Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

Vijay Aluru

Internal Medicine Physician · Oakland, CA

Vijay Aluru is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Oakland, California, and NPI 1588026488, issued on Mar 22, 2016. Check the license on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, loaded Aug 27, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1588026488
Name
Vijay Aluru
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License numbers
18971 NV
53781 KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
350 Hawthorne Ave RM 2346, Oakland, CA 94609
Phone
(510) 869-6883
Enumerated
Mar 22, 2016
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 350 Hawthorne Ave RM 2346

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

  1. Nkemdi Agwaramgbo, MDInternal Medicine Physician1053998682
  2. Sharon Chan, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1013233964
  3. Paul Cheung, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1942647060
  4. Matthew Dahnke, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1487762092
  5. James Felt, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1073621157
  6. Manjula Gunawardane, MDInternal Medicine Physician1326162272

Verify Vijay Aluru in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of CaliforniaCheck the board
  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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Statewide context: the Medical Board of California reported 374 disciplinary actions in FY 2022-23. California discipline data →

92% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

210 Medicare Part D claims for 66 beneficiaries, against an average of 2,785 among the 127,794 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims.

  1. Vijay Aluru210
  2. Specialty average2,785

Most prescribed

  1. Pantoprazole Sodium15 claims
  2. Carvedilol12 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 practice group's Medicare quality score for 2023: 100 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $231.82

2 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. The 65,274 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,536.66 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Vijay Aluru$231.82
  2. Specialty average$2,536.66

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

One hospital or facility affiliation

  1. Sutter Bay Medical FoundationBerkeley, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

451 internal medicine physician records list a Oakland practice address

They are 451 of the 18,558 NPPES records with a Oakland practice address, and 20,403 internal medicine physician records in California.

Other internal medicine physician records in California

  1. Jacob Aaron, MDSan Francisco, CA1407202518
  2. Alistair Aaronson, MDStanford, CA1457628760
  3. Jose Abad., MDSacramento, CA1144607219
  4. Donna Abare, MDOakland, CA1386722155
  5. Marce AbareScotts Valley, CA1457744708
  6. Samuel Abarte, M.D.Chula Vista, CA1578535498
  7. Alexander Abary, MDLong Beach, CA1104995919
  8. Luba Abascal, MDSan Francisco, CA1023180874
  9. Michael Abate, MDSacramento, CA1548248131
  10. Wali Abawi, D.O.Joshua Tree, CA1104362268

Common questions

What is Vijay Aluru's NPI number?

Vijay Aluru's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1588026488, issued on Mar 22, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Vijay Aluru located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 350 Hawthorne Ave RM 2346, Oakland, CA, 94609. Phone: (510) 869-6883. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Vijay Aluru's license?

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 Vijay Aluru prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Vijay Aluru had 210 Medicare Part D claims for 66 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 2,785. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Vijay Aluru's Medicare quality score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.