Amudhan Pugalenthi, M.D.
Surgery Physician · Bakersfield, CA
Amudhan Pugalenthi, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Bakersfield, California, and NPI 1609043207, issued on May 13, 2008. Check the license (California A118130, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Amudhan Pugalenthi
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- A118130 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3838 San Dimas St Ste B231, Bakersfield, CA 93301
- Phone
- (661) 665-0505
- Enumerated
- May 13, 2008
- Record last updated
- Jul 18, 2023
- Fax
- (661) 665-7844
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200121001910); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 3838 San Dimas St Ste B231
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Amudhan Pugalenthi in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A118130Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
76% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
35 Medicare Part D claims for 19 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of 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): 96.5 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: $5,448.25
9 payments; by number, the most common kind was travel and lodging; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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
- Dignity Health Medical FoundationBakersfield, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Amudhan Pugalenthi among 3,118 surgery physician records in California
Amudhan Pugalenthi, M.D. is one of 3,118 surgery physician records with a practice address in California. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 58% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 58% of these records are older, 37% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated1995 · median 2003 among the 1,901 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in California
There are 3,118 surgery physician records in California.
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The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- John Buxton, M.D.Bakersfield, CA 933011134125206
- Jorge Enriquez, MDBakersfield, CA 933011043210016
- Zora Gill, M.D.Bakersfield, CA 933011376566158
- Nicole Gordon, M.D.Bakersfield, CA 933011255575965
- Selwyn Kay, MDBakersfield, CA 933011609876754
- Michel Michael, MDBakersfield, CA 933011326110644
- Mark Mishkind, MDBakersfield, CA 933011467529362
- Charles Phillips, M.D.Bakersfield, CA 933011891791299
Common questions
What is Amudhan Pugalenthi, M.D.'s NPI number?
Amudhan Pugalenthi, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1609043207, issued on May 13, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Amudhan Pugalenthi, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3838 San Dimas St Ste B231, Bakersfield, CA, 93301. Phone: (661) 665-0505. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Amudhan Pugalenthi, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A118130, 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 Amudhan Pugalenthi, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Amudhan Pugalenthi, M.D. had 35 Medicare Part D claims for 19 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Amudhan Pugalenthi, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 96.5 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.