Dr. Kavitta Baman Allem, MD

  • Oceanside, CA
  • Rheumatologist
NPI1588891022PAC ID9537317474
Medicare services, 2024
2,292
Medicare patients, 2024
361
Part D claims, 2024
880
Publications
1
Hospital affiliations
3
Practice address
2205 Vista Way, Oceanside, CA 92054
Practice phone
Call (760) 704-5400
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Primary practice

Scripps Medical Center Jefferson

Oceanside, California

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Dr. Kavitta Baman Allem is a rheumatologist in Oceanside, California

Dr. Allem practices at Scripps Medical Center Jefferson in Oceanside, California.

Dr. Allem's NPI, 1588891022, was assigned on June 11, 2009. Dr. Allem graduated from Medical College of Georgia in 2009. Dr. Allem holds California license A125319.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
9537317474
NPI enumeration date
June 11, 2009
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes
Practice phone
(760) 704-5400
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Sex
Female
Estimated age
43
Medical school graduation
2009

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

Dr. Kavitta Baman Allem practices at Scripps Medical Center Jefferson in Oceanside, California

Dr. Allem's primary practice is Scripps Medical Center Jefferson, at 2205 Vista Way, Oceanside, CA 92054 in San Diego County. The practice phone is (760) 704-5400.

  • Scripps Medical Center Jefferson
    2205 Vista Way, Oceanside, CA 92054 · San Diego CountyPhone(760) 704-5400

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data

Dr. Kavitta Baman Allem is affiliated with 5 sites of care and 2 medical groups

Dr. Allem's primary practice is Scripps Medical Center Jefferson in Oceanside, California. Dr. Allem is also affiliated with Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla. The medical group on file is Scripps Clinic Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Allem to 2 more hospitals, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Kavitta Baman Allem's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Allem practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Scripps Medical Center JeffersonAvailable with a free account
+4 more sites and 1 medical groupAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. Kavitta Baman Allem is one of 821 rheumatologists in California

Rheumatology is Dr. Allem's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RR0500X. Dr. Allem is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Allem's licenses on file in 3 states: California, North Carolina and Pennsylvania.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Rheumatology, CaliforniaPrimaryLicense A125319 · 2013 to 2026 · taxonomy 207RR0500X
  • North Carolina licenseLicense 2012-00472 · 2010 to 2021
  • Pennsylvania license2009 to 2010

Clinical focus

Dmand AI lists arteritis, arthritis, fluid in a joint, gout, joint arthropathy, joint pain, lupus and muscle pain, fibromyalgia, and limb pain among the conditions Dr. Allem treats.

Rheumatologists near Dr. Allem

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821rheumatologists in California
2rheumatologists in Oceanside

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Kavitta Baman Allem billed Medicare for 2,292 services in 2024

CMS data shows 2,292 Medicare services from Dr. Allem across 11 procedure codes in 2024, for 361 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $91,999 for them. Every service was in an office.

Medicare services, 20242,292
Medicare patients361
Paid by Medicare$91,999
Procedure codes11

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

  • 2023
  • 2024
Drugs given in the office
2023: 1712024: 1,266640%
Office and hospital visits
2023: 4332024: 58936%
Other services
2023: 02024: 332
Tests and treatments
2023: 222024: 81268%
Surgery
2023: 292024: 2417%

Dr. Allem compared with the California median for rheumatologists, 2024

  • Dr. Allem
  • California median
Medicare services
2,292vs 9002.5 times
Medicare patients
361vs 21667% above
Part D claims
737vs 96223% below

Medians across 773 rheumatologists in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Allem'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. Kavitta Baman Allem treated 361 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 75

CMS counts 361 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Allem in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 149 patients. 72% of them have arthritis, and 70% have high cholesterol. 10% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.46, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Allem's median patient age at 56, with 80% women.

Medicare patients, 2024361
Average age75
Average risk score1.46
Also on Medicaid10%

Dr. Allem's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Allem's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women25871%
  • Men10329%

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

  1. Arthritis72%
  2. High cholesterol70%
  3. High blood pressure69%
  4. Osteoporosis36%
  5. Mood disorders26%
  6. Chronic kidney disease25%
  7. Ischemic heart disease25%
  8. Anxiety24%

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

Dr. Allem's patients across all payers

Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.

Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 56

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women80%
  • Men18%

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

Dr. Kavitta Baman Allem wrote 880 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Allem wrote 880 Medicare Part D claims for 178 patients. 88% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 737 of them, across 17 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $412,261 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 623 claims across 13 drugs.

Part D claims, 2024880
Drugs named by CMS17
Total drug cost$412,261
Part D patients178

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

  • Generic770 claims88%
  • Brand-name110 claims13%

Dr. Allem'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.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Claims for drugs CMS names
2023: 6232024: 73718%

Drugs named by CMS: 17 in 2024, 13 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. Kavitta Baman Allem offers telehealth to Medicare patients

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

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes

Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

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Dr. Kavitta Baman Allem has 1 publication on record

Dmand AI links 1 paper to Dr. Allem in 2015. Dr. Allem's most frequent co-authors are Aelita Khachatrian, MD, Ajay Venkatesh Srivastava, MD and Christina W L Tan, MD.

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Dr. Allem's most frequent co-authors

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Dr. Kavitta Baman Allem received $2,919 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 141 general payments to Dr. Allem from 29 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Amgen Inc. paid the most, $584.

General payments to Dr. Allem by program year, 2016 to 2025

Companies that paid Dr. Allem the most, 2016 to 2025

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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

Dr. Kavitta Baman Allem graduated from Medical College of Georgia

Dr. Allem graduated from Medical College of Georgia in 2009. Dr. Allem is a member of ACR.

  1. Medical schoolMedical College of Georgia
  2. Board certified in internal medicineAmerican Board of Internal Medicine
  3. Board certified in rheumatologyAmerican Board of Internal Medicine

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Kavitta Baman Allem accepts plans from 6 insurance carriers

Dr. Allem is in network with 6 carriers, including Aetna, United Healthcare and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 3. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

  • Aetna
  • United Healthcare
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
  • Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City
  • CMS Medicare
  • NC State Medicaid

Plan types Dr. Allem accepts, by number of carriers

  1. HMO3
  2. Medicare3
  3. POS3
  4. PPO3
  5. EPO2
  6. Medicaid1

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. Kavitta Baman Allem'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 phoneNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand 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)
Publications, topics and co-authorsPubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
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. Kavitta Baman Allem's NPI number?

Dr. Kavitta Baman Allem's NPI number is 1588891022. It was assigned on June 11, 2009, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Kavitta Baman Allem?

Dr. Kavitta Baman Allem is a rheumatologist in Oceanside, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Rheumatology Physician (taxonomy code 207RR0500X).

Where does Dr. Kavitta Baman Allem practice?

Dr. Allem practices at 2205 Vista Way, Oceanside, CA 92054. Dr. Allem's primary practice is Scripps Medical Center Jefferson in Oceanside, California. Dmand AI also links Dr. Allem to 2 hospitals, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group.

What is Dr. Kavitta Baman Allem's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Allem is (760) 704-5400.

What is Dr. Kavitta Baman Allem's medical license number?

Dr. Allem holds California license A125319, one of the licenses on file in 3 states.

Which states has Dr. Kavitta Baman Allem been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Allem in California (2013 to 2026), North Carolina (2010 to 2021) and Pennsylvania (2009 to 2010).

Which hospitals is Dr. Kavitta Baman Allem affiliated with?

Dr. Allem is affiliated with Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla. Dmand AI links Dr. Allem to 2 more hospitals.

What medical group is Dr. Kavitta Baman Allem part of?

Dr. Allem is linked to Scripps Clinic Medical Group. Dmand AI links Dr. Allem to 1 more medical group.

Does Dr. Kavitta Baman Allem accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Allem billed Medicare for 2,292 services in 2024, and Dr. Allem accepts Medicare assignment.

Does Dr. Kavitta Baman Allem offer telehealth?

Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Allem as offering telehealth services.

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How many Medicare patients does Dr. Kavitta Baman Allem see?

CMS counts 361 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Allem in 2024, with an average age of 75.

Is Dr. Kavitta Baman Allem board certified?

Yes. Dr. Allem is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine.

What services does Dr. Kavitta Baman Allem bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Allem's most billed Medicare services were injected or infused drug (J0897), office visit, established patient (99214) and medicare service (G2211).

Where did Dr. Kavitta Baman Allem go to medical school?

Dr. Allem graduated from Medical College of Georgia in 2009.

What drugs does Dr. Kavitta Baman Allem prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Allem's most prescribed drugs by claims were Prednisone, Methotrexate and Alendronate Sodium.

Has Dr. Kavitta Baman Allem received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $2,919 in general payments to Dr. Allem from 29 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Amgen Inc.

How long has Dr. Kavitta Baman Allem been practicing?

Dr. Allem graduated from medical school in 2009, 17 years ago.

Does Dr. Kavitta Baman Allem do research?

Dmand AI links 1 publication to Dr. Allem.

Who does Dr. Kavitta Baman Allem publish with?

Dr. Allem's most frequent co-authors are Aelita Khachatrian, MD (1 shared paper), Ajay Venkatesh Srivastava, MD (1 shared paper) and Christina W L Tan, MD (1 shared paper).

What insurance does Dr. Kavitta Baman Allem accept?

Dr. Allem is in network with 6 carriers, including Aetna, United Healthcare and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 3. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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