Elana Putterman, MD
Dermatology Physician · Long Beach, CA
Elana Putterman, MD is a dermatology physician with a practice address in Long Beach, California, and NPI 1093277394, issued on Apr 4, 2019. Check the license (California 194859, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Elana Putterman
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Dermatology Physician 207N00000X
- License number
- 194859 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3736 Atlantic Ave Ste 101, Long Beach, CA 90807
- Phone
- (562) 256-9929
- Enumerated
- Apr 4, 2019
- Record last updated
- Nov 6, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240905001362); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 3736 Atlantic Ave Ste 101
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Katie Osley, M.D.Dermatology Physician1043535776
Verify Elana Putterman in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license 194859Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
67% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average dermatology physician in 2024
264 Medicare Part D claims for 107 beneficiaries, against an average of 797 among the 12,802 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Ketoconazole30 claims
- Triamcinolone Acetonide24 claims
- Clobetasol Propionate18 claims
- Clindamycin Phosphate15 claims
- Mupirocin15 claims
- Dupixent Pen11 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: $200.76
9 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Biotech, Inc. The 10,250 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,544.61 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- J Robert West MD IncTorrance, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Elana Putterman among 2,083 dermatology physician records in California
Elana Putterman, 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 2019, is newer than 89% of them.
- NPI issued2019 · 89% of these records are older, 8% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated2019 · median 2006 among the 1,450 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 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 Long Beach → Dermatology Physician nationwide →
The 8 dermatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Katie Osley, M.D.Long Beach, CA 908071043535776
- Nancy Samolitis, M.D.Long Beach, CA 908071164688230
- Touradj Farhadi, M.D.Long Beach, CA 908061356567937
- Robert Miller, MDLong Beach, CA 908081053463760
- Misha Heller, M.D.Long Beach, CA 908041568717221
- Alan Heller, MDLong Beach, CA 908041023118205
- Keith McGill, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTLong Beach, CA 908021629169396
- Douglas Ulmer, MDLong Beach, CA 908131225068984
Common questions
What is Elana Putterman, MD's NPI number?
Elana Putterman, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1093277394, issued on Apr 4, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Elana Putterman, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3736 Atlantic Ave Ste 101, Long Beach, CA, 90807. Phone: (562) 256-9929. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Elana Putterman, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number 194859, 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 Elana Putterman, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Elana Putterman, MD had 264 Medicare Part D claims for 107 beneficiaries; the average among dermatology physician prescribers was 797. 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.