Lijan Puthuvalil
Pharmacist · San Diego, CA
Lijan Puthuvalil is a pharmacist with a practice address in San Diego, California, and NPI 1578902102, issued on Jun 17, 2013. Check the license (California 61994, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lijan Puthuvalil
- Primary taxonomy
- Pharmacist 183500000X
- License number
- 61994 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 14340 Penasquitos Dr, San Diego, CA 92129
- Phone
- (858) 672-2598
- Enumerated
- Jun 17, 2013
- Record last updated
- Aug 13, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Lijan Puthuvalil in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 61994Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Most of these Medicare Part D claims are vaccines, 100% of the cost of the top drugs
68 Medicare Part D claims for 51 beneficiaries, against an average of 119 among the 28,524 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 99% of claims.
Most prescribed
Pharmacies often give vaccines under a standing order that names one clinician, and CMS counts every such claim under that clinician's NPI. These claims are therefore not a measure of this clinician's own prescribing.
- Shingrix34 claims
- Arexvy30 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.
Lijan Puthuvalil among 32,533 pharmacist records in California
Lijan Puthuvalil is one of 32,533 pharmacist records with a practice address in California. 15% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 32% of them.
- NPI issued2013 · 32% of these records are older, 65% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 15% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · under 1% of these records are
- Record last updated2013 · 76% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 183500000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Lijan Puthuvalil's NPI number?
Lijan Puthuvalil's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578902102, issued on Jun 17, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lijan Puthuvalil located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 14340 Penasquitos Dr, San Diego, CA, 92129. Phone: (858) 672-2598. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lijan Puthuvalil's license?
NPPES lists California license number 61994, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Lijan Puthuvalil prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lijan Puthuvalil had 68 Medicare Part D claims for 51 beneficiaries; the average among pharmacist prescribers was 119. 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.