Nandita Puchakayala, M.D.
Psychiatry Physician · Chino, CA
Nandita Puchakayala, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Chino, California, and NPI 1720320989, issued on Mar 26, 2013. Check the license (California A138716, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nandita Puchakayala
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- A138716 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 12555 Central Ave Ste C, Chino, CA 91710
- Phone
- (909) 902-1082
- Enumerated
- Mar 26, 2013
- Record last updated
- Dec 4, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20171002003233); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 12555 Central Ave Ste C
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Linda Chow, PSY.D.Clinical Psychologist1164750956
- Beatrice OkonkwoPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1558019984
Verify Nandita Puchakayala in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A138716Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.8 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average psychiatry physician in 2024
2,828 Medicare Part D claims for 255 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Quetiapine Fumarate311 claims
- Trazodone Hcl212 claims
- Escitalopram Oxalate153 claims
- Sertraline Hcl123 claims
- Fluoxetine Hcl118 claims
- Buspirone Hcl114 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: $15,904.92
122 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 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
- Inland Psychiatric Medical Group IncConvina, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Nandita Puchakayala among 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California
Nandita Puchakayala, M.D. is one of 8,673 psychiatry 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 2013, is newer than 69% of them.
- NPI issued2013 · 69% of these records are older, 29% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 38% of these records are
- Graduated2017 · median 2005 among the 3,295 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
14 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Chino
They are 14 of the 1,097 NPPES records with a practice address in Chino, and 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California.
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The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Esther Chodakiewitz, MD QMEChino, CA 917101770798902
- Michele Chu, MDChino, CA 917101568880045
- Cynthia Coles, M.D.Chino, CA 917101205180411
- Nidia Colomer De Saca, M.D.Chino, CA 917101790880854
- Emily Fu, M.D.Chino, CA 917101922341502
- Rachel Jesunathadas, MDChino, CA 917101215417134
- Staci Johnson, M.D.Chino, CA 917101790977502
- Michael Lee, D.O.Chino, CA 917101164833018
Common questions
What is Nandita Puchakayala, M.D.'s NPI number?
Nandita Puchakayala, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720320989, issued on Mar 26, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nandita Puchakayala, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 12555 Central Ave Ste C, Chino, CA, 91710. Phone: (909) 902-1082. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nandita Puchakayala, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A138716, 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 Nandita Puchakayala, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nandita Puchakayala, M.D. had 2,828 Medicare Part D claims for 255 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.