Aruna Venkatesan, MD
Dermatology Physician · Redwood City, CA
Aruna Venkatesan, MD is a dermatology physician with a practice address in Redwood City, California, and NPI 1235457649, issued on May 10, 2010. Check the license (California DO NOT HAVE YET, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Aruna Venkatesan
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Dermatology Physician 207N00000X
- License number
- DO NOT HAVE YET CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 450 Broadway St Pavilion B, Redwood City, CA 94063
- Phone
- (650) 721-7194
- Enumerated
- May 10, 2010
- Record last updated
- Dec 18, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (650) 721-3464
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20130409000170); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of California, San Francisco School Of Medicine, 2009
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Aruna Venkatesan in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license DO NOT HAVE YETCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
89% more Medicare Part D claims than the average dermatology physician in 2024
1,507 Medicare Part D claims for 266 beneficiaries, against an average of 797 among the 12,802 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 31% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Triamcinolone Acetonide163 claims
- Dupixent Pen155 claims
- Ketoconazole123 claims
- Fluocinonide78 claims
- Hydrocortisone76 claims
- Humira Pen75 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 80.6 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- County OF Santa ClaraSan Jose, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Aruna Venkatesan among 2,083 dermatology physician records in California
Aruna Venkatesan, MD is one of 2,083 dermatology 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 2010, is newer than 64% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 64% of these records are older, 33% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated2009 · median 2006 among the 1,450 with a school on file
- Record last updated2013 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207N00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Dermatology Physician providers in California
There are 2,083 dermatology physician records in California.
All 2,083 in California → Every provider in Redwood City → Dermatology Physician nationwide →
The 8 dermatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Carol Chan, MDRedwood City, CA 940631669550208
- Molly Johnson, MDRedwood City, CA 940631093893638
- Ern Loh, M.D.Redwood City, CA 940631144450917
- Gabriel Molina, MDRedwood City, CA 940631083243786
- Cynthia Ng, MDRedwood City, CA 940631982782488
- Gloria Nguyen, M.D.Redwood City, CA 940631609166149
- Alison Rhein, MDRedwood City, CA 940631164418828
- Pallavi Sprau, MDRedwood City, CA 940631932738341
Common questions
What is Aruna Venkatesan, MD's NPI number?
Aruna Venkatesan, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1235457649, issued on May 10, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Aruna Venkatesan, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 450 Broadway St Pavilion B, Redwood City, CA, 94063. Phone: (650) 721-7194. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Aruna Venkatesan, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number DO NOT HAVE YET, 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 Aruna Venkatesan, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Aruna Venkatesan, MD had 1,507 Medicare Part D claims for 266 beneficiaries; the average among dermatology physician prescribers was 797. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Aruna Venkatesan, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 80.6 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.