NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Gulnar Odera, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · Palo Alto, CA

Gulnar Odera, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Palo Alto, California, and NPI 1578721015, issued on May 31, 2008. Check the license (California A110537, 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
1578721015
Name
Gulnar Odera
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
A110537 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
300 Pasteur Dr, Palo Alto, CA 94304
Phone
(650) 498-4556
Enumerated
May 31, 2008
Record last updated
Dec 15, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20101023000148); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Vermont College Of Medicine, 2008
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 300 Pasteur Dr

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

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  2. Connor Adams, PSYDClinical Psychologist1467081216
  3. Terence Ahern, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1104195916
  4. Teddy Akiki, MDPsychiatry Physician1942867718
  5. Amy Alexander, M.D.Psychiatry Physician1740435486
  6. Monica Allen, PSYDClinical Psychologist1952787749

Verify Gulnar Odera 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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30% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

2,232 Medicare Part D claims for 453 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims.

  1. Gulnar Odera2,232
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Metoprolol Succinate205 claims
  2. Flecainide Acetate172 claims
  3. Furosemide150 claims
  4. Metoprolol Tartrate125 claims
  5. Spironolactone117 claims
  6. Losartan Potassium103 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. Permanente Medical Group IncWalnut Creek, CA

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

Gulnar Odera among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California

Gulnar Odera, 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 2008, is newer than 56% of them.

  • NPI issued2008 · 56% of these records are older, 40% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • Graduated2008 · median 2004 among the 11,065 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 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).

187 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Palo Alto

They are 187 of the 7,617 NPPES records with a practice address in Palo Alto, and 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Arlina Ahluwalia, MDPalo Alto, CA 943041295723559
  2. Bankole Asebiomo, MDPalo Alto, CA 943041841301884
  3. Lisa Backus, MD PHDPalo Alto, CA 943041033152285
  4. Mina Charon, MDPalo Alto, CA 943041558349266
  5. Stephen Ezeji-Okoye, M.D.Palo Alto, CA 943041366493595
  6. Susan Frayne, MD, MPHPalo Alto, CA 943041952314890
  7. James Hallenbeck, MDPalo Alto, CA 943041316982358
  8. Rhonda Hamilton, M.D.Palo Alto, CA 943041225063241

Common questions

What is Gulnar Odera, MD's NPI number?

Gulnar Odera, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578721015, issued on May 31, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Gulnar Odera, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 300 Pasteur Dr, Palo Alto, CA, 94304. Phone: (650) 498-4556. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Gulnar Odera, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number A110537, 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 Gulnar Odera, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Gulnar Odera, MD had 2,232 Medicare Part D claims for 453 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.