NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Vinita R. Kothari, C-FNP

Family Nurse Practitioner · Los Alamitos, CA

Vinita R. Kothari, C-FNP is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Los Alamitos, California, and NPI 1417428731, issued on Dec 13, 2018. Check the license (California F1180657, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1417428731
Name
Vinita R. Kothari
Credential
C-FNP
Primary taxonomy
Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
License number
F1180657 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4288 Katella Ave, Los Alamitos, CA 90720
Phone
(562) 548-2713
Enumerated
Dec 13, 2018
Record last updated
Feb 15, 2022
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20210616003493); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 4288 Katella Ave

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Sean Lee, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1134784200
  2. Maria Saquic, FNP-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1417510199
  3. Maricruz Suber, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1437674348
  4. Diana Williams, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1174025886

Verify Vinita R. Kothari in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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85% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024

196 Medicare Part D claims for 172 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 18% of claims.

  1. Vinita Kothari196
  2. Specialty average1,305

Most prescribed

  1. Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro27 claims
  2. Paxlovid26 claims
  3. Doxycycline Monohydrate20 claims
  4. Prednisone15 claims
  5. Paxlovid (Eua)11 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: $835.69

7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. The 99,489 providers of this specialty with any payment received $650.95 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Vinita Kothari$835.69
  2. Specialty average$650.95

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

  1. Southern California Permanente Medical GroupAnaheim, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Vinita R. Kothari among 16,966 family nurse practitioner records in California

Vinita R. Kothari, C-FNP is one of 16,966 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in California. 67% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 45% of them.

  • NPI issued2018 · 45% of these records are older, 50% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 40% of these records are
  • Graduated2018 · median 2019 among the 6,793 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 42% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LF0000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

21 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Los Alamitos

They are 21 of the 1,035 NPPES records with a practice address in Los Alamitos, and 16,966 family nurse practitioner records in California.

The 8 family nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Suna Chang, FNPLos Alamitos, CA 907201982201950
  2. Carol Crawford, NPLos Alamitos, CA 907201114016367
  3. Kathleen Fulmer, ARNPLos Alamitos, CA 907201366519985
  4. Mellissa Henry, FNPLos Alamitos, CA 907201881240547
  5. Sandra Kim, FNP, RN, PHNLos Alamitos, CA 907201306355698
  6. Sean Lee, NPLos Alamitos, CA 907201134784200
  7. Christine Nguyen, NP-CLos Alamitos, CA 907201205392867
  8. Sarah Park, N.P.-CLos Alamitos, CA 907201609282771

Common questions

What is Vinita R. Kothari, C-FNP's NPI number?

Vinita R. Kothari, C-FNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1417428731, issued on Dec 13, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Vinita R. Kothari, C-FNP located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4288 Katella Ave, Los Alamitos, CA, 90720. Phone: (562) 548-2713. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Vinita R. Kothari, C-FNP's license?

NPPES lists California license number F1180657, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Vinita R. Kothari, C-FNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Vinita R. Kothari, C-FNP had 196 Medicare Part D claims for 172 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. 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.