NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Vijaya K. Katukota, M.D.

Internal Medicine Physician · Hemet, CA

Vijaya K. Katukota, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Hemet, California, and NPI 1225218522, issued on Nov 5, 2007. Check the license (California A38220, 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
1225218522
Name
Vijaya K. Katukota
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
A38220 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
975 Saint John PL, Hemet, CA 92543
Phone
(323) 550-1920
Enumerated
Nov 5, 2007
Record last updated
Jun 30, 2023
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 975 Saint John PL

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  2. Cynthia Tuttle, NPWomen's Health Nurse Practitioner1548327281

Verify Vijaya K. Katukota 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
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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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76% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

769 Medicare Part D claims for 112 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims.

  1. Vijaya Katukota769
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium71 claims
  2. Losartan Potassium70 claims
  3. Metformin Hcl61 claims
  4. Gabapentin41 claims
  5. Amlodipine Besylate32 claims
  6. Omeprazole23 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: $19.45

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Organon 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. Vijaya Katukota$19.45
  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.

Vijaya K. Katukota among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California

Vijaya K. Katukota, 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 2007, is newer than 44% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 44% of these records are older, 44% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 63% of these records are
  • Record last updated2023 · 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).

51 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Hemet

They are 51 of the 1,678 NPPES records with a practice address in Hemet, and 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Mogbonjubola Adeyemo, M.D.Hemet, CA 925431538218300
  2. Sumanta Chaudhuri Saini, M.D.Hemet, CA 925431114183043
  3. Joungsen Hong, M.D.,F.A.C.G.Hemet, CA 925431588690333
  4. Abid Hussain, MDHemet, CA 925431821157462
  5. Sultanali Kassamali, M.D.Hemet, CA 925431518990274
  6. Hemchand Kolli, M.DHemet, CA 925431669552485
  7. Sudha Madabhushi, M.D.Hemet, CA 925431902990641
  8. Herman Mathias, M.DHemet, CA 925431487767265

Common questions

What is Vijaya K. Katukota, M.D.'s NPI number?

Vijaya K. Katukota, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1225218522, issued on Nov 5, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Vijaya K. Katukota, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 975 Saint John PL, Hemet, CA, 92543. Phone: (323) 550-1920. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Vijaya K. Katukota, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number A38220, 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 Vijaya K. Katukota, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Vijaya K. Katukota, M.D. had 769 Medicare Part D claims for 112 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.