Ramakrishna Thondapu, MD
Anesthesiology Physician · Merced, CA
Ramakrishna Thondapu, MD is an anesthesiology physician with a practice address in Merced, California, and NPI 1619921103, issued on May 20, 2006. Check the license (California A39339, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ramakrishna Thondapu
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Anesthesiology Physician 207L00000X
- License number
- A39339 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1390 E Yosemite Ave, Merced, CA 95340
- Phone
- (209) 826-0591
- Enumerated
- May 20, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 30, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 00A393390 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20041227000213); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1390 E Yosemite Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Edward Dag, MDAnesthesiology Physician1871549642
- Timothy Goosby, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1649477977
Verify Ramakrishna Thondapu in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A39339Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
85% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average anesthesiology physician in 2024
59 Medicare Part D claims for 22 beneficiaries, against an average of 402 among the 4,319 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Cyclobenzaprine Hcl20 claims
- Amitriptyline Hcl17 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Pain Associates OF MercedMerced, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ramakrishna Thondapu among 7,571 anesthesiology physician records in California
Ramakrishna Thondapu, MD is one of 7,571 anesthesiology physician records with a practice address in California. 71% 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, 53% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated1974 · median 2006 among the 4,868 with a school on file
- Record last updated2017 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207L00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Anesthesiology Physician providers in California
There are 7,571 anesthesiology physician records in California.
All 7,571 in California → Every provider in Merced → Anesthesiology Physician nationwide →
The 8 anesthesiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Lisa Camerino, MDMerced, CA 953401164458519
- Edward Dag, MDMerced, CA 953401871549642
- Praveen Davuluri, MDMerced, CA 953401013956655
- Joseph Grim, MDMerced, CA 953401609834167
- Rukmini Poruri, MDMerced, CA 953401568420685
- Vinod Rajani, MDMerced, CA 953401841258951
- Gundala Reddy, MDMerced, CA 953401144274184
- Alok Shukla, M.D.Merced, CA 953401003065376
Common questions
What is Ramakrishna Thondapu, MD's NPI number?
Ramakrishna Thondapu, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1619921103, issued on May 20, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ramakrishna Thondapu, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1390 E Yosemite Ave, Merced, CA, 95340. Phone: (209) 826-0591. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ramakrishna Thondapu, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A39339, 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 Ramakrishna Thondapu, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ramakrishna Thondapu, MD had 59 Medicare Part D claims for 22 beneficiaries; the average among anesthesiology physician prescribers was 402. 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.