Punam Chowdhury, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Encinitas, CA
Punam Chowdhury, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Encinitas, California, and NPI 1154513174, issued on Aug 14, 2007. Check the license (California A113005, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Punam Chowdhury
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- A113005 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 354 Santa FE Dr, Encinitas, CA 92024
- Phone
- (760) 230-2251
- Enumerated
- Aug 14, 2007
- Record last updated
- Mar 4, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (760) 230-2253
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120130000590); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Howard University College Of Medicine, 2004
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Punam Chowdhury in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A113005Check 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
- Scripps HealthSan Diego, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Punam Chowdhury among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California
Punam Chowdhury, MD 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 2007, is newer than 44% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 44% of these records are older, 44% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2004 · median 2004 among the 11,065 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 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).
63 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Encinitas
They are 63 of the 1,874 NPPES records with a practice address in Encinitas, and 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Punam Chowdhury, MD's NPI number?
Punam Chowdhury, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1154513174, issued on Aug 14, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Punam Chowdhury, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 354 Santa FE Dr, Encinitas, CA, 92024. Phone: (760) 230-2251. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Punam Chowdhury, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A113005, 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.