NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Idrees Suliman, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · El Centro, CA

Idrees Suliman, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in El Centro, California, and NPI 1598127748, issued on Mar 27, 2016. Check the license (California A163819, 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 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1598127748
Name
Idrees Suliman
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
A163819 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1415 Ross Ave, El Centro, CA 92243
Phone
(858) 666-7034
Enumerated
Mar 27, 2016
Record last updated
Nov 3, 2025
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20191206001128); accepts Medicare assignment
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 1415 Ross Ave

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

  1. Julie An, MDDiagnostic Radiology Physician1790289940
  2. Nasrin Ansari, MRAnesthesiology Physician1609960483
  3. Cesar Avila, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1871818831
  4. Victoria Baran, PAPhysician Assistant1023782067
  5. Deloris Barnes, M.D.Anesthesiology Physician1013015486
  6. Silvestre Benitez AraujoFamily Nurse Practitioner1104774827

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  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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97% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

84 Medicare Part D claims for 30 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 31% of claims.

  1. Idrees Suliman84
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Pantoprazole Sodium20 claims
  2. Linzess13 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): 72.5 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score58.7
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%71.5
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  4. Improvement activitiesnot scored

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $396.67

7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Idrees Suliman$396.67
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

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

  1. Southern California Liver Centers IncCoronado, CA

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

Idrees Suliman among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California

Idrees Suliman, 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 2016, is newer than 79% of them.

  • NPI issued2016 · 79% of these records are older, 19% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • Graduated2012 · median 2004 among the 11,065 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 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).

15 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in El Centro

They are 15 of the 1,783 NPPES records with a practice address in El Centro, and 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Akashdeep Dhaliwal, D.O.El Centro, CA 922431710411954
  2. Sivaraman Gounder, MDEl Centro, CA 922431740436237
  3. Kyle GrantEl Centro, CA 922431548721558
  4. Rajeev Gupta, MDEl Centro, CA 922431437117959
  5. Victor Lin, DOEl Centro, CA 922431134367204
  6. George Maloof, MDEl Centro, CA 922431881687499
  7. Roberto Navarro, M.D.,El Centro, CA 922431235295643
  8. Lucian Oprea, MD.El Centro, CA 922431033329792

Common questions

What is Idrees Suliman, MD's NPI number?

Idrees Suliman, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1598127748, issued on Mar 27, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Idrees Suliman, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1415 Ross Ave, El Centro, CA, 92243. Phone: (858) 666-7034. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Idrees Suliman, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number A163819, 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 Idrees Suliman, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Idrees Suliman, MD had 84 Medicare Part D claims for 30 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Idrees Suliman, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 72.5 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.

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