Maria Yousuf Patanwala, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Santa Monica, CA
Maria Yousuf Patanwala, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Santa Monica, California, and NPI 1801387493, issued on May 20, 2018. Check the license (California A174589, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Maria Yousuf Patanwala
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- A174589 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1245 16TH St Ste 125, Santa Monica, CA 90404
- Phone
- (310) 315-8900
- Enumerated
- May 20, 2018
- Record last updated
- Apr 12, 2022
- Fax
- (310) 315-8902
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220404001827); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Maria Yousuf Patanwala in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A174589Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
85% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
474 Medicare Part D claims for 72 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims. 11 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate23 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium23 claims
- Metformin Hcl23 claims
- Gabapentin22 claims
- Lisinopril19 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium18 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 90.3 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $17.42
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Urgo Medical North America, LLC. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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
- City And County OF San FranciscoSan Francisco, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Maria Yousuf Patanwala among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California
Maria Yousuf Patanwala, MD is one of 17,696 internal medicine 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 2018, is newer than 84% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 84% of these records are older, 14% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2018 · median 2004 among the 11,065 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
168 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Santa Monica
They are 168 of the 5,151 NPPES records with a practice address in Santa Monica, and 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Maria Yousuf Patanwala, MD's NPI number?
Maria Yousuf Patanwala, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1801387493, issued on May 20, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Maria Yousuf Patanwala, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1245 16TH St Ste 125, Santa Monica, CA, 90404. Phone: (310) 315-8900. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Maria Yousuf Patanwala, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A174589, 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 Maria Yousuf Patanwala, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Maria Yousuf Patanwala, MD had 474 Medicare Part D claims for 72 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Maria Yousuf Patanwala, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 90.3 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.