Mallappa Neelappa, M.D.
Pulmonary Disease Physician · Yuma, AZ
Mallappa Neelappa, M.D. is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Yuma, Arizona, and NPI 1861455818, issued on Apr 10, 2006. Check the license (Arizona 32314, as entered in NPPES) on the Arizona Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Mallappa Neelappa
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
- License number
- 32314 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2281 W 24TH St Ste 7, Yuma, AZ 85364
- Phone
- (928) 344-0810
- Enumerated
- Apr 10, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 10, 2025
- Fax
- (928) 726-4186
- Medicaid ID
- 845076 AZ
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040514001115); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Mallappa Neelappa in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArizona Medical Board
Search for license 32314Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
32% more Medicare Part D claims than the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024
1,881 Medicare Part D claims for 500 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa407 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate279 claims
- Prednisone271 claims
- Trelegy Ellipta81 claims
- Fluticasone-Salmeterol58 claims
- Furosemide40 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 29 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Desert Healthcare Services LLCYuma, AZ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Mallappa Neelappa among 285 pulmonary disease physician records in Arizona
Mallappa Neelappa, M.D. is one of 285 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in Arizona. 84% 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 16% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 16% of these records are older, 46% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 71% of these records are
- Graduated1984 · median 1998 among the 202 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RP1001X and a Arizona practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in Arizona
There are 285 pulmonary disease physician records in Arizona.
All 285 in Arizona → Every provider in Yuma → Pulmonary Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Deepthi Gandhiraj, M.D.Yuma, AZ 853641144621012
- Abdulkadir Hourani, MDYuma, AZ 853641629033378
- Marvin Lesser, M.D.Yuma, AZ 853641518016096
- Jawad Abukhalaf, MDSurprise, AZ 853741629491006
- Paramveer Bhugra, M.D.Surprise, AZ 853741154583847
- Jugroop Brar, MDSurprise, AZ 853741548263825
- Shraddha Desai, M.D.Surprise, AZ 853741861842148
- Michael Lepire, M.D.Surprise, AZ 853741295786812
Common questions
What is Mallappa Neelappa, M.D.'s NPI number?
Mallappa Neelappa, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1861455818, issued on Apr 10, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Mallappa Neelappa, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2281 W 24TH St Ste 7, Yuma, AZ, 85364. Phone: (928) 344-0810. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Mallappa Neelappa, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Arizona license number 32314, as entered by the provider. Search the Arizona Medical Board at https://www.azmd.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Mallappa Neelappa, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Mallappa Neelappa, M.D. had 1,881 Medicare Part D claims for 500 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Mallappa Neelappa, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 29 of 100. 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.