NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Mary A. Kalafut, M.D.

Neurology Physician · La Jolla, CA

Mary A. Kalafut, M.D. is a neurology physician with a practice address in La Jolla, California, and NPI 1720048663, issued on Mar 24, 2006. Check the license (California G81598, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1720048663
Name
Mary A. Kalafut
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Neurology Physician 2084N0400X
License number
G81598 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
9898 Genesee Ave, La Jolla, CA 92037
Phone
(858) 824-5400
Enumerated
Mar 24, 2006
Record last updated
Jan 7, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(858) 964-3126
Medicaid ID
00G815980 CA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100803001202); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of California, Irvine, California College Of Medicine, 1994
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 9898 Genesee Ave

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Omar Al-Nouri, D.O.Vascular Surgery Physician1770742264
  2. Bella Albakova, PASurgical Physician Assistant1013020809
  3. Rawaa Almukhtar, M.D., MPHDermatology Physician1003202409
  4. Eneh-Lieh Ancheta, NPNurse Practitioner1477067981
  5. Bruce Armstrong, P.A.-C. , MHSPhysician Assistant1003915042
  6. Anshuman Bansal, M.D.Vascular & Interventional Radiology Physician1366685273

Verify Mary A. Kalafut in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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24% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average neurology physician in 2024

1,043 Medicare Part D claims for 260 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,370 among the 15,005 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Mary Kalafut1,043
  2. Specialty average1,370

Most prescribed

  1. Donepezil Hcl144 claims
  2. Gabapentin103 claims
  3. Lamotrigine53 claims
  4. Clopidogrel42 claims
  5. Levetiracetam41 claims
  6. Duloxetine Hcl40 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: $1,149.75

61 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 10,858 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,318.07 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Mary Kalafut$1,149.75
  2. Specialty average$8,318.07

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

  1. Scripps HealthLa Jolla, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Mary A. Kalafut among 2,339 neurology physician records in California

Mary A. Kalafut, M.D. is one of 2,339 neurology physician records with a practice address in California. 81% 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 4% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 4% of these records are older, 59% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
  • Graduated1994 · median 2006 among the 1,628 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2020 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084N0400X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

42 neurology physician records list a practice address in La Jolla

They are 42 of the 3,648 NPPES records with a practice address in La Jolla, and 2,339 neurology physician records in California.

The 8 neurology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Justin Dominick, MDLa Jolla, CA 920371669497038
  2. Emily Engel, M.D.La Jolla, CA 920371093787038
  3. Adam Fleisher, M.D.La Jolla, CA 920371265490957
  4. Douglas Galasko, MDLa Jolla, CA 920371336197730
  5. Melissa Houser, M.D.La Jolla, CA 920371356329536
  6. Christy Jackson, M.D.La Jolla, CA 920371619992286
  7. Fatta Nahab, MDLa Jolla, CA 920371942291729
  8. Amy Nielsen, D.O.La Jolla, CA 920371730110529

Common questions

What is Mary A. Kalafut, M.D.'s NPI number?

Mary A. Kalafut, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720048663, issued on Mar 24, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Mary A. Kalafut, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9898 Genesee Ave, La Jolla, CA, 92037. Phone: (858) 824-5400. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Mary A. Kalafut, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number G81598, 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 Mary A. Kalafut, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Mary A. Kalafut, M.D. had 1,043 Medicare Part D claims for 260 beneficiaries; the average among neurology physician prescribers was 1,370. 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.