Nina Bhupathiraju, MD
NPI 1427498914ActiveIndividual· Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation· Escondido, CA
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (MD) with Pacific Coast Rehabilitation, practicing in Escondido, California. 601 Medicare patients in 2024, $198,191 paid; nearly all of their 436 Part D prescriptions were generic (91%). Merz Pharmaceuticals, LLC was the largest of 2 companies reporting payments in 2025, $3,953 in all, mostly consulting fees. Lists Palomar Health Downtown Campus and 2 other hospitals as hospital affiliations.
Overview
| NPI | 1427498914 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | MD |
| Sole proprietor | Yes |
| NPI issued | Jun 27, 2013 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Mar 26, 2025 |
| Certified by provider | Mar 26, 2025 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Primary | 208100000X | 183918 | CA |
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 - Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (CA) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 601 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 2,683 across 7 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $198,191 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 436 · 448 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 126 |
| Total drug cost | $20,715 |
| Generic share | 91% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2013 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Physical Medicine And Rehabilitation |
Medical group
- Pacific Coast RehabilitationEscondido, CA · 9 clinicians
Hospital affiliations
- Palomar Health Downtown CampusEscondido, CA
- Palomar Medical Center PowayPoway, CA
- Scripps Memorial Hospital la JollaLa Jolla, CA
Other facilities
- Palomar Rehabilitation InstituteInpatient rehabilitation facility · Escondido, CA
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$3,953 · 10 payments from 2 companies
- 2024$400.50 · 5 payments from 4 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Merz Pharmaceuticals, LLC | $3,925 | 9 |
| Abbvie Inc. | $28.68 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Consulting Fee$2,720 · 1 payment
- Travel and Lodging$1,071 · 7 payments
- Food and Beverage$162.67 · 2 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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