NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Anita Kulkarni, MD

Emergency Medicine Physician · Santa Clara, CA

Anita Kulkarni, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Santa Clara, California, and NPI 1982781829, issued on Oct 31, 2006. Check the license (California A89448, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1982781829
Name
Anita Kulkarni
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License numbers
A89448 CA
L4025 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
900 Kiely Blvd, Santa Clara, CA 95051
Phone
(408) 236-6400
Enumerated
Oct 31, 2006
Record last updated
Dec 13, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicaid IDs
00A894480 CA
153575901 TX
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 900 Kiely Blvd

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Gurpreet Ahluwalia, MDHospitalist Physician1225116890
  2. Nitin Athavale, MDDiagnostic Radiology Physician1568540144
  3. Brian Baker, MDDiagnostic Radiology Physician1689753717
  4. Robert Bammer, PHARM.D.Pharmacist1063598357
  5. James Baxter, MDHospitalist Physician1679659502
  6. John Budis, RPHPharmacist1104906916

Verify Anita Kulkarni in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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27% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

166 Medicare Part D claims for 148 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Anita Kulkarni166
  2. Specialty average226

Most prescribed

  1. Cephalexin27 claims
  2. Moxifloxacin25 claims
  3. Fluconazole14 claims
  4. Ibuprofen12 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.

Anita Kulkarni among 7,751 emergency medicine physician records in California

Anita Kulkarni, MD is one of 7,751 emergency medicine 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 4% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 4% of these records are older, 60% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 59% of these records are
  • Record last updated2021 · 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 207P00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

55 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Santa Clara

They are 55 of the 3,436 NPPES records with a practice address in Santa Clara, and 7,751 emergency medicine physician records in California.

The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Stephen Emond, MDSanta Clara, CA 950511952488801
  2. Shahinoor Esmail, MDSanta Clara, CA 950511164509006
  3. Christina Fong, MDSanta Clara, CA 950511518044452
  4. Gus Garmel, MDSanta Clara, CA 950511235216177
  5. Eric Koscove, MDSanta Clara, CA 950511871670737
  6. Albert Kuo, MDSanta Clara, CA 950511578640405
  7. Haydn Leung, MDSanta Clara, CA 950511386721215
  8. Joel Levis, MDSanta Clara, CA 950511568549491

Common questions

What is Anita Kulkarni, MD's NPI number?

Anita Kulkarni, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1982781829, issued on Oct 31, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Anita Kulkarni, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 900 Kiely Blvd, Santa Clara, CA, 95051. Phone: (408) 236-6400. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Anita Kulkarni, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number A89448, 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 Anita Kulkarni, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Anita Kulkarni, MD had 166 Medicare Part D claims for 148 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.

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