Dr. Jaya Prakash Sugunaraj, MD

Dr. Sugunaraj practices at Montage Medical Group in Monterey, California.

Dr. Sugunaraj's NPI, 1255647673, was assigned on August 23, 2010. Dr. Sugunaraj graduated from Madras Medical College in 2005. Dr. Sugunaraj holds California license C169256.

Dr. Sugunaraj's primary practice is Montage Medical Group, at 23845 Holman Hwy, Monterey, CA 93940 in Monterey County. The practice phone is (831) 658-3639.

Dr. Sugunaraj's primary practice is Montage Medical Group in Monterey, California. Dr. Sugunaraj is also affiliated with Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula. The medical group on file is Montage Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Sugunaraj to 3 more medical groups and 2 group practices and clinics, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Sugunaraj practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Pulmonary disease is Dr. Sugunaraj's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RP1001X. Dr. Sugunaraj is board certified in critical care medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Sugunaraj's licenses on file in 3 states: California, Pennsylvania and Connecticut.

Dmand AI lists asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), chronic respiratory failure, pneumonia, pulmonary fibrosis, sleep apnea and tobacco use among the conditions Dr. Sugunaraj treats.

CMS data shows 913 Medicare services from Dr. Sugunaraj across 10 procedure codes in 2024, for 374 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $106,055 for them.

CMS counts 374 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Sugunaraj in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 158 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 24% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.24, 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. Sugunaraj's median patient age at 70, with 62% women.

In 2024, Dr. Sugunaraj wrote 882 Medicare Part D claims for 154 patients. 33% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 774 of them, across 17 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $523,470 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 282 claims across 10 drugs.

Dr. Sugunaraj accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Sugunaraj as offering telehealth.

Dmand AI links 7 papers to Dr. Sugunaraj, published from 2013 to 2019. Dr. Sugunaraj's most frequent co-authors are Chandrasekar Palaniswamy, MD, Ion D. Bucaloiu, MD and Kausik Kar, MD.

Dmand AI links Dr. Sugunaraj to 1 clinical trial. Conditions studied include Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis and Pulmonary Fibrosis.

CMS Open Payments shows 22 general payments to Dr. Sugunaraj from 10 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Consulting fees make up the largest share, 50% of the total. Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. paid the most, $1,455.

Dr. Sugunaraj graduated from Madras Medical College in 2005.

Dr. Sugunaraj is in network with 17 carriers, including Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, United Healthcare and Elevance. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 11. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.