Neel Palakurthy, D.O.
Internal Medicine Physician · Santa Cruz, CA
Neel Palakurthy, D.O. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Santa Cruz, California, and NPI 1275951311, issued on Apr 5, 2014. Check the license (California 20A15825, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Neel Palakurthy
- Credential
- D.O.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 20A15825 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1595 Soquel Dr Ste 400, Santa Cruz, CA 95065
- Phone
- (831) 475-1111
- Enumerated
- Apr 5, 2014
- Record last updated
- Oct 24, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (831) 478-5020
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Neel Palakurthy in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license 20A15825Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
32% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
4,179 Medicare Part D claims for 498 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 150 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium227 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium175 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate145 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium113 claims
- Lisinopril112 claims
- Omeprazole107 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 96.5 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $17.73
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Exact Sciences Corporation. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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.
Neel Palakurthy among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California
Neel Palakurthy, D.O. is one of 17,696 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 74% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 74% of these records are older, 24% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 63% of these records are
- Record last updated2018 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Neel Palakurthy, D.O.'s NPI number?
Neel Palakurthy, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1275951311, issued on Apr 5, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Neel Palakurthy, D.O. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1595 Soquel Dr Ste 400, Santa Cruz, CA, 95065. Phone: (831) 475-1111. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Neel Palakurthy, D.O.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number 20A15825, 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 Neel Palakurthy, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Neel Palakurthy, D.O. had 4,179 Medicare Part D claims for 498 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Neel Palakurthy, D.O.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 96.5 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.