Merveen Appu, M.D.
Neurology with Special Qualifications in Child Neurology Physician · San Diego, CA
Merveen Appu, M.D. is a neurology with special qualifications in child neurology physician with a practice address in San Diego, California, and NPI 1194046193, issued on Jun 14, 2010. Check the license (California 148984, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Merveen Appu
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurology with Special Qualifications in Child Neurology Physician 2084N0402X
- License number
- 148984 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 200 W Arbor Dr, San Diego, CA 92103
- Phone
- (800) 926-8273
- Enumerated
- Jun 14, 2010
- Record last updated
- Jul 9, 2026
- Fax
- (888) 539-8781
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170803000435); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Merveen Appu in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license 148984Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
93% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average neurology with special qualifications in child neurology physician in 2024
20 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 278 among the 900 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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: $2,202.46
81 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Ucb, Inc. The 1,195 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,568.05 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
- Valley Childrens Medical GroupModesto, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Merveen Appu among 271 neurology with special qualifications in child neurology physician records in California
Merveen Appu, M.D. is one of 271 neurology with special qualifications in child neurology physician records with a practice address in California. 67% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 52% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 52% of these records are older, 44% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 33% of these records are
- Graduated2005 · median 2011 among the 90 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 45% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084N0402X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Neurology with Special Qualifications in Child Neurology Physician providers in California
There are 271 neurology with special qualifications in child neurology physician records in California.
All 271 in California → Every provider in San Diego → Neurology with Special Qualifications in Child Neurology Physician nationwide →
The 8 neurology with special qualifications in child neurology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Katherine LongardnerSan Diego, CA 921031801215926
- Jennifer Meylor, MDSan Diego, CA 921031811523939
- Mark Nespeca, M.D.San Diego, CA 921031942371703
- Regina Troxell, MDSan Diego, CA 921031013350586
- Alexandria Valdrighi, MDSan Diego, CA 921031346700184
- Suzanne Goh-Hattangadi, M.D.San Diego, CA 921211427176700
- John Crawford, MDSan Diego, CA 921231982790259
- Joseph Gleeson, M.D.San Diego, CA 921231689745440
Common questions
What is Merveen Appu, M.D.'s NPI number?
Merveen Appu, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1194046193, issued on Jun 14, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Merveen Appu, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 200 W Arbor Dr, San Diego, CA, 92103. Phone: (800) 926-8273. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Merveen Appu, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number 148984, 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 Merveen Appu, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Merveen Appu, M.D. had 20 Medicare Part D claims; the average among neurology with special qualifications in child neurology physician prescribers was 278. 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.