Lalitha Ananth, MD
Rheumatology Physician · Huntington Beach, CA
Lalitha Ananth, MD is a rheumatology physician with a practice address in Huntington Beach, California, and NPI 1679597033, issued on Jul 27, 2006. Check the license (California A40291, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lalitha Ananth
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Rheumatology Physician 207RR0500X
- License number
- A40291 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 17822 Beach Blvd, Huntington Beach, CA 92647
- Phone
- (714) 549-4081
- Enumerated
- Jul 27, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 31, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (714) 434-7660
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Lalitha Ananth in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A40291Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
41% more Medicare Part D claims than the average rheumatology physician in 2024
2,794 Medicare Part D claims for 206 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,978 among the 6,301 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 76 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Xeljanz Xr208 claims
- Rinvoq193 claims
- Diclofenac Sodium183 claims
- Lidocaine175 claims
- Prolia125 claims
- Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate120 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: $1,596.07
81 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen Inc. The 4,486 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,538.33 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.
Lalitha Ananth among 926 rheumatology physician records in California
Lalitha Ananth, MD is one of 926 rheumatology physician records with a practice address in California. 81% 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 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 55% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 69% of these records are
- Record last updated2019 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RR0500X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Rheumatology Physician providers in California
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- Wesley Mizutani, MDHuntington Beach, CA 926461699774919
- Christine Thai, M.D.Huntington Beach, CA 926481043224587
- Christine Park, MDLaguna Beach, CA 926511003963364
- Chay Bae, D.O.Laguna Hills, CA 926531861926982
- Sunil Gupta, D.O.Laguna Hills, CA 926531437310059
Common questions
What is Lalitha Ananth, MD's NPI number?
Lalitha Ananth, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1679597033, issued on Jul 27, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lalitha Ananth, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 17822 Beach Blvd, Huntington Beach, CA, 92647. Phone: (714) 549-4081. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lalitha Ananth, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A40291, 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 Lalitha Ananth, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lalitha Ananth, MD had 2,794 Medicare Part D claims for 206 beneficiaries; the average among rheumatology physician prescribers was 1,978. 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.