Bala Venugopal, M.D.
Pediatrics Physician · Downey, CA
Bala Venugopal, M.D. is a pediatrics physician with a practice address in Downey, California, and NPI 1952352734, issued on May 15, 2006. Check the license (California A67362, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Bala Venugopal
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Pediatrics Physician 208000000X
- License number
- A67362 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 11480 Brookshire Ave, Downey, CA 90241
- Phone
- (562) 862-2775
- Enumerated
- May 15, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 7, 2023
- Fax
- (562) 904-8035
- Medicaid ID
- 00A673620 CA
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Bala Venugopal in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A67362Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
63% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pediatrics physician in 2024
140 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 375 among the 5,609 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Enulose17 claims
- Cyproheptadine Hcl11 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.
Bala Venugopal among 9,272 pediatrics physician records in California
Bala Venugopal, M.D. is one of 9,272 pediatrics physician records with a practice address in California. 31% 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, 56% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 31% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 8% of these records are
- Record last updated2023 · 65% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208000000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pediatrics Physician providers in California
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Common questions
What is Bala Venugopal, M.D.'s NPI number?
Bala Venugopal, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1952352734, issued on May 15, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Bala Venugopal, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 11480 Brookshire Ave, Downey, CA, 90241. Phone: (562) 862-2775. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Bala Venugopal, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A67362, 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 Bala Venugopal, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Bala Venugopal, M.D. had 140 Medicare Part D claims; the average among pediatrics physician prescribers was 375. 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.