Vinay A. Sunku, MD
Nephrology Physician · Lancaster, CA
Vinay A. Sunku, MD is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Lancaster, California, and NPI 1326039405, issued on Oct 28, 2005. Check the license (California A54362, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Vinay A. Sunku
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License number
- A54362 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 43932 15TH St W Ste 101, Lancaster, CA 93534
- Phone
- (661) 945-2299
- Enumerated
- Oct 28, 2005
- Record last updated
- Nov 18, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 00A543621 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20061128000625); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Vinay A. Sunku in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A54362Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
5% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024
1,392 Medicare Part D claims for 159 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate163 claims
- Furosemide80 claims
- Jardiance70 claims
- Prosol70 claims
- Sevelamer Carbonate61 claims
- Carvedilol47 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 94.6 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $482.05
14 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation. The 8,230 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,091.37 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.
Vinay A. Sunku among 1,468 nephrology physician records in California
Vinay A. Sunku, MD is one of 1,468 nephrology physician records with a practice address in California. 88% 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, 90% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 77% of these records are
- Graduated1982 · median 2001 among the 1,128 with a school on file
- Record last updated2010 · 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 207RN0300X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Nephrology Physician providers in California
There are 1,468 nephrology physician records in California.
All 1,468 in California → Every provider in Lancaster → Nephrology Physician nationwide →
The 8 nephrology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Ghassan Dahhan, MDLancaster, CA 935341821066325
- Nanette Fonte, M.D.Lancaster, CA 935341962732974
- Bassam Hadaya, MDLancaster, CA 935341801864301
- Bassel Hadaya, M.D.Lancaster, CA 935341174629950
- Tarek Karam, MDLancaster, CA 935341467081190
- Joseph MahalliLancaster, CA 935341023676376
- Rendell Manalo, D.O.Lancaster, CA 935341265610950
- Abraham Paykar, M.D.Lancaster, CA 935341114903762
Common questions
What is Vinay A. Sunku, MD's NPI number?
Vinay A. Sunku, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1326039405, issued on Oct 28, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Vinay A. Sunku, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 43932 15TH St W Ste 101, Lancaster, CA, 93534. Phone: (661) 945-2299. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Vinay A. Sunku, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A54362, 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 A. Sunku, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Vinay A. Sunku, MD had 1,392 Medicare Part D claims for 159 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Vinay A. Sunku, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 94.6 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.