Dr. Kaitlin Dveira Pala, MD

  • Chula Vista, CA
  • Emergency medicine physician
NPI1376833038PAC ID1456587104
Medicare services, 2024
288
Medicare patients, 2024
152
Part D claims, 2024
200
MIPS score, 2024
99
Hospital affiliations
1
Practice address
435 H St, Chula Vista, CA 91910
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Primary practice

Chula Vista / Mri - HOPD

Acute Care Hospital outpatient department · Chula Vista, California

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Dr. Kaitlin Dveira Pala is an emergency medicine physician in Chula Vista, California

Dr. Pala practices at Chula Vista / Mri - HOPD in Chula Vista, California.

Dr. Pala's NPI, 1376833038, was assigned on April 14, 2011. Dr. Pala graduated from University Of Louisville School Of Medicine in 2011. Dr. Pala holds California license 145813.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
1456587104
NPI enumeration date
April 14, 2011
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
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Sex
Female
Estimated age
41
Medical school graduation
2011

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Kaitlin Dveira Pala practices at Chula Vista / Mri - HOPD in Chula Vista, California

Dr. Pala's primary practice is Chula Vista / Mri - HOPD, at 435 H St, Chula Vista, CA 91910.

  • Chula Vista / Mri - HOPD
    435 H St, Chula Vista, CA 91910

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Dr. Kaitlin Dveira Pala is affiliated with 2 sites of care and 2 medical groups

Dr. Pala's primary practice is Chula Vista / Mri - HOPD in Chula Vista, California. Dr. Pala is also affiliated with Scripps Mercy Hospital San Diego. The medical group on file is Chula Vista Emergency Room Physicians. Dmand AI also links Dr. Pala to 1 more medical group, named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Kaitlin Dveira Pala's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Pala practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Chula Vista / Mri - HOPDAvailable with a free account
+1 more site and 1 medical groupAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Kaitlin Dveira Pala is one of 7,423 emergency medicine physicians in California

Emergency medicine is Dr. Pala's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207P00000X. Dr. Pala is board certified in emergency medicine by the American Board of Emergency Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Pala's licenses on file in 2 states: California and Kentucky.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Emergency medicine, CaliforniaPrimaryLicense 145813 · 2016 to 2026 · taxonomy 207P00000X
  • Kentucky license2014 to 2017

Emergency medicine physicians near Dr. Pala

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Dr. Kaitlin Dveira Pala billed Medicare for 288 services in 2024

CMS data shows 288 Medicare services from Dr. Pala across 7 procedure codes in 2024, for 152 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $22,117 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

Medicare services, 2024288
Medicare patients152
Paid by Medicare$22,117
Procedure codes7

Dr. Pala's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 1842024: 1679%
Tests and treatments
2023: 1512024: 10828%
Imaging
2023: 252024: 1348%

Dr. Pala compared with the California median for emergency medicine physicians, 2024

  • Dr. Pala
  • California median
Medicare services
288vs 2659% above
Medicare patients
152vs 24337% below
Part D claims
62vs 62Close to median

Medians across 7,079 emergency medicine physicians in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Pala's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Kaitlin Dveira Pala treated 152 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 70

CMS counts 152 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Pala in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 45 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 72% have high cholesterol. 70% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.66, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Pala's median patient age at 55, with 51% women.

Medicare patients, 2024152
Average age70
Average risk score2.66
Also on Medicaid70%

Dr. Pala's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Pala's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women7952%
  • Men7348%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Pala's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol72%
  3. Diabetes51%
  4. Arthritis47%
  5. Anxiety46%
  6. Mood disorders46%
  7. Chronic kidney disease42%
  8. Depression41%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Pala's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 55

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women51%
  • Men48%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Kaitlin Dveira Pala wrote 200 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Pala wrote 200 Medicare Part D claims for 122 patients. 94% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 62 of them, across 3 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $941 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 38 claims across 3 drugs.

Part D claims, 2024200
Drugs named by CMS3
Total drug cost$941
Part D patients122

Dr. Pala's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic187 claims94%
  • Brand-name and other13 claims7%

Dr. Pala's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024

CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.

Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Pala's Part D claims, 2024

  • Opioids9%17 of 200 claims
  • Antibiotics20%39 of 200 claims

Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Claims for drugs CMS names
2023: 382024: 6263%

Drugs named by CMS: 3 in 2024, 3 in 2023.

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Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Kaitlin Dveira Pala scored 99 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 99 out of 100 for Dr. Pala for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Pala accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Dr. Pala's MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 99of 100Final score
  • 86.5of 100Quality
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities

Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.

Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026

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Dr. Kaitlin Dveira Pala received $33 in industry payments from 2021 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 2 general payments to Dr. Pala from 2 drug and device companies from 2021 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 64% of the total. Exact Sciences Corporation paid the most, $21.

General payments to Dr. Pala by program year, 2021 to 2025

General payments to Dr. Pala by kind, 2021 to 2025

$33in total
  • Food and beverage$2164%
  • Education$1236%

Companies that paid Dr. Pala the most, 2021 to 2025

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. Kaitlin Dveira Pala graduated from University Of Louisville School Of Medicine

Dr. Pala graduated from University Of Louisville School Of Medicine in 2011.

  1. Medical schoolUniversity Of Louisville School Of Medicine
  2. Board certified in emergency medicineAmerican Board of Emergency Medicine

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Dr. Kaitlin Dveira Pala accepts plans from 1 insurance carrier

Dr. Pala is in network with 1 carrier, including CMS Medicare. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 1. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

  • CMS Medicare

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Sources for Dr. Kaitlin Dveira Pala's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Insurance carriers and plan typesDmand AI Insurance Network Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Kaitlin Dveira Pala's NPI number?

Dr. Kaitlin Dveira Pala's NPI number is 1376833038. It was assigned on April 14, 2011, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Kaitlin Dveira Pala?

Dr. Kaitlin Dveira Pala is an emergency medicine physician in Chula Vista, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Emergency Medicine Physician (taxonomy code 207P00000X).

Where does Dr. Kaitlin Dveira Pala practice?

Dr. Pala practices at 435 H St, Chula Vista, CA 91910. Dr. Pala's primary practice is Chula Vista / Mri - HOPD in Chula Vista, California. Dmand AI also links Dr. Pala to 1 medical group.

What is Dr. Kaitlin Dveira Pala's medical license number?

Dr. Pala holds California license 145813, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.

Which states has Dr. Kaitlin Dveira Pala been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Pala in California (2016 to 2026) and Kentucky (2014 to 2017).

Which hospitals is Dr. Kaitlin Dveira Pala affiliated with?

Dr. Pala is affiliated with Scripps Mercy Hospital San Diego.

What medical group is Dr. Kaitlin Dveira Pala part of?

Dr. Pala is linked to Chula Vista Emergency Room Physicians. Dmand AI links Dr. Pala to 1 more medical group.

Does Dr. Kaitlin Dveira Pala accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Pala billed Medicare for 288 services in 2024, and Dr. Pala accepts Medicare assignment.

What is Dr. Kaitlin Dveira Pala's MIPS score?

Dr. Pala's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 99 out of 100, reported as part of a group.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Kaitlin Dveira Pala see?

CMS counts 152 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Pala in 2024, with an average age of 70.

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Is Dr. Kaitlin Dveira Pala board certified?

Yes. Dr. Pala is board certified in emergency medicine by the American Board of Emergency Medicine.

What services does Dr. Kaitlin Dveira Pala bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Pala's most billed Medicare services were heart test or procedure (93010), critical care (99291) and emergency department visit (99285).

Where did Dr. Kaitlin Dveira Pala go to medical school?

Dr. Pala graduated from University Of Louisville School Of Medicine in 2011.

What drugs does Dr. Kaitlin Dveira Pala prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Pala's most prescribed drugs by claims were Ondansetron ODT, Ibuprofen and Cefpodoxime Proxetil.

Has Dr. Kaitlin Dveira Pala received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $33 in general payments to Dr. Pala from 2 companies from 2021 to 2025. The largest total came from Exact Sciences Corporation.

How long has Dr. Kaitlin Dveira Pala been practicing?

Dr. Pala graduated from medical school in 2011, 15 years ago.

What insurance does Dr. Kaitlin Dveira Pala accept?

Dr. Pala is in network with 1 carrier, including CMS Medicare. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 1. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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