NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Ruth Manjula Karunananthan, M.D.

Internal Medicine Physician · West Covina, CA

Ruth Manjula Karunananthan, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in West Covina, California, and NPI 1922057256, issued on May 5, 2006. Check the license (California A64387, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1922057256
Name
Ruth Manjula Karunananthan
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
A64387 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1500 W West Covina Pkwy, West Covina, CA 91790
Phone
(626) 263-7010
Enumerated
May 5, 2006
Record last updated
Nov 13, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(626) 960-3634
Medicaid ID
00A368060 CA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100521000599); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1500 W West Covina Pkwy

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

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  2. Kamel Azmy, M.D.Pediatrics Physician1679522270
  3. Darrell Carter, P.A.Physician Assistant1407047756
  4. Justine Cruz, NP-CNurse Practitioner1932817897
  5. Van Duong, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1497705289
  6. Clara Edobor, NPNurse Practitioner1477561496

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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2.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024

6,825 Medicare Part D claims for 499 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 19 claims were for opioids.

  1. Ruth Karunananthan6,825
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium785 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate535 claims
  3. Levothyroxine Sodium242 claims
  4. Olmesartan Medoxomil237 claims
  5. Lisinopril206 claims
  6. Metformin Hcl198 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: $132.83

6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk 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.

  1. Ruth Karunananthan$132.83
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Lakeside Medical Organization A Medical Group IncWest Covina, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

23 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in West Covina

They are 23 of the 2,450 NPPES records with a practice address in West Covina, and 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.

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  4. Donna Abare, MDOakland, CA1386722155
  5. Marce AbareScotts Valley, CA1457744708
  6. Samuel Abarte, M.D.Chula Vista, CA1578535498
  7. Alexander Abary, MDLong Beach, CA1104995919
  8. Luba Abascal, MDSan Francisco, CA1023180874
  9. Michael Abate, MDSacramento, CA1548248131
  10. Wali Abawi, D.O.Joshua Tree, CA1104362268

Common questions

What is Ruth Manjula Karunananthan, M.D.'s NPI number?

Ruth Manjula Karunananthan, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1922057256, issued on May 5, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Ruth Manjula Karunananthan, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1500 W West Covina Pkwy, West Covina, CA, 91790. Phone: (626) 263-7010. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Ruth Manjula Karunananthan, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number A64387, 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 Ruth Manjula Karunananthan, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Ruth Manjula Karunananthan, M.D. had 6,825 Medicare Part D claims for 499 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.