Mala Thenappan, MD
Surgery Physician · Milwaukee, WI
Mala Thenappan, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and NPI 1861447427, issued on May 23, 2006. Check the license (Wisconsin 36822-020, as entered in NPPES) on the Wisconsin Medical Examining Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Mala Thenappan
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- 36822-020 WI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3070 N 51St St, Milwaukee, WI 53210
- Phone
- (414) 875-9950
- Enumerated
- May 23, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 1, 2024
- Fax
- (414) 447-2575
- Medicaid ID
- 32430500 WI
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040405001661); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Medical College Of Wisconsin, 1993
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 3070 N 51St St
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- Andrew Goelz, M.D.Surgery Physician1689107815
Verify Mala Thenappan in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWisconsin Medical Examining Board
Search for license 36822-020Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 100 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Mercy Health System CorporationLake Geneva, WI
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Mala Thenappan among 726 surgery physician records in Wisconsin
Mala Thenappan, MD is one of 726 surgery physician records with a practice address in Wisconsin. 72% 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 12% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 52% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated1993 · median 2006 among the 446 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 52% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Wisconsin practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Wisconsin
There are 726 surgery physician records in Wisconsin.
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The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Joseph Battista, MDMilwaukee, WI 532101316908874
- Ryan Berg, M.D.Milwaukee, WI 532101073803391
- Andrew Goelz, M.D.Milwaukee, WI 532101689107815
- Ashley Cayo, MDMilwaukee, WI 532091174796627
- William Digilio, MDBrown Deer, WI 532091669433058
- Lyle Henry, MDMilwaukee, WI 532111043242035
- Andrew Kamien, M.D.Milwaukee, WI 532111285980441
- Steven Kappes, M.D.Milwaukee, WI 532091578595476
Common questions
What is Mala Thenappan, MD's NPI number?
Mala Thenappan, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1861447427, issued on May 23, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Mala Thenappan, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3070 N 51St St, Milwaukee, WI, 53210. Phone: (414) 875-9950. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Mala Thenappan, MD's license?
NPPES lists Wisconsin license number 36822-020, as entered by the provider. Search the Wisconsin Medical Examining Board at https://dsps.wi.gov/Pages/BoardsCouncils/MEB/Default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
What is Mala Thenappan, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 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.
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.