NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Chester Kunnappilly, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · San Mateo, CA

Chester Kunnappilly, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in San Mateo, California, and NPI 1437220704, issued on Nov 10, 2006. Check the license (California A70314, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1437220704
Name
Chester Kunnappilly
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
A70314 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
222 W 39TH Ave, San Mateo, CA 94403
Phone
(650) 573-2222
Enumerated
Nov 10, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicaid ID
00A703140 CA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20120124000562); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Perelman School Of Med At The University Of Pennsylvania, 1994
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 222 W 39TH Ave

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

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  2. Stacey Adelson, NPNurse Practitioner1104951797
  3. Brita Almog, MDPediatrics Physician1033402847
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  5. Shea AndersonClinical Social Worker1689964991
  6. Zohra Ansari, MSWClinical Social Worker1326462904

Verify Chester Kunnappilly in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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68% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

1,032 Medicare Part D claims for 58 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 49 claims were for opioids.

  1. Chester Kunnappilly1,032
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium66 claims
  2. Metformin Hcl50 claims
  3. Amlodipine Besylate46 claims
  4. Gabapentin45 claims
  5. Losartan Potassium44 claims
  6. Albuterol Sulfate Hfa41 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. County OF San MateoDaly City, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Chester Kunnappilly among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California

Chester Kunnappilly, 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 2006, is newer than 5% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 56% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • Graduated1994 · median 2004 among the 11,065 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2007 · 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).

44 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in San Mateo

They are 44 of the 3,909 NPPES records with a practice address in San Mateo, and 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Richard EhlingSan Mateo, CA 944031124187950
  2. Susan Ehrlich, MDSan Mateo, CA 944031942379474
  3. Indu Fotedar, MDSan Mateo, CA 944031508960766
  4. Evelyn Haddad, M.D.San Mateo, CA 944031295936755
  5. Grace Hassid, MDSan Mateo, CA 944031700957099
  6. Susan Joseph, MDSan Mateo, CA 944031801960497
  7. Jennifer Lin, MDSan Mateo, CA 944031336342708
  8. Gary Pasternak, MDSan Mateo, CA 944031194820688

Common questions

What is Chester Kunnappilly, MD's NPI number?

Chester Kunnappilly, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1437220704, issued on Nov 10, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Chester Kunnappilly, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 222 W 39TH Ave, San Mateo, CA, 94403. Phone: (650) 573-2222. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Chester Kunnappilly, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number A70314, 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 Chester Kunnappilly, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Chester Kunnappilly, MD had 1,032 Medicare Part D claims for 58 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.