Rafael Arturo Penunuri, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Newport Beach, CA
Rafael Arturo Penunuri, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Newport Beach, California, and NPI 1831270362, issued on Oct 18, 2006. Check the license (California G50737, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Rafael Arturo Penunuri
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- G50737 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1419 Superior Ave, Newport Beach, CA 92663
- Phone
- (949) 650-0587
- Enumerated
- Oct 18, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 4, 2024
- Fax
- (949) 631-8155
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090622000595); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of California, Geffen School Of Medicine, 1982
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Rafael Arturo Penunuri in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G50737Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
5% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
3,002 Medicare Part D claims for 244 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims. 78 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Buprenorphine-Naloxone258 claims
- Gabapentin145 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium133 claims
- Buprenorphine Hcl109 claims
- Losartan Potassium102 claims
- Quetiapine Fumarate84 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: $734.82
29 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Braeburn Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Life Health Care Medical Group IncSanta Ana, CA
- Remedial Patients Care IncCorona, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Rafael Arturo Penunuri among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California
Rafael Arturo Penunuri, M.D. 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 2006, is newer than 5% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 56% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated1982 · median 2004 among the 11,065 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 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).
94 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Newport Beach
They are 94 of the 4,414 NPPES records with a practice address in Newport Beach, and 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Rafael Arturo Penunuri, M.D.'s NPI number?
Rafael Arturo Penunuri, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1831270362, issued on Oct 18, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Rafael Arturo Penunuri, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1419 Superior Ave, Newport Beach, CA, 92663. Phone: (949) 650-0587. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Rafael Arturo Penunuri, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number G50737, 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 Rafael Arturo Penunuri, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Rafael Arturo Penunuri, M.D. had 3,002 Medicare Part D claims for 244 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.