Dechu Puliyanda, M.D.
Pediatric Nephrology Physician · West Hollywood, CA
Dechu Puliyanda, M.D. is a pediatric nephrology physician with a practice address in West Hollywood, California, and NPI 1114955705, issued on Jun 30, 2006. Check the license (California A72917, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Dechu Puliyanda
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Pediatric Nephrology Physician 2080P0210X
- License number
- A72917 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 8700 Beverly Blvd, West Hollywood, CA 90048
- Phone
- (310) 423-4747
- Enumerated
- Jun 30, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 21, 2022
- Fax
- (310) 423-1676
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100119000571); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 8700 Beverly Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Dechu Puliyanda in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A72917Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
34% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pediatric nephrology physician in 2024
44 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 67 among the 387 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Nitrofurantoin13 claims
- Famotidine11 claims
- Mycophenolate Mofetil11 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): 87.7 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $6,697.10
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Kaneka Medical America LLC. The 297 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,704.99 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
One hospital affiliation
- Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterWest Hollywood, CA · Acute Care Hospitals5 of 5 stars
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Pediatric Nephrology Physician providers in California
There are 116 pediatric nephrology physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Dechu Puliyanda, M.D.'s NPI number?
Dechu Puliyanda, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1114955705, issued on Jun 30, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Dechu Puliyanda, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8700 Beverly Blvd, West Hollywood, CA, 90048. Phone: (310) 423-4747. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Dechu Puliyanda, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A72917, 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 Dechu Puliyanda, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Dechu Puliyanda, M.D. had 44 Medicare Part D claims; the average among pediatric nephrology physician prescribers was 67. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Dechu Puliyanda, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 87.7 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.