Pavani Kuruma, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Walnut Creek, CA
Pavani Kuruma, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Walnut Creek, California, and NPI 1285601310, issued on Mar 7, 2006. Check the license (California A89249, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Pavani Kuruma
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- A89249 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 320 Lennon LN, Walnut Creek, CA 94598
- Phone
- (925) 906-2040
- Enumerated
- Mar 7, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 31, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060206000869); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Pavani Kuruma in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A89249Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
9% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
3,852 Medicare Part D claims for 308 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium335 claims
- Losartan Potassium262 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate235 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium176 claims
- Lisinopril162 claims
- Metformin Hcl158 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 86.9 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Permanente Medical Group IncWalnut Creek, CA
- Washington Township Medical FoundationNewark, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Pavani Kuruma among 17,133 family medicine physician records in California
Pavani Kuruma, MD is one of 17,133 family medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 81% 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 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 59% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated1996 · median 2005 among the 10,652 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
116 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Walnut Creek
They are 116 of the 6,170 NPPES records with a practice address in Walnut Creek, and 17,133 family medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Pavani Kuruma, MD's NPI number?
Pavani Kuruma, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1285601310, issued on Mar 7, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Pavani Kuruma, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 320 Lennon LN, Walnut Creek, CA, 94598. Phone: (925) 906-2040. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Pavani Kuruma, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A89249, 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 Pavani Kuruma, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Pavani Kuruma, MD had 3,852 Medicare Part D claims for 308 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Pavani Kuruma, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 86.9 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.