Elana Putterman, MD
NPI 1093277394ActiveIndividual· Dermatology· Long Beach, CA
Dermatology (MD) with J Robert West MD Inc, practicing in Long Beach, California. Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $281,327 for 264 claims, against $10,587 paid for services in 2024. Arcutis Biotherapeutics, Inc. was the largest of 12 companies reporting payments in 2025, $550.34 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists Torrance Memorial Medical Center as a hospital affiliation.
Overview
| NPI | 1093277394 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | MD |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Apr 4, 2019 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Nov 6, 2024 |
| Certified by provider | Nov 6, 2024 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dermatology Primary | 207N00000X | 194859 | CA |
| Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program | 390200000X | — | — |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Dermatology (CA) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 43 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 300 across 28 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $10,587 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 264 · 301 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 107 |
| Total drug cost | $281,327 |
| Generic share | 85% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2019 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Dermatology |
Medical group
- J Robert West MD IncLas Vegas, NV · 138 clinicians
Hospital affiliation
- Torrance Memorial Medical CenterTorrance, CA
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$550.34 · 24 payments from 12 companies
- 2024$200.76 · 9 payments from 6 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Arcutis Biotherapeutics, Inc. | $98.31 | 4 |
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | $89.26 | 3 |
| Galderma Laboratories, L.P. | $65.14 | 3 |
| Amgen Inc. | $52.21 | 3 |
| Leo Pharma Inc. | $49.35 | 2 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$550.34 · 24 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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