Anita Prakash, M.D.
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Los Altos, CA
Anita Prakash, M.D. is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Los Altos, California, and NPI 1578578050, issued on Jul 30, 2006. Check the license (California A84854, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Anita Prakash
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License number
- A84854 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 811 Altos Oaks Dr, Los Altos, CA 94024
- Phone
- (650) 823-0222
- Enumerated
- Jul 30, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 16, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (650) 917-6925
- Medicaid ID
- GR0098530 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250313001976); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Anita Prakash in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A84854Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
85% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
451 Medicare Part D claims for 89 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Metoprolol Succinate73 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium50 claims
- Lisinopril31 claims
- Losartan Potassium31 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium30 claims
- Eliquis24 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: $144.32
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 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
- New York UniversityNew York, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Anita Prakash among 2,574 cardiovascular disease physician records in California
Anita Prakash, M.D. is one of 2,574 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in California. 83% 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 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 45% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated1996 · median 1999 among the 1,742 with a school on file
- Record last updated2017 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in California
There are 2,574 cardiovascular disease physician records in California.
All 2,574 in California → Every provider in Los Altos → Cardiovascular Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Mara Giattina, MDMenlo Park, CA 940251578521548
- Jeffrey Guardino, MDMenlo Park, CA 940251679537302
- Robert Ratshin, M.D.Menlo Park, CA 940251629342225
- Seema Sinha, MDMenlo Park, CA 940251912111279
- Charles Tucker, MDMenlo Park, CA 940251528079944
- Peter Milner, MDLos Altos Hills, CA 940221962722710
- Craig Brandman, M.D.Portola Valley, CA 940281295004687
- James Vetter, M.D.Portola Valley, CA 940281306196803
Common questions
What is Anita Prakash, M.D.'s NPI number?
Anita Prakash, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578578050, issued on Jul 30, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Anita Prakash, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 811 Altos Oaks Dr, Los Altos, CA, 94024. Phone: (650) 823-0222. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Anita Prakash, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A84854, 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 Prakash, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Anita Prakash, M.D. had 451 Medicare Part D claims for 89 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. 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.