Physician

Amudhan Pugalenthi, M.D.

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Amudhan Pugalenthi, M.D. (NPI: 1609043207) practices surgical oncology in the Bakersfield-Delano, CA market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Kern, CA. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is DIGNITY HEALTH MEDICAL FOUNDATION (NPI: 1083971881; TIN: 770359115) and primary practice location at 93301-2237. Pugalenthi is affiliated with the CommonSpirit ACO I (ACO ID: A2164) and Collaborative ACO 30, LLC (ACO ID: A5483), participating under the MSSP model.

Pugalenthi's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 87 traditional Medicare patients, billed 214 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $47,254 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 47562 (Removal of gallbladder using an endoscope). Part D data shows 35 prescription claims across 19 beneficiaries totaling $113 in drug costs. 2017 DME data shows 13 claims. Open Payments data shows 9 records totaling $5,448. You can download detailed data with all billing codes (2015-2024). For more recent data, please contact us.

Over the past 10 years, this provider's Medicare Part B carrier billing has risen steadily, from $6,000 to $47,254. In contrast, Part D prescription costs started with an early spike, then settled into a lower baseline, moving from $1,192 to $113. For DME billing, this provider has fewer than 5 years of reported data, so a reliable trend cannot be assigned.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and claim lines in the table.

Year	Patients	Clm Lines	Payment
2015	N/R	N/R	N/R
2016	23	38	$6,000
2017	34	80	$11,429
2018	54	117	$16,307
2019	26	67	$8,923
2020	43	102	$25,753
2021	56	116	$34,282
2022	77	140	$35,762
2023	90	206	$45,141
2024	87	214	$47,254

Part D Events Trend

Drug cost trend, with N of patients and prescription claims in the table.

Year	Patients	Claims	Drug Cost
2015	18	43	$1,192
2016	27	65	$5,197
2017	19	34	$374
2018	11	20	$129
2019	N/R	21	$1,071
2020	N/R	N/R	N/R
2021	N/R	N/R	N/R
2022	11	17	$182
2023	26	48	$357
2024	19	35	$113

DME Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and DME claim records in the table.

Year	Patients	Claims	Payment
2015	N/R	N/R	N/R
2016	N/R	80	$6,662
2017	N/R	13	$1,607
2018	N/R	N/R	N/R
2019	N/R	N/R	N/R
2020	N/R	N/R	N/R
2021	N/R	N/R	N/R
2022	N/R	N/R	N/R
2023	N/R	N/R	N/R
2024	N/R	N/R	N/R

* / # = suppressed by CMS; 0 = reported zero; N/R = not reported or blank.

Top 5 Part B carrier billing codes in 2024

By total payments.

Code	Description	Patients	Clm Lines	Total Payment
47562	Removal of gallbladder using an endoscope	14	14	$539
99223	Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	26	26	$145
99222	Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	32	35	$109
99214	Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	21	31	$108
99232	Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	17	36	$66

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

Part D summary data is connected for 2024, but public drug-level costs are not available, so a Top 5 by total drug costs cannot be shown.

Top 5 DME services in 2024

No connected or detailed DME service-level records for 2024.

Open Payments Summary in 2024

Category	Definition	Records	Total Reported Amount	Top Related Entity
General Payments	Reported payment or transfer-of-value amount.	9	$5,448	INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Research Payments	Reported research-related payment or transfer-of-value amount.	0	$0	N/R
Ownership / Investment Interests	Reported value of ownership or investment interests.	0	$0	N/R

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FAQ

What Medicare data is available for Amudhan Pugalenthi, M.D.?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Amudhan Pugalenthi, M.D. (NPI 1609043207), including provider identity, specialty, market context, Medicare Part B activity, Part D prescribing, DME records, Open Payments where available, billing organization details, and ACO affiliation signals where available. Profile data covers 2015-2024, with current attribution based on 2025 claims where available.

Does Amudhan Pugalenthi, M.D. have ACO affiliation data?

Amudhan Pugalenthi, M.D. is shown with ACO affiliation data for CommonSpirit ACO I (MSSP, ACO ID A2164) and Collaborative ACO 30, LLC (MSSP, ACO ID A5483).

What billing organization is linked to Amudhan Pugalenthi, M.D.?

Amudhan Pugalenthi, M.D. is linked to DIGNITY HEALTH MEDICAL FOUNDATION (billing NPI 1083971881) in the available physician profile data.

Does Amudhan Pugalenthi, M.D. have Open Payments data?

Amudhan Pugalenthi, M.D. has 9 connected Open Payments records in the available 2024 summary data.

Can I download physician-level Medicare data from Tedicare?

Yes. Tedicare provides sample physician export data and paid custom physician data exports for research, planning, outreach, and market analysis. Exports can include physician profile fields, market and specialty context, billing organization details, ACO affiliation signals where available, and Medicare utilization data.