Suraj Timilsina, MD
Rheumatology Physician · Elk Grove, CA
Suraj Timilsina, MD is a rheumatology physician with a practice address in Elk Grove, California, and NPI 1477867869, issued on Jul 28, 2010. Check the license (California A127568, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Suraj Timilsina
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Rheumatology Physician 207RR0500X
- License number
- A127568 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 8110 Laguna Blvd, Elk Grove, CA 95758
- Phone
- (916) 683-3955
- Enumerated
- Jul 28, 2010
- Record last updated
- Aug 28, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (443) 444-4997
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20180709000597); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Suraj Timilsina in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A127568Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
18% more Medicare Part D claims than the average rheumatology physician in 2024
2,330 Medicare Part D claims for 342 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,978 among the 6,301 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 21% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate482 claims
- Prednisone402 claims
- Methotrexate308 claims
- Allopurinol123 claims
- Enbrel Sureclick96 claims
- Leflunomide67 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 90.9 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $486.90
23 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. 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.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Regents OF The Univ OF CASacramento, CA
- Regents OF The University OF CaliforniaElk Grove, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Suraj Timilsina among 926 rheumatology physician records in California
Suraj Timilsina, MD 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 2010, is newer than 66% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 66% of these records are older, 32% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated2006 · 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.
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The 8 rheumatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Tissa Bijoy George, M.D.Elk Grove, CA 957581821610130
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- Janahn Scalapino, MDSacramento, CA 958161730286808
- Simran Thiara, M.D.Sacramento, CA 958161316388028
- Manjinder Uppal, D.O.Sacramento, CA 958161275948952
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Common questions
What is Suraj Timilsina, MD's NPI number?
Suraj Timilsina, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1477867869, issued on Jul 28, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Suraj Timilsina, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8110 Laguna Blvd, Elk Grove, CA, 95758. Phone: (916) 683-3955. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Suraj Timilsina, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A127568, 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 Suraj Timilsina, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Suraj Timilsina, MD had 2,330 Medicare Part D claims for 342 beneficiaries; the average among rheumatology physician prescribers was 1,978. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Suraj Timilsina, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 90.9 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.