Nazia Choudhury
Anesthesiology Physician · Santa Cruz, CA
Nazia Choudhury is an anesthesiology physician with a practice address in Santa Cruz, California, and NPI 1144307919, issued on Nov 1, 2006. Check the license (California A85589, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nazia Choudhury
- Primary taxonomy
- Anesthesiology Physician 207L00000X
- License number
- A85589 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2900 Chanticleer Ave, Santa Cruz, CA 95065
- Phone
- (831) 477-2200
- Enumerated
- Nov 1, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 5, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090211000461); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Nazia Choudhury in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A85589Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Sutter Bay Medical FoundationSanta Cruz, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Nazia Choudhury among 7,571 anesthesiology physician records in California
Nazia Choudhury is one of 7,571 anesthesiology physician records with a practice address in California. 71% 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 5% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 53% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated2001 · median 2006 among the 4,868 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207L00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
45 anesthesiology physician records list a practice address in Santa Cruz
They are 45 of the 5,138 NPPES records with a practice address in Santa Cruz, and 7,571 anesthesiology physician records in California.
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The 8 anesthesiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- David AnishSanta Cruz, CA 950651982674701
- David Arakaki, MDSanta Cruz, CA 950651396796751
- Edwin Cheng, MDSanta Cruz, CA 950651316998461
- Nancy Chin, MDSanta Cruz, CA 950651619947439
- Kirtikumar Desai, MDSanta Cruz, CA 950651932150836
- John Glina, MDSanta Cruz, CA 950651770534638
- Edward Herold, MDSanta Cruz, CA 950651154371177
- William Hess, MDSanta Cruz, CA 950651295786051
Common questions
What is Nazia Choudhury's NPI number?
Nazia Choudhury's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1144307919, issued on Nov 1, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nazia Choudhury located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2900 Chanticleer Ave, Santa Cruz, CA, 95065. Phone: (831) 477-2200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nazia Choudhury's license?
NPPES lists California license number A85589, 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.
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.