NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Sudhakar Tumuluri, M.D.

Rheumatology Physician · San Francisco, CA

Sudhakar Tumuluri, M.D. is a rheumatology physician with a practice address in San Francisco, California, and NPI 1639181670, issued on Aug 11, 2006. Check the license (California A85788, 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
1639181670
Name
Sudhakar Tumuluri
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Rheumatology Physician 207RR0500X
License number
A85788 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2340 Clay St, San Francisco, CA 94115
Phone
(415) 674-5200
Enumerated
Aug 11, 2006
Record last updated
Apr 24, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(415) 600-3705
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20040316000656); may accept Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Indiana University School Of Medicine, 1995
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 2340 Clay St

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

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  2. Erin Akel, RN, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1629273461
  3. Kaylee Anderson, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1528870045
  4. Gary Arsham, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1487646758
  5. Janet Bellingham, MDTransplant Surgery Physician1508062431
  6. Marissa Benge, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1225483860

Verify Sudhakar Tumuluri 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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82% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average rheumatology physician in 2024

350 Medicare Part D claims for 83 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,978 among the 6,301 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 44% of claims.

  1. Sudhakar Tumuluri350
  2. Specialty average1,978

Most prescribed

  1. Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate64 claims
  2. Methotrexate40 claims
  3. Otezla28 claims
  4. Methylprednisolone22 claims
  5. Orencia Clickject21 claims
  6. Prednisone20 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: $527,645.94

684 payments; by number, the most common kind was travel and lodging; the largest payer was Janssen Biotech, Inc. The 4,486 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,538.33 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Sudhakar Tumuluri$527,646
  2. Specialty average$8,538

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

Sudhakar Tumuluri among 926 rheumatology physician records in California

Sudhakar Tumuluri, M.D. is one of 926 rheumatology physician records with a practice address in California. 81% 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 6% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 55% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
  • Graduated1995 · median 2003 among the 641 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2018 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RR0500X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Rheumatology Physician providers in California

There are 926 rheumatology physician records in California.

The 8 rheumatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Ishita Aggarwal, MDSan Francisco, CA 941151518385699
  2. Nancy Carteron, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941151669582458
  3. Benedict Chou, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941151770759375
  4. William Dibrielle, MDSan Francisco, CA 941151043483837
  5. Aileen Dillon, MB, BCHSan Francisco, CA 941151912071523
  6. Walford Fessel, MDSan Francisco, CA 941151649344961
  7. Jeffrey Fong, MDSan Francisco, CA 941151093893695
  8. Shelley Marder, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941151184648636

Common questions

What is Sudhakar Tumuluri, M.D.'s NPI number?

Sudhakar Tumuluri, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1639181670, issued on Aug 11, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Sudhakar Tumuluri, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2340 Clay St, San Francisco, CA, 94115. Phone: (415) 674-5200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Sudhakar Tumuluri, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number A85788, 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 Sudhakar Tumuluri, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Sudhakar Tumuluri, M.D. had 350 Medicare Part D claims for 83 beneficiaries; the average among rheumatology physician prescribers was 1,978. 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.