Mahendra Poudel, MD
Infectious Disease Physician · Salinas, CA
Mahendra Poudel, MD is an infectious disease physician with a practice address in Salinas, California, and NPI 1124200076, issued on Dec 3, 2007. Check the license (California A133789, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Mahendra Poudel
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Infectious Disease Physician 207RI0200X
- License numbers
- A133789 CA
8245 SD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1033 Los Palos Dr, Salinas, CA 93901
- Phone
- (831) 757-2058
- Enumerated
- Dec 3, 2007
- Record last updated
- Feb 4, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (831) 757-0232
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20150120000962); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Mahendra Poudel in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A133789Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
53% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average infectious disease physician in 2024
326 Medicare Part D claims for 94 beneficiaries, against an average of 689 among the 7,388 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Fluconazole61 claims
- Voriconazole27 claims
- Cephalexin23 claims
- Ceftriaxone20 claims
- Isoniazid19 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate18 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: $23.64
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 3,895 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,362.19 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Svmhs ClinicsSalinas, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Mahendra Poudel among 1,119 infectious disease physician records in California
Mahendra Poudel, MD is one of 1,119 infectious disease 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 2007, is newer than 46% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 46% of these records are older, 41% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated2002 · median 2003 among the 735 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RI0200X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Infectious Disease Physician providers in California
There are 1,119 infectious disease physician records in California.
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The 8 infectious disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Allen Radner, M.DSalinas, CA 939011528065752
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- David Keller, MDMonterey, CA 939401619933157
- Charmaine Peters, MD, MSMonterey, CA 939401316433055
- Geraldine Taplin, M.DMonterey, CA 939401144227380
- Elizabeth Soda, MDBelmont, CA 940021336315241
- Jesse Waggoner, M.D.Belmont, CA 940021003081357
- Kim Erlich, M.D.Burlingame, CA 940101447280813
Common questions
What is Mahendra Poudel, MD's NPI number?
Mahendra Poudel, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1124200076, issued on Dec 3, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Mahendra Poudel, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1033 Los Palos Dr, Salinas, CA, 93901. Phone: (831) 757-2058. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Mahendra Poudel, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A133789, 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 Mahendra Poudel, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Mahendra Poudel, MD had 326 Medicare Part D claims for 94 beneficiaries; the average among infectious disease physician prescribers was 689. 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.