NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Sanmukan Surulinathan

Psychiatry Physician · Sacramento, CA

Sanmukan Surulinathan is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Sacramento, California, and NPI 1881780583, issued on Oct 4, 2006. Check the license (California A051078, 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
1881780583
Name
Sanmukan Surulinathan
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
License number
A051078 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
9951 Horn RD Ste B, Sacramento, CA 95827
Phone
(916) 379-5876
Enumerated
Oct 4, 2006
Record last updated
May 6, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 9951 Horn RD Ste B

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

  1. Caroline Cribari, M.D., PHD.Psychiatry Physician1437185907
  2. Katelyn MarionLicensed Vocational Nurse1073284865
  3. Tatyana Melnik, MAMarriage & Family Therapist1144883273
  4. Pamela QuinnMarriage & Family Therapist1184086902

Verify Sanmukan Surulinathan in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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2.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average psychiatry physician in 2024

2,005 Medicare Part D claims for 57 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims.

  1. Sanmukan Surulinathan2,005
  2. Specialty average1,000

Most prescribed

  1. Divalproex Sodium184 claims
  2. Lithium Carbonate165 claims
  3. Quetiapine Fumarate142 claims
  4. Risperidone126 claims
  5. Haloperidol123 claims
  6. Clozapine Odt106 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: $138.90

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Sanmukan Surulinathan$138.90
  2. Specialty average$4,954.93

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

Sanmukan Surulinathan among 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California

Sanmukan Surulinathan is one of 8,673 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in California. 67% 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 2% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 2% of these records are older, 67% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 38% of these records are
  • Record last updated2021 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

331 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Sacramento

They are 331 of the 33,083 NPPES records with a practice address in Sacramento, and 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California.

The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Caroline Cribari, M.D., PHD.Sacramento, CA 958271437185907
  2. Rajan Gosain, M.D.Sacramento, CA 958271013271600
  3. Azra Lynn, MDSacramento, CA 958271659735371
  4. Rachel MitchellSacramento, CA 958271790128932
  5. Jawad Arif, MDSacramento, CA 958261245405000
  6. I-Hung Chen, M.D.Sacramento, CA 958261275758567
  7. Barbara EkehSacramento, CA 958261558864363
  8. Jed Ferrell, M.D.Sacramento, CA 958261215172655

Common questions

What is Sanmukan Surulinathan's NPI number?

Sanmukan Surulinathan's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1881780583, issued on Oct 4, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Sanmukan Surulinathan located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9951 Horn RD Ste B, Sacramento, CA, 95827. Phone: (916) 379-5876. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Sanmukan Surulinathan's license?

NPPES lists California license number A051078, 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 Sanmukan Surulinathan prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Sanmukan Surulinathan had 2,005 Medicare Part D claims for 57 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.