NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Shawn Matthew Purnell, M.D.

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Santa Clara, CA

Shawn Matthew Purnell, M.D. is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Santa Clara, California, and NPI 1235587072, issued on Jun 2, 2016. Check the license (California A203402, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1235587072
Name
Shawn Matthew Purnell
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
License numbers
A203402 CA
036.165899 IL
BP10056913 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
710 Lawrence Expy, Santa Clara, CA 95051
Phone
(408) 851-3780
Enumerated
Jun 2, 2016
Record last updated
Jul 24, 2025
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20251017003274); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Utah School Of Medicine, 2016
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 710 Lawrence Expy

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

  1. Iype Abraham, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1578737243
  2. Oren Abramson, MDPediatric Gastroenterology Physician1265511307
  3. Jamie Adiarte, PA-CPhysician Assistant1073824413
  4. Sarah Adut, PHDClinical Psychologist1609484831
  5. Najla Ahmadzia, M.D.Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1568692580
  6. Farhana Ahmed, MDHospitalist Physician1215110002

Verify Shawn Matthew Purnell 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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Industry payments in 2024: $207.81

5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Atricure, Inc. The 4,047 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,828.84 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Shawn Purnell$207.81
  2. Specialty average$7,828.84

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. Permanente Medical Group IncSanta Clara, CA

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

Shawn Matthew Purnell among 634 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in California

Shawn Matthew Purnell, M.D. is one of 634 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in California. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 90% of them.

  • NPI issued2016 · 90% of these records are older, 7% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
  • Graduated2016 · median 1997 among the 408 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208G00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in California

There are 634 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in California.

The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Richard Bloom, MDSanta Clara, CA 950511104903053
  2. Alex Dalal, MDSanta Clara, CA 950511710411756
  3. Sumanth Kidambi, MDSanta Clara, CA 950511053722363
  4. Alexander Moskovitz, MDSanta Clara, CA 950511447339585
  5. Amod Tendulkar, MDSanta Clara, CA 950511457511628
  6. Hanjay Wang, MDSanta Clara, CA 950511992182000
  7. Noel Fishman, M.D.Santa Cruz, CA 950651447230511
  8. Surindra Mitruka, MDSanta Cruz, CA 950651861590382

Common questions

What is Shawn Matthew Purnell, M.D.'s NPI number?

Shawn Matthew Purnell, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1235587072, issued on Jun 2, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Shawn Matthew Purnell, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 710 Lawrence Expy, Santa Clara, CA, 95051. Phone: (408) 851-3780. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Shawn Matthew Purnell, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number A203402, 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.

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.