Vimali Paul, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Chico, CA
Vimali Paul, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Chico, California, and NPI 1700881448, issued on Jun 17, 2005. Check the license (California A53520, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Vimali Paul
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- A53520 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 85 Declaration Dr, Chico, CA 95973
- Phone
- (530) 894-6600
- Enumerated
- Jun 17, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jan 4, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (530) 894-1321
- Medicaid ID
- 00A535200 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040715000867); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 85 Declaration Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Laura Loudermilk, FNPNurse Practitioner1598708372
Verify Vimali Paul in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A53520Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
10,194 Medicare Part D claims for 708 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 282 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium690 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium499 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate469 claims
- Omeprazole224 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate218 claims
- Escitalopram Oxalate204 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: $1,039.82
46 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. 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.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Vimali Paul among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California
Vimali Paul, 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 95% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated1987 · median 2004 among the 11,065 with a school on file
- Record last updated2011 · 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).
Internal Medicine Physician providers in California
There are 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.
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The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Hyung An, M.D.Paradise, CA 959691336108851
- Kae Aung, M.D.Paradise, CA 959691588693261
- David Damazo, M.D.Paradise, CA 959691134173230
- Charles Denman, M.D.Paradise, CA 959691023285889
- Sirisha Mahankali, M.D.Paradise, CA 959691861426199
Common questions
What is Vimali Paul, M.D.'s NPI number?
Vimali Paul, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1700881448, issued on Jun 17, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Vimali Paul, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 85 Declaration Dr, Chico, CA, 95973. Phone: (530) 894-6600. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Vimali Paul, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A53520, 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 Vimali Paul, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Vimali Paul, M.D. had 10,194 Medicare Part D claims for 708 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.