Vinay Chandra Gowda, MD
Allergy & Immunology Physician · Santa Cruz, CA
Vinay Chandra Gowda, MD is an allergy & immunology physician with a practice address in Santa Cruz, California, and NPI 1639180300, issued on Aug 10, 2006. Check the license (California A74884, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Vinay Chandra Gowda
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Allergy & Immunology Physician 207K00000X
- License number
- A74884 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2025 Soquel Ave, Santa Cruz, CA 95062
- Phone
- (831) 458-5526
- Enumerated
- Aug 10, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 26, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (831) 423-1264
- Medicaid ID
- 00A748840 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040623001095); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Vinay Chandra Gowda in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A74884Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
About as many Medicare Part D claims as the average allergy & immunology physician in 2024
739 Medicare Part D claims for 146 beneficiaries, against an average of 741 among the 2,899 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 36% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Montelukast Sodium121 claims
- Azelastine Hcl84 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa41 claims
- Fluticasone Propionate40 claims
- Breo Ellipta30 claims
- Levocetirizine Dihydrochloride26 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: $727.13
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Genentech, Inc. The 2,496 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,321.81 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 one group practice
- Sutter Bay Medical FoundationSanta Cruez, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Vinay Chandra Gowda among 444 allergy & immunology physician records in California
Vinay Chandra Gowda, MD is one of 444 allergy & immunology 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 2006, is newer than 7% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 53% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated1999 · median 2004 among the 281 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207K00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Allergy & Immunology Physician providers in California
There are 444 allergy & immunology physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Vinay Chandra Gowda, MD's NPI number?
Vinay Chandra Gowda, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1639180300, issued on Aug 10, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Vinay Chandra Gowda, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2025 Soquel Ave, Santa Cruz, CA, 95062. Phone: (831) 458-5526. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Vinay Chandra Gowda, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A74884, 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 Vinay Chandra Gowda, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Vinay Chandra Gowda, MD had 739 Medicare Part D claims for 146 beneficiaries; the average among allergy & immunology physician prescribers was 741. 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.