NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Meena Makhijani, D.O.

Geriatric Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician · Santa Monica, CA

Meena Makhijani, D.O. is a geriatric medicine (family medicine) physician with a practice address in Santa Monica, California, and NPI 1578714432, issued on Oct 8, 2008. Check the license (California 20A11195, 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
1578714432
Name
Meena Makhijani
Credential
D.O.
Primary taxonomy
Geriatric Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician 207QG0300X
License number
20A11195 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1920 Colorado Ave, Santa Monica, CA 90404
Phone
(310) 526-4812
Enumerated
Oct 8, 2008
Record last updated
Oct 28, 2025
Fax
(310) 622-9598
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20110428000644); accepts Medicare assignment
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 1920 Colorado Ave

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

  1. Meron Abreham, MDFamily Medicine Physician1003494253
  2. Anne Arikian, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1144321522
  3. Junun Bae, DOGeriatric Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician1598384901
  4. Michael Baham, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1528860038
  5. David BalesStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1447953906
  6. Andrea Banuelos Mota, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1184201006

Verify Meena Makhijani 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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48% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average geriatric medicine (family medicine) physician in 2024

2,713 Medicare Part D claims for 253 beneficiaries, against an average of 5,222 among the 1,271 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 19 claims were for opioids.

  1. Meena Makhijani2,713
  2. Specialty average5,222

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium161 claims
  2. Levothyroxine Sodium99 claims
  3. Losartan Potassium97 claims
  4. Metoprolol Succinate91 claims
  5. Sertraline Hcl85 claims
  6. Amlodipine Besylate84 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: $19.33

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. The 460 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,218.49 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Meena Makhijani$19.33
  2. Specialty average$1,218.49

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. Regents OF The University OF California Los AngelesSanta Monica, CA

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

Meena Makhijani among 243 geriatric medicine (family medicine) physician records in California

Meena Makhijani, D.O. is one of 243 geriatric medicine (family medicine) physician records with a practice address in California. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 65% of them.

  • NPI issued2008 · 65% of these records are older, 30% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 46% of these records are
  • Graduated2008 · median 2004 among the 111 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 69% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207QG0300X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Geriatric Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician providers in California

There are 243 geriatric medicine (family medicine) physician records in California.

The 8 geriatric medicine (family medicine) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Junun Bae, DOSanta Monica, CA 904041598384901
  2. Elvira Gonzalez, MDSanta Monica, CA 904041740806975
  3. Scott Kaiser, MDSanta Monica, CA 904041205042470
  4. Bernard Katz, MDSanta Monica, CA 904041750317772
  5. Hong-Phuc Tran, MDSanta Monica, CA 904041124285424
  6. Lisa Young, MDTorrance, CA 905051043368053
  7. Mairead Torsney-Weir, MDMarina Del Rey, CA 902921669607511
  8. Usha Chopra, M. D.Lynwood, CA 902621336284355

Common questions

What is Meena Makhijani, D.O.'s NPI number?

Meena Makhijani, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578714432, issued on Oct 8, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Meena Makhijani, D.O. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1920 Colorado Ave, Santa Monica, CA, 90404. Phone: (310) 526-4812. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Meena Makhijani, D.O.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number 20A11195, 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 Meena Makhijani, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Meena Makhijani, D.O. had 2,713 Medicare Part D claims for 253 beneficiaries; the average among geriatric medicine (family medicine) physician prescribers was 5,222. 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.