Gawtham Gutta, MD
Addiction Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician · Ridgecrest, CA
Gawtham Gutta, MD is an addiction medicine (internal medicine) physician with a practice address in Ridgecrest, California, and NPI 1245262617, issued on Jul 7, 2006. Check the license (California C179725, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Gawtham Gutta
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Addiction Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician 207RA0401X
- License numbers
- C179725 CA
036111915 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1081 N China Lake Blvd, Ridgecrest, CA 93555
- Phone
- (760) 446-3551
- Enumerated
- Jul 7, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 12, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210323000508); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1081 N China Lake Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Gawtham Gutta in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license C179725Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
79% more Medicare Part D claims than the average addiction medicine (internal medicine) physician in 2024
1,482 Medicare Part D claims for 167 beneficiaries, against an average of 829 among the 401 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims. 25 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate74 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium47 claims
- Losartan Potassium45 claims
- Furosemide41 claims
- Tamsulosin Hcl39 claims
- Gabapentin37 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
- MI-Health LLCHonolulu, HI
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Gawtham Gutta among 73 addiction medicine (internal medicine) physician records in California
Gawtham Gutta, MD is one of 73 addiction medicine (internal medicine) physician records with a practice address in California. 75% 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 1% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 1% of these records are older, 51% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 45% of these records are
- Graduated2001 · median 2008 among the 33 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RA0401X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Addiction Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers in California
There are 73 addiction medicine (internal medicine) physician records in California.
All 73 in California → Every provider in Ridgecrest → Addiction Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician nationwide →
The 8 addiction medicine (internal medicine) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Kenneth Starr, M.D.Arroyo Grande, CA 934201861431595
- Farhad Mahjouri, MD, MPHFresno, CA 937281497902993
- John Horton, M.D.Santa Barbara, CA 931111265492508
- Diana Amodia, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941021679593693
- Alisha Goodrum, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941051275945909
- Christopher KerriganVentura, CA 930031508253634
- Thuan Nguyen, DOVentura, CA 930031841841350
- Lori Karan, MDSan Francisco, CA 941431508079807
Common questions
What is Gawtham Gutta, MD's NPI number?
Gawtham Gutta, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1245262617, issued on Jul 7, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Gawtham Gutta, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1081 N China Lake Blvd, Ridgecrest, CA, 93555. Phone: (760) 446-3551. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Gawtham Gutta, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number C179725, 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 Gawtham Gutta, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Gawtham Gutta, MD had 1,482 Medicare Part D claims for 167 beneficiaries; the average among addiction medicine (internal medicine) physician prescribers was 829. 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.