Akther Jahan Kotha, MD
Rheumatology Physician · La Mesa, CA
Akther Jahan Kotha, MD is a rheumatology physician with a practice address in La Mesa, California, and NPI 1780609503, issued on Jul 13, 2006. Check the license (California A45440, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Akther Jahan Kotha
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Rheumatology Physician 207RR0500X
- License number
- A45440 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 8860 Center Dr, La Mesa, CA 91942
- Phone
- (619) 229-1995
- Enumerated
- Jul 13, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 19, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- GR0099230 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090121000287); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Akther Jahan Kotha in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A45440Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
45% more Medicare Part D claims than the average rheumatology physician in 2024
2,871 Medicare Part D claims for 493 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,978 among the 6,301 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate432 claims
- Methotrexate394 claims
- Prednisone314 claims
- Sulfasalazine247 claims
- Gabapentin242 claims
- Alendronate Sodium197 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 27.1 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $5,843.78
290 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 4,486 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,538.33 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
- Purushotham And Akther J Kotha M D IncLa Mesa, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Akther Jahan Kotha among 926 rheumatology physician records in California
Akther Jahan Kotha, MD is one of 926 rheumatology physician records with a practice address in California. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 55% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated1974 · median 2003 among the 641 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RR0500X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Rheumatology Physician providers in California
There are 926 rheumatology physician records in California.
All 926 in California → Every provider in La Mesa → Rheumatology Physician nationwide →
The 8 rheumatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- James Malinak, M.D.La Mesa, CA 919411497867501
- Rafid Asfar, M.D..Chula Vista, CA 919111639468747
- Rachel Peterson, MDChula Vista, CA 919111447615588
- Brian Anderson, M.D.Chula Vista, CA 919101740298074
- Henry Krumholz, MDChula Vista, CA 919101487765343
- Thuthiri Lwin, M.D.Chula Vista, CA 919101174010896
Common questions
What is Akther Jahan Kotha, MD's NPI number?
Akther Jahan Kotha, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1780609503, issued on Jul 13, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Akther Jahan Kotha, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8860 Center Dr, La Mesa, CA, 91942. Phone: (619) 229-1995. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Akther Jahan Kotha, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A45440, 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 Akther Jahan Kotha, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Akther Jahan Kotha, MD had 2,871 Medicare Part D claims for 493 beneficiaries; the average among rheumatology physician prescribers was 1,978. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Akther Jahan Kotha, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 27.1 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.