Vimal J. Ponnezhan, MD
Pulmonary Disease Physician · Los Angeles, CA
Vimal J. Ponnezhan, MD is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Los Angeles, California, and NPI 1366653354, issued on May 24, 2007. Check the license (California A116214, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Vimal J. Ponnezhan
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
- License numbers
- A116214 CA
4301087977 MI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4081 E Olympic Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90023
- Phone
- (323) 267-0477
- Enumerated
- May 24, 2007
- Record last updated
- Aug 24, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20140806002731); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 4081 E Olympic Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Susma Aryal, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1336853209
- Mihyun KongPharmacist1205698594
- Nilza Lal, APRNAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1568917524
- An Nguyen, PHARM.DPharmacist1740012954
- Lynda Nguyen, NPAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1831617349
- Michael Noel, D.O.Anesthesiology Physician1023022472
Verify Vimal J. Ponnezhan in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A116214Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
33% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024
954 Medicare Part D claims for 189 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 47% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa164 claims
- Wixela Inhub94 claims
- Fluticasone-Salmeterol84 claims
- Trelegy Ellipta67 claims
- Breo Ellipta64 claims
- Arnuity Ellipta51 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: $646.06
26 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Harmony Biosciences LLC. The 8,806 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,159.88 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
- Foothill Pulmonary And Critical Care Consultants Medical Group Inc.Pasadena, CA
- Prohealth Partners, A Medical GroupLynwood, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Vimal J. Ponnezhan among 1,443 pulmonary disease physician records in California
Vimal J. Ponnezhan, MD is one of 1,443 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in California. 84% 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 49% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 49% of these records are older, 40% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
- Graduated2006 · median 2002 among the 1,061 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RP1001X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Vimal J. Ponnezhan, MD's NPI number?
Vimal J. Ponnezhan, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1366653354, issued on May 24, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Vimal J. Ponnezhan, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4081 E Olympic Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, 90023. Phone: (323) 267-0477. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Vimal J. Ponnezhan, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A116214, 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 Vimal J. Ponnezhan, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Vimal J. Ponnezhan, MD had 954 Medicare Part D claims for 189 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. 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.