Pranathi Mruthyunjaya, M.D.
Psychiatry Physician · Santa Cruz, CA
Pranathi Mruthyunjaya, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Santa Cruz, California, and NPI 1144636705, issued on Jul 3, 2014. Check the license (California A154170, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Pranathi Mruthyunjaya
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License numbers
- A154170 CA
30680 OK
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1400 Emeline Ave Bldg K, Santa Cruz, CA 95060
- Phone
- (831) 454-4885
- Enumerated
- Jul 3, 2014
- Record last updated
- Apr 14, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20190523002648); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Pranathi Mruthyunjaya in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A154170Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
73% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
266 Medicare Part D claims for 45 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Divalproex Sodium30 claims
- Aripiprazole21 claims
- Quetiapine Fumarate20 claims
- Quetiapine Fumarate Er18 claims
- Risperidone16 claims
- Olanzapine14 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: $167.25
7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, 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.
4 hospitals and group practices
- Saint Agnes Medical CenterFresno, CA · Acute Care Hospitals2 of 5 stars
- Cep America - Psychiatry PCSan Francisco, CA
- Pih Health PhysiciansDowney, CA
- Rideout Memorial HospitalMarysville, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Pranathi Mruthyunjaya among 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California
Pranathi Mruthyunjaya, 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 2014, is newer than 71% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 71% of these records are older, 26% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 38% of these records are
- Graduated2010 · median 2005 among the 3,295 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 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).
Psychiatry Physician providers in California
There are 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California.
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The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Ralph Berman, M DSanta Cruz, CA 950601306889795
- Michael Christie, M.D.Santa Cruz, CA 950601659486512
- John Gillette, M.D.Santa Cruz, CA 950601598756579
- David Hoban, MDSanta Cruz, CA 950601659325892
- Brinda Krishnan, M.D.,Santa Cruz, CA 950601114970076
- Barbara Lampert, MDSanta Cruz, CA 950601841200128
- Timothy Myers, MDSanta Cruz, CA 950601124030747
- Latha Nair, M.D.Santa Cruz, CA 950601164527560
Common questions
What is Pranathi Mruthyunjaya, M.D.'s NPI number?
Pranathi Mruthyunjaya, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1144636705, issued on Jul 3, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Pranathi Mruthyunjaya, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1400 Emeline Ave Bldg K, Santa Cruz, CA, 95060. Phone: (831) 454-4885. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Pranathi Mruthyunjaya, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A154170, 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 Pranathi Mruthyunjaya, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Pranathi Mruthyunjaya, M.D. had 266 Medicare Part D claims for 45 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.