Suma Kunchandy
Pharmacist · Whittier, CA
Suma Kunchandy is a pharmacist with a practice address in Whittier, California, and NPI 1508184284, issued on May 5, 2010. Check the license (California 44391, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Suma Kunchandy
- Primary taxonomy
- Pharmacist 183500000X
- License number
- 44391 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 8508 Painter Ave, Whittier, CA 90602
- Phone
- (562) 945-7940
- Enumerated
- May 5, 2010
- Record last updated
- May 5, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Suma Kunchandy in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 44391Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Most of these Medicare Part D claims are vaccines, 97% of the cost of the top drugs
138 Medicare Part D claims for 115 beneficiaries, against an average of 119 among the 28,524 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 99% of claims.
Most prescribed
Pharmacies often give vaccines under a standing order that names one clinician, and CMS counts every such claim under that clinician's NPI. These claims are therefore not a measure of this clinician's own prescribing.
- Shingrix52 claims
- Abrysvo36 claims
- Arexvy35 claims
- Boostrix Tdap12 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.
Suma Kunchandy among 32,533 pharmacist records in California
Suma Kunchandy is one of 32,533 pharmacist records with a practice address in California. 15% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 12% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 12% of these records are older, 82% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 15% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · under 1% of these records are
- Record last updated2010 · 76% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 183500000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
108 pharmacist records list a practice address in Whittier
They are 108 of the 2,836 NPPES records with a practice address in Whittier, and 32,533 pharmacist records in California.
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Common questions
What is Suma Kunchandy's NPI number?
Suma Kunchandy's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1508184284, issued on May 5, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Suma Kunchandy located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8508 Painter Ave, Whittier, CA, 90602. Phone: (562) 945-7940. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Suma Kunchandy's license?
NPPES lists California license number 44391, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Suma Kunchandy prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Suma Kunchandy had 138 Medicare Part D claims for 115 beneficiaries; the average among pharmacist prescribers was 119. 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.