Sohaib Kureshi, M.DSan Diego, CA 921111699888917
- Richard Ostrup, M.DSan Diego, CA 921111780797019
- Lokesh Tantuwaya, M.D.San Diego, CA 921111124066097
- Marcus Zachariah, M.D., PH.D.San Diego, CA 921111477817187
- Gabrielle Morris, M.D.San Diego, CA 921041912937459
- Thomas Beaumont, M.D., PH.D.San Diego, CA 921031497067573
Common questions
What is Akal Sethi, MD's NPI number?
Akal Sethi, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1154775203, issued on Apr 14, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Akal Sethi, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3750 Convoy St Ste 301, San Diego, CA, 92111. Phone: (619) 297-4481. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Akal Sethi, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A185714, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Akal Sethi, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Akal Sethi, MD had 138 Medicare Part D claims for 51 beneficiaries; the average among neurological surgery physician prescribers was 172. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.