NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Suneena Pokkamthanam, PA-C

Physician Assistant · Bakersfield, CA

Suneena Pokkamthanam, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Bakersfield, California, and NPI 1396163945, issued on Apr 1, 2014. Check the license (California 51531, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; 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
1396163945
Name
Suneena Pokkamthanam
Credential
PA-C
Primary taxonomy
Physician Assistant 363A00000X
License number
51531 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3409 Calloway Dr Unit 601, Bakersfield, CA 93312
Phone
(661) 589-1200
Enumerated
Apr 1, 2014
Record last updated
Sep 2, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(661) 589-7200
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 3409 Calloway Dr Unit 601

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

  1. Michael Reed, NPPhysician Assistant1114128006

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98% more Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024

1,646 Medicare Part D claims for 148 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 4% of claims.

  1. Suneena Pokkamthanam1,646
  2. Specialty average830

Most prescribed

  1. Quetiapine Fumarate120 claims
  2. Escitalopram Oxalate112 claims
  3. Sertraline Hcl106 claims
  4. Buspirone Hcl103 claims
  5. Trazodone Hcl90 claims
  6. Bupropion Xl80 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: $955.30

37 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. The 64,719 providers of this specialty with any payment received $841.65 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Suneena Pokkamthanam$955.30
  2. Specialty average$841.65

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

Suneena Pokkamthanam among 14,451 physician assistant records in California

Suneena Pokkamthanam, PA-C is one of 14,451 physician assistant 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 2014, is newer than 38% of them.

  • NPI issued2014 · 38% of these records are older, 59% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 50% of these records are
  • Record last updated2021 · 40% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

165 physician assistant records list a practice address in Bakersfield

They are 165 of the 11,539 NPPES records with a practice address in Bakersfield, and 14,451 physician assistant records in California.

The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Lisa Chang, P.A.-CBakersfield, CA 933121760744254
  2. Virginia Gifford, NPBakersfield, CA 933121033208459
  3. Jillian Heywood, PA-CBakersfield, CA 933121639476971
  4. Jessica Lopez-Moore, PACBakersfield, CA 933121366623407
  5. Caroline Moser, PA-CBakersfield, CA 933121518646397
  6. Sumanth Mothe, PA-C, M.M.SBakersfield, CA 933121588902316
  7. Josephine Olson, PA-CBakersfield, CA 933121750691242
  8. Michael Reed, NPBakersfield, CA 933121114128006

Common questions

What is Suneena Pokkamthanam, PA-C's NPI number?

Suneena Pokkamthanam, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1396163945, issued on Apr 1, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Suneena Pokkamthanam, PA-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3409 Calloway Dr Unit 601, Bakersfield, CA, 93312. Phone: (661) 589-1200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Suneena Pokkamthanam, PA-C's license?

NPPES lists California license number 51531, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Suneena Pokkamthanam, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Suneena Pokkamthanam, PA-C had 1,646 Medicare Part D claims for 148 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. 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.