NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Varinthrej Pitis, M.D.

Internal Medicine Physician · San Diego, CA

Varinthrej Pitis, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in San Diego, California, and NPI 1841579455, issued on Aug 12, 2011. Check the license (California A122811, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; 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
1841579455
Name
Varinthrej Pitis
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
A122811 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3811 Valley Centre Dr # S99, San Diego, CA 92130
Phone
(858) 764-3028
Enumerated
Aug 12, 2011
Record last updated
Sep 16, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20141126001162); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 3811 Valley Centre Dr # S99

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

  1. Amsale Denbela, FNPPrimary Care Nurse Practitioner1851412373
  2. Timothy Derego, FNP-CNurse Practitioner1013756154
  3. Lindsey Frehner, PAPhysician Assistant1598001133
  4. Meredith McMullen, M.D.Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician1104050475
  5. Shaan Somani, MDAllergy & Immunology Physician1255858395
  6. Christine Wang, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1003997024

Verify Varinthrej Pitis 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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35% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

4,274 Medicare Part D claims for 403 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 148 claims were for opioids.

  1. Varinthrej Pitis4,274
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Levothyroxine Sodium240 claims
  2. Atorvastatin Calcium239 claims
  3. Losartan Potassium156 claims
  4. Amlodipine Besylate137 claims
  5. Rosuvastatin Calcium136 claims
  6. Metformin Hcl Er83 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: $641.84

32 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Lilly USA, LLC. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Varinthrej Pitis$641.84
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

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

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Scripps HealthSan Diego, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Varinthrej Pitis among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California

Varinthrej Pitis, M.D. is one of 17,696 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 66% of them.

  • NPI issued2011 · 66% of these records are older, 32% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • Graduated2011 · median 2004 among the 11,065 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2019 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

961 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in San Diego

They are 961 of the 52,937 NPPES records with a practice address in San Diego, and 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Jeffrey Applestein, M.D.San Diego, CA 921301427011212
  2. Dayna Arnstein Temby, M. D.San Diego, CA 921301497718324
  3. Gregory Babikian, M.D.San Diego, CA 921301497719892
  4. Marilyn Carlin, M.D.San Diego, CA 921301124123088
  5. Scott Carstens, M.D.San Diego, CA 921301073618831
  6. Ilia Christy, M.D.San Diego, CA 921301043226889
  7. Julie Chu, M.D.San Diego, CA 921301174532410
  8. Julie Gollin, M.D.San Diego, CA 921301841253531

Common questions

What is Varinthrej Pitis, M.D.'s NPI number?

Varinthrej Pitis, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1841579455, issued on Aug 12, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Varinthrej Pitis, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3811 Valley Centre Dr # S99, San Diego, CA, 92130. Phone: (858) 764-3028. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Varinthrej Pitis, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number A122811, 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 Varinthrej Pitis, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Varinthrej Pitis, M.D. had 4,274 Medicare Part D claims for 403 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.