Sathya Pratap Pokala, M.D.
Pulmonary Disease Physician · San Diego, CA
Sathya Pratap Pokala, M.D. is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in San Diego, California, and NPI 1972523769, issued on Jul 21, 2006. Check the license (California A51070, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Sathya Pratap Pokala
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
- License number
- A51070 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 8031 Linda Vista RD Ste 100, San Diego, CA 92111
- Phone
- (619) 644-9315
- Enumerated
- Jul 21, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 30, 2026
- Fax
- (619) 644-9318
- Medicaid ID
- GR0070470 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100226000541); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 8031 Linda Vista RD Ste 100
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Emily Drinkward, PA-CPhysician Assistant1770298267
Verify Sathya Pratap Pokala in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A51070Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
50% more Medicare Part D claims than the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024
2,143 Medicare Part D claims for 373 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Trelegy Ellipta314 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa290 claims
- Losartan Potassium86 claims
- Anoro Ellipta81 claims
- Breo Ellipta80 claims
- Prednisone71 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: $2,161.62
76 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. The 8,806 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,159.88 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 one group practice
- Sathya Pratap Pokala MD IncSan Diego, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Sathya Pratap Pokala among 1,443 pulmonary disease physician records in California
Sathya Pratap Pokala, M.D. is one of 1,443 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in California. 84% 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, 51% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
- Graduated1979 · median 2002 among the 1,061 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RP1001X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in California
There are 1,443 pulmonary disease physician records in California.
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The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Shari Brazinsky, M.D.San Diego, CA 921081245339340
- Huan Le, M.D.San Diego, CA 921151780797381
- Samuel Clark, M.D.San Diego, CA 921041689611709
- Asha Devereaux, MD, MPHCoronado, CA 921181154392421
- Michael Kalafer, M.D.Coronado, CA 921181053645671
- Jacob BaileySan Diego, CA 921031598150039
- Justin Ching, DOSan Diego, CA 921031780057463
- Katharine Epler, MDSan Diego, CA 921031558855817
Common questions
What is Sathya Pratap Pokala, M.D.'s NPI number?
Sathya Pratap Pokala, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1972523769, issued on Jul 21, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Sathya Pratap Pokala, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8031 Linda Vista RD Ste 100, San Diego, CA, 92111. Phone: (619) 644-9315. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Sathya Pratap Pokala, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A51070, 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 Sathya Pratap Pokala, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Sathya Pratap Pokala, M.D. had 2,143 Medicare Part D claims for 373 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. 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.