Amudhan Pugalenthi, M.D.
NPI 1609043207ActiveIndividual· Surgery· Bakersfield, CA
Surgery (M.D.) with Dignity Health Medical Foundation, practicing in Bakersfield, California. Mostly services rather than prescriptions: Medicare paid $47,254 for 87 patients in 2024, with only 35 Part D claims. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. was the largest of 2 companies reporting payments in 2025, $1,633 in all, mostly education. Lists Bakersfield Memorial Hospital and 1 other hospital as hospital affiliations.
Overview
| NPI | 1609043207 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | M.D. |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | May 13, 2008 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Jul 18, 2023 |
| Certified by provider | Jul 18, 2023 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surgery Primary | 208600000X | A118130 | CA |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Surgical Oncology (CA) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 87 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 214 across 38 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $47,254 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 35 · 35 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 19 |
| Total drug cost | $113.48 |
| Generic share | 100% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 1995 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Surgical Oncology |
Medical group
- Dignity Health Medical FoundationFolsom, CA · 1,184 clinicians
Hospital affiliations
- Bakersfield Memorial HospitalBakersfield, CA
- Mercy HospitalBakersfield, CA
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$1,633 · 2 payments from 2 companies
- 2024$5,448 · 9 payments from 1 company
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | $1,500 | 1 |
| Smith+nephew, Inc. | $132.84 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Education$1,500 · 1 payment
- Food and Beverage$132.84 · 1 payment
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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