Dr. Rachana Madhusudan Palnitkar, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 1,874
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 540
- Part D claims, 2024
- 423
- Hospital affiliations
- 5
- Industry payments
- $289
- Practice address
- 2425 Samaritan Drive, San Jose, CA 95124
- Practice phone
- Call (408) 559-2011
- Professional email
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- Personal email
- Get personal email
- Mobile number
- Get mobile number
Primary practice
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Dr. Rachana Madhusudan Palnitkar is an infectious disease specialist in San Jose, California
Dr. Palnitkar practices at Good Samaritan Hospital in San Jose, California, part of HCA Healthcare.
Dr. Palnitkar's NPI, 1508050790, was assigned on August 30, 2007. Dr. Palnitkar graduated from Topiwala National Medical College in 2001. Dr. Palnitkar holds California license A111367.
- NPI
- 1508050790NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 1052436185
- NPI enumeration date
- August 30, 2007
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (408) 559-2011
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Female
- Estimated age
- 51
- Medical school graduation
- 2001
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Rachana Madhusudan Palnitkar practices at Good Samaritan Hospital in San Jose, California
Dr. Palnitkar's primary practice is Good Samaritan Hospital, at 2425 Samaritan Drive, San Jose, CA 95124 in Santa Clara County. The practice phone is (408) 559-2011.
- Good Samaritan Hospital2425 Samaritan Drive, San Jose, CA 95124 · Santa Clara CountyPhone(408) 559-2011
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Rachana Madhusudan Palnitkar is affiliated with 10 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Palnitkar's primary practice is Good Samaritan Hospital in San Jose, California, part of HCA Healthcare. Dr. Palnitkar is also affiliated with Mills-Peninsula Medical Center. Dmand AI also links Dr. Palnitkar to 3 more hospitals, 3 home health agencies, 1 physician office, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Rachana Madhusudan Palnitkar's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Palnitkar practices, 10 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Good Samaritan Hospital | Available with a free account |
| +9 more sites and 1 medical group | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Rachana Madhusudan Palnitkar is one of 1,054 infectious disease specialists in California
Infectious disease is Dr. Palnitkar's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RI0200X. Dr. Palnitkar is board certified in infectious disease by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dr. Palnitkar is licensed in California.
Specialties and state licenses
- Infectious disease, CaliforniaPrimary
Clinical focus
Dmand AI lists acute skin infection, pneumonia and UTI among the conditions Dr. Palnitkar treats.
Infectious disease specialists near Dr. Palnitkar
Counts of infectious disease specialists with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Rachana Madhusudan Palnitkar billed Medicare for 1,874 services in 2024
CMS data shows 1,874 Medicare services from Dr. Palnitkar across 6 procedure codes in 2024, for 540 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $200,229 for them.
Dr. Palnitkar's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 1,8472024: 1,8741%
Where Dr. Palnitkar's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office1387%
- In a facility1,73693%
Dr. Palnitkar compared with the California median for infectious disease specialists, 2024
- Dr. Palnitkar
- California median
- Medicare services
- 1,874vs 4294.4 times
- Medicare patients
- 540vs 1803.0 times
- Part D claims
- 317vs 1192.7 times
Medians across 930 infectious disease specialists in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Palnitkar'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. Rachana Madhusudan Palnitkar treated 540 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 78
CMS counts 540 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Palnitkar in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 217 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 31% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.79, 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. Palnitkar's median patient age at 66, with 47% women.
Dr. Palnitkar's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Palnitkar's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women26649%
- Men27451%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Palnitkar's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Diabetes55%
- Chronic kidney disease53%
- Arthritis52%
- Heart failure52%
- Ischemic heart disease51%
- Atrial fibrillation45%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Palnitkar's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 66
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women47%
- Men52%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Rachana Madhusudan Palnitkar wrote 423 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Palnitkar wrote 423 Medicare Part D claims for 84 patients. 88% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 317 of them, across 13 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $113,569 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 155 claims across 9 drugs.
Dr. Palnitkar's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic373 claims88%
- Brand-name50 claims12%
Dr. Palnitkar'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. Palnitkar's Part D claims, 2024
- Antibiotics76%322 of 423 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: 1552024: 317105%
Drugs named by CMS: 13 in 2024, 9 in 2023.
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. Rachana Madhusudan Palnitkar offers telehealth to Medicare patients
Dr. Palnitkar accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Palnitkar as offering telehealth.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
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Dr. Rachana Madhusudan Palnitkar received $289 in industry payments from 2018 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 4 general payments to Dr. Palnitkar from 4 drug and device companies from 2018 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Insmed, Inc. paid the most, $125.
General payments to Dr. Palnitkar by program year, 2018 to 2025
Companies that paid Dr. Palnitkar the most, 2018 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Rachana Madhusudan Palnitkar graduated from Topiwala National Medical College
Dr. Palnitkar graduated from Topiwala National Medical College in 2001.
- Medical school
- Board certified in infectious disease
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Rachana Madhusudan Palnitkar accepts plans from 15 insurance carriers
Dr. Palnitkar is in network with 15 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Aetna
- Elevance
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- United Healthcare
- HCSC
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
- Humana
- Alliant Health Plans
- +7 more carriersWith a free account
Plan types Dr. Palnitkar accepts, by number of carriers
- Medicare9
- PPO9
- HMO6
- POS5
- EPO4
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Rachana Madhusudan Palnitkar's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare 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 percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Insurance carriers and plan types | Dmand AI Insurance Network Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Rachana Madhusudan Palnitkar's NPI number?
Dr. Rachana Madhusudan Palnitkar's NPI number is 1508050790. It was assigned on August 30, 2007, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Rachana Madhusudan Palnitkar?
Dr. Rachana Madhusudan Palnitkar is an infectious disease specialist in San Jose, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Infectious Disease Physician (taxonomy code 207RI0200X).
Where does Dr. Rachana Madhusudan Palnitkar practice?
Dr. Palnitkar practices at 2425 Samaritan Drive, San Jose, CA 95124. Dr. Palnitkar's primary practice is Good Samaritan Hospital in San Jose, California, part of HCA Healthcare. Dmand AI also links Dr. Palnitkar to 3 hospitals, 3 home health agencies, 1 physician office, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group.
What is Dr. Rachana Madhusudan Palnitkar's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Palnitkar is (408) 559-2011.
What is Dr. Rachana Madhusudan Palnitkar's medical license number?
Dr. Palnitkar holds California license A111367.
Which hospitals is Dr. Rachana Madhusudan Palnitkar affiliated with?
Dr. Palnitkar practices at Good Samaritan Hospital in San Jose, California. Dr. Palnitkar is also affiliated with Mills-Peninsula Medical Center. Dmand AI links Dr. Palnitkar to 3 more hospitals.
Does Dr. Rachana Madhusudan Palnitkar accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Palnitkar billed Medicare for 1,874 services in 2024, and Dr. Palnitkar accepts Medicare assignment.
Does Dr. Rachana Madhusudan Palnitkar offer telehealth?
Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Palnitkar as offering telehealth services.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Rachana Madhusudan Palnitkar see?
CMS counts 540 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Palnitkar in 2024, with an average age of 78.
Is Dr. Rachana Madhusudan Palnitkar board certified?
Yes. Dr. Palnitkar is board certified in infectious disease by the American Board of Internal Medicine.
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What services does Dr. Rachana Madhusudan Palnitkar bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Palnitkar's most billed Medicare services were hospital inpatient care (99233), hospital inpatient care (99223) and hospital inpatient care (99232).
Where did Dr. Rachana Madhusudan Palnitkar go to medical school?
Dr. Palnitkar graduated from Topiwala National Medical College in 2001.
What drugs does Dr. Rachana Madhusudan Palnitkar prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Palnitkar's most prescribed drugs by claims were Ceftriaxone, Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass and Vancomycin HCl.
Has Dr. Rachana Madhusudan Palnitkar received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $289 in general payments to Dr. Palnitkar from 4 companies from 2018 to 2025. The largest total came from Insmed, Inc.
How long has Dr. Rachana Madhusudan Palnitkar been practicing?
Dr. Palnitkar graduated from medical school in 2001, 25 years ago.
What insurance does Dr. Rachana Madhusudan Palnitkar accept?
Dr. Palnitkar is in network with 15 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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