Prashanti Alekal, M.D
Pediatrics Physician · Costa Mesa, CA
Prashanti Alekal, M.D is a pediatrics physician with a practice address in Costa Mesa, California, and NPI 1194874693, issued on Jan 10, 2007. Check the license (California A86229, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Prashanti Alekal
- Credential
- M.D
- Primary taxonomy
- Pediatrics Physician 208000000X
- License number
- A86229 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1190 Baker St, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
- Phone
- (714) 668-2540
- Enumerated
- Jan 10, 2007
- Record last updated
- Feb 10, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (714) 668-2510
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1190 Baker St
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Verify Prashanti Alekal in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A86229Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average pediatrics physician in 2024
983 Medicare Part D claims for 30 beneficiaries, against an average of 375 among the 5,609 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 27% of claims. 14 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Biktarvy44 claims
- Odefsey41 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate36 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium35 claims
- Alendronate Sodium32 claims
- Famotidine32 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: $254.48
14 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Gilead Sciences, Inc. The 21,580 providers of this specialty with any payment received $842.05 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.
Prashanti Alekal among 9,272 pediatrics physician records in California
Prashanti Alekal, M.D is one of 9,272 pediatrics physician records with a practice address in California. 31% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 44% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 44% of these records are older, 43% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 31% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 8% of these records are
- Record last updated2010 · 65% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208000000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pediatrics Physician providers in California
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The 8 pediatrics physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Zvezdana Dostanic - Rakic, M.DCosta Mesa, CA 926261932258894
- Johnny Luu, M.DCosta Mesa, CA 926261508919929
- Sarah O'Loughlin, M.DCosta Mesa, CA 926261780865444
- Florizza Quilala, M.DCosta Mesa, CA 926261699973115
- Jennifer Rodriguez, M.DCosta Mesa, CA 926261063450260
- Iman Bar, MDCosta Mesa, CA 926271326127804
- Eugene Chen, MDCosta Mesa, CA 926271417933243
- Swati Gandhi, MDCosta Mesa, CA 926271437152998
Common questions
What is Prashanti Alekal, M.D's NPI number?
Prashanti Alekal, M.D's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1194874693, issued on Jan 10, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Prashanti Alekal, M.D located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1190 Baker St, Costa Mesa, CA, 92626. Phone: (714) 668-2540. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Prashanti Alekal, M.D's license?
NPPES lists California license number A86229, 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 Prashanti Alekal, M.D prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Prashanti Alekal, M.D had 983 Medicare Part D claims for 30 beneficiaries; the average among pediatrics physician prescribers was 375. 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.