NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Chaitanya Lakshmidhar Malladi, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · La Jolla, CA

Chaitanya Lakshmidhar Malladi, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in La Jolla, California, and NPI 1568099166, issued on Mar 24, 2020. Check the license (California A186034, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1568099166
Name
Chaitanya Lakshmidhar Malladi
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
A186034 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
9434 Medical Center Dr, La Jolla, CA 92037
Phone
(858) 657-8530
Enumerated
Mar 24, 2020
Record last updated
Jul 10, 2023
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 9434 Medical Center Dr

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

  1. Bryan AvilezAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1437795515
  2. John Bahadorani, M.D.Cardiovascular Disease Physician1780883082
  3. Nicolas ChanesStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1508554692
  4. Larry Crutcher, RNCritical Care Medicine Registered Nurse1528910262
  5. Stephanie Deflavio, PAPhysician Assistant1336495340
  6. Yusi Gong, MDInternal Medicine Physician1902543200

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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96% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

138 Medicare Part D claims for 29 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Chaitanya Malladi138
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Metoprolol Succinate14 claims
  2. Atorvastatin Calcium13 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: $288.04

4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Chaitanya Malladi$288.04
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Chaitanya Lakshmidhar Malladi among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California

Chaitanya Lakshmidhar Malladi, MD is one of 17,696 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2020, is newer than 89% of them.

  • NPI issued2020 · 89% of these records are older, 8% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 63% of these records are
  • Record last updated2023 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

158 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in La Jolla

They are 158 of the 3,648 NPPES records with a practice address in La Jolla, and 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Joseph Andrews, M.D.La Jolla, CA 920371588639876
  2. Vedka Begovic, M.D.La Jolla, CA 920371427034446
  3. Pooja Bhushan, MDLa Jolla, CA 920371730163551
  4. Pamila Brar, M.D.La Jolla, CA 920371013982602
  5. Annamaria Calabro, M.D.La Jolla, CA 920371508843244
  6. Bruce Covner, M.D.La Jolla, CA 920371720072192
  7. Neil Farber, MDLa Jolla, CA 920371043295363
  8. Shipra Khushu, M.D.La Jolla, CA 920371235118936

Common questions

What is Chaitanya Lakshmidhar Malladi, MD's NPI number?

Chaitanya Lakshmidhar Malladi, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1568099166, issued on Mar 24, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Chaitanya Lakshmidhar Malladi, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9434 Medical Center Dr, La Jolla, CA, 92037. Phone: (858) 657-8530. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Chaitanya Lakshmidhar Malladi, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number A186034, 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 Chaitanya Lakshmidhar Malladi, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Chaitanya Lakshmidhar Malladi, MD had 138 Medicare Part D claims for 29 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.