Purnima Thakran, M.D., PH.D.
Specialist · Apple Valley, CA
Purnima Thakran, M.D., PH.D. is a specialist with a practice address in Apple Valley, California, and NPI 1184706616, issued on Oct 20, 2006. Check the license (California A52465, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Purnima Thakran
- Credential
- M.D., PH.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Specialist 174400000X
- License number
- A52465 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 18387 Hwy 18, Apple Valley, CA 92307
- Phone
- (760) 242-0111
- Enumerated
- Oct 20, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 5, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (760) 242-0877
- Medicaid IDs
- 00A524650 CA
00A524651 CA - Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Purnima Thakran in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license A52465Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
13% more Medicare Part D claims than the average specialist in 2024
1,557 Medicare Part D claims for 166 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,380 among the 8,233 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 21 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amitriptyline Hcl146 claims
- Simvastatin82 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium62 claims
- Duloxetine Hcl61 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium59 claims
- Levetiracetam58 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.
Purnima Thakran among 5,749 specialist records in California
Purnima Thakran, M.D., PH.D. is one of 5,749 specialist records with a practice address in California. 30% 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 7% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 60% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 30% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 19% of these records are
- Record last updated2012 · 77% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 174400000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Specialist providers in California
There are 5,749 specialist records in California.
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The 8 specialist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Cathy Bayless, ATMTApple Valley, CA 923071215184478
- Shanmuganathan Chandramohan, M.D.Apple Valley, CA 923071568453454
- Naresh Ganesh, M.D.Apple Valley, CA 923071558468942
- Victor Moneke, M.D.Apple Valley, CA 923071942211552
- Mukeshchandra Patel, M.D.Apple Valley, CA 923071639106198
- Raman Poola, M.D.Apple Valley, CA 923071669493862
- Makala Reddy, M.D.Apple Valley, CA 923071407906902
- William Rivera-Ortiz, M.D.Apple Valley, CA 923071104914217
Common questions
What is Purnima Thakran, M.D., PH.D.'s NPI number?
Purnima Thakran, M.D., PH.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1184706616, issued on Oct 20, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Purnima Thakran, M.D., PH.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 18387 Hwy 18, Apple Valley, CA, 92307. Phone: (760) 242-0111. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Purnima Thakran, M.D., PH.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A52465, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Purnima Thakran, M.D., PH.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Purnima Thakran, M.D., PH.D. had 1,557 Medicare Part D claims for 166 beneficiaries; the average among specialist prescribers was 1,380. 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.