Thankamma John Puthiaparampil, M.D.
Psychiatry Physician · Santa Cruz, CA
Thankamma John Puthiaparampil, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Santa Cruz, California, and NPI 1114964525, issued on Jun 2, 2006. Check the license (California A36048, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Thankamma John Puthiaparampil
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- A36048 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1400 Emeline Ave, Santa Cruz, CA 95060
- Phone
- (831) 454-4170
- Enumerated
- Jun 2, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 7, 2023
- Fax
- (831) 454-4663
- Medicaid ID
- 00A360480 CA
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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- Robert Annon, LCSClinical Social Worker1992730121
Verify Thankamma John Puthiaparampil in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A36048Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
98% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
18 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of 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.
Thankamma John Puthiaparampil among 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California
Thankamma John Puthiaparampil, M.D. is one of 8,673 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in California. 67% 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 2% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 2% of these records are older, 67% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 38% of these records are
- Record last updated2023 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Psychiatry Physician providers in California
There are 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California.
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The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Ralph Berman, M DSanta Cruz, CA 950601306889795
- Michael Christie, M.D.Santa Cruz, CA 950601659486512
- John Gillette, M.D.Santa Cruz, CA 950601598756579
- David Hoban, MDSanta Cruz, CA 950601659325892
- Brinda Krishnan, M.D.,Santa Cruz, CA 950601114970076
- Barbara Lampert, MDSanta Cruz, CA 950601841200128
- Timothy Myers, MDSanta Cruz, CA 950601124030747
- Latha Nair, M.D.Santa Cruz, CA 950601164527560
Common questions
What is Thankamma John Puthiaparampil, M.D.'s NPI number?
Thankamma John Puthiaparampil, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1114964525, issued on Jun 2, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Thankamma John Puthiaparampil, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1400 Emeline Ave, Santa Cruz, CA, 95060. Phone: (831) 454-4170. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Thankamma John Puthiaparampil, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A36048, 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 Thankamma John Puthiaparampil, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Thankamma John Puthiaparampil, M.D. had 18 Medicare Part D claims; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.