NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Vinutha Ravi, MD

Neurology Physician · Bakersfield, CA

Vinutha Ravi, MD is a neurology physician with a practice address in Bakersfield, California, and NPI 1518946045, issued on Jan 12, 2006. Check the license (California A74644, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1518946045
Name
Vinutha Ravi
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Neurology Physician 2084N0400X
License number
A74644 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3400 Calloway Dr, Bakersfield, CA 93312
Phone
(661) 776-3876
Enumerated
Jan 12, 2006
Record last updated
Mar 7, 2023
Fax
(661) 766-3876
Medicaid ID
00A4746440 CA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20121112000040); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 3400 Calloway Dr

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

  1. Ramandeep BrarFamily Nurse Practitioner1053102715
  2. Ana Cardenas, M.D.Dermatology Physician1841292026
  3. Virginia Gifford, NPPhysician Assistant1033208459
  4. Donna Headrick, NPNurse Practitioner1962590810
  5. Lam Trinh, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1285704312
  6. Andrew Zepp, DOFamily Medicine Physician1336141787

Verify Vinutha Ravi in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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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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2% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average neurology physician in 2024

1,336 Medicare Part D claims for 225 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,370 among the 15,005 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 16 claims were for opioids.

  1. Vinutha Ravi1,336
  2. Specialty average1,370

Most prescribed

  1. Donepezil Hcl164 claims
  2. Memantine Hcl107 claims
  3. Gabapentin73 claims
  4. Levetiracetam71 claims
  5. Carbidopa-Levodopa67 claims
  6. Pregabalin52 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: $2,303.69

92 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 10,858 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,318.07 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Vinutha Ravi$2,303.69
  2. Specialty average$8,318.07

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. Jey Neuro Center IncBakersfield, CA

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

Vinutha Ravi among 2,339 neurology physician records in California

Vinutha Ravi, MD is one of 2,339 neurology physician records with a practice address in California. 81% 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 4% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 4% of these records are older, 59% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
  • Graduated1991 · median 2006 among the 1,628 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 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 2084N0400X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Neurology Physician providers in California

There are 2,339 neurology physician records in California.

The 8 neurology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Maheep Birdi, MDBakersfield, CA 933121639587868
  2. Venkatesh Janakiraman, M.D.Bakersfield, CA 933121629331988
  3. Jeri Williams, M.D.Bakersfield, CA 933121285825455
  4. Shubham BiyaniBakersfield, CA 933111063032621
  5. Ivanna Joseph, MDBakersfield, CA 933111700496759
  6. Asela Jumao-As, MDBakersfield, CA 933131841278967
  7. Theodore Popa, M.D., M.S.Bakersfield, CA 933111568738631
  8. Subapriya R, MDBakersfield, CA 933111346877511

Common questions

What is Vinutha Ravi, MD's NPI number?

Vinutha Ravi, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518946045, issued on Jan 12, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Vinutha Ravi, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3400 Calloway Dr, Bakersfield, CA, 93312. Phone: (661) 776-3876. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Vinutha Ravi, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number A74644, 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 Vinutha Ravi, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Vinutha Ravi, MD had 1,336 Medicare Part D claims for 225 beneficiaries; the average among neurology physician prescribers was 1,370. 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.