Arun Budhraja, MD
Pulmonary Disease Physician · Huntington Beach, CA
Arun Budhraja, MD is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Huntington Beach, California, and NPI 1538189873, issued on Jul 20, 2006. Check the license (California A39298, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Arun Budhraja
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
- License number
- A39298 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 17822 Beach Blvd, Huntington Beach, CA 92647
- Phone
- (714) 842-7794
- Enumerated
- Jul 20, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (714) 847-8509
- Medicaid ID
- 00A392980 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100203000082); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Arun Budhraja in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A39298Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.8 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024
5,387 Medicare Part D claims for 244 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 46 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Prednisone247 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate218 claims
- Fluticasone Propionate209 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium197 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium151 claims
- Montelukast Sodium134 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): 17.5 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).
Arun Budhraja among 1,443 pulmonary disease physician records in California
Arun Budhraja, MD is one of 1,443 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in California. 84% 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 7% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 51% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
- Graduated1979 · median 2002 among the 1,061 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 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 207RP1001X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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- Vilasinee Morkjaroenpong, M.D.Huntington Beach, CA 926461346288065
- Marlowe Ross, M.D.Huntington Beach, CA 926481245244771
- Barbara Galko, M.D.Laguna Beach, CA 926511326073990
- Vidal Espeleta, M.D.Laguna Hills, CA 926531245327808
- Fady Kadifa, M.D.Laguna Hills, CA 926531083711014
Common questions
What is Arun Budhraja, MD's NPI number?
Arun Budhraja, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1538189873, issued on Jul 20, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Arun Budhraja, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 17822 Beach Blvd, Huntington Beach, CA, 92647. Phone: (714) 842-7794. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Arun Budhraja, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A39298, 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 Arun Budhraja, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Arun Budhraja, MD had 5,387 Medicare Part D claims for 244 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Arun Budhraja, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 17.5 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.