# Arunkumar Thunga, MD · NPI 1619955572

Anesthesiology Physician · Palm Springs, CA · NPI 1619955572

Arunkumar Thunga, MD (NPI 1619955572) is listed in the NPPES registry with the specialty Anesthesiology Physician in Palm Springs, CA, phone (760) 323-6511, as of the registry file of Jun 8, 2026.

Profile: https://www.gale.care/providers/ca/palm-springs/arunkumar-thunga-md-1619955572
Facts changed: 2026-10-23 · hash d8494aca09548fef

## Facts

- Name: Arunkumar Thunga (NPPES registry, self-reported, 2026-06-08) {#name}
- Credential: MD (NPPES registry, self-reported, 2026-06-08) {#credential}
- Specialty: Anesthesiology Physician (NPPES registry, self-reported, 2026-06-08) {#specialty}
- Registry stage: as-listed (NPPES registry, self-reported, 2026-06-08) {#registry-stage}
- NPI issued: 2006 (NPPES registry, listed, 2026-06-08) {#npi-issued}
- Practice type: not-sole-proprietor (NPPES registry, self-reported, 2026-06-08) {#practice-type}
- City: Palm Springs (NPPES registry, self-reported, 2026-06-08) {#city}
- State: CA (NPPES registry, self-reported, 2026-06-08) {#state}
- Phone: (760) 323-6511 (NPPES registry, self-reported, 2026-06-08) {#phone}
- New patients: no (Central California Alliance for Health's directory, listed, 2026-10-21) {#new-patients}
- Insurance: Listed: Blue Shield of California's directory listed Arunkumar Thunga, MD (NPI 1619955572) for Blue Shield of California commercial plans on Oct 22, 2026. Gale checked 60 listings in this directory by hand on Oct 22, 2026; 23 were wrong, so confirm with the office. {#ins-bsc-commercial}
- Insurance: Listed: Blue Shield of California's directory listed Arunkumar Thunga, MD (NPI 1619955572) for Blue Shield of California individual and family plans on Oct 22, 2026. Gale checked 60 listings in this directory by hand on Oct 22, 2026; 23 were wrong, so confirm with the office. {#ins-bsc-marketplace}
- Insurance: Listed: Blue Shield of California's directory listed Arunkumar Thunga, MD (NPI 1619955572) for Blue Shield of California Medicare Advantage plans on Oct 22, 2026. Gale checked 60 listings in this directory by hand on Oct 22, 2026; 23 were wrong, so confirm with the office. {#ins-bsc-medicare-advantage}
- Insurance: Listed: Central California Alliance for Health's directory listed Arunkumar Thunga, MD (NPI 1619955572) for Central California Alliance for Health Medi-Cal plans on Oct 21, 2026. {#ins-ccah-medi-cal}
- Insurance: Listed: Cigna's directory listed Arunkumar Thunga, MD (NPI 1619955572) for Cigna / Evernorth commercial plans on Oct 18, 2026. Gale checked 51 listings in this directory by hand on Oct 22, 2026; 3 were wrong, so confirm with the office. {#ins-cigna-commercial}
- Insurance: Listed: Inland Empire Health Plan (IEHP)'s directory listed Arunkumar Thunga, MD (NPI 1619955572) for Inland Empire Health Plan (IEHP) Medicare Advantage plans on Jul 25, 2026. Gale checked 12 listings in this directory by hand on Oct 22, 2026; 4 were wrong, so confirm with the office. {#ins-iehp-medicare-advantage}
- Insurance: Listed: DHCS Medi-Cal fee-for-service enrolment file listed Arunkumar Thunga, MD (NPI 1619955572) for Medi-Cal fee-for-service on Oct 19, 2026. {#ins-medi-cal-ffs-medi-cal}
- Insurance: Listed: CMS Medicare clinicians file listed Arunkumar Thunga, MD (NPI 1619955572) for Original Medicare on Oct 2, 2026. Gale checked 23 listings in this file by hand on Oct 22, 2026; none were wrong. {#ins-medicare-medicare}
- Insurance: Listed: UnitedHealthcare's directory listed Arunkumar Thunga, MD (NPI 1619955572) for UnitedHealthcare commercial plans on Oct 23, 2026. Gale checked 12 listings in this directory by hand on Oct 22, 2026; 6 were wrong, so confirm with the office. {#ins-uhc-commercial}
- Insurance: Likely: Aetna's price file suggests Aetna pays Arunkumar Thunga, MD (NPI 1619955572) for commercial plans (file of Oct 5, 2026). That is a lead, not a directory listing. {#ins-aetna-commercial}
- Insurance: Likely: Health Net's price file suggests Ambetter from Health Net pays Arunkumar Thunga, MD (NPI 1619955572) for individual and family plans (file of Sep 28, 2026). That is a lead, not a directory listing. {#ins-healthnet-marketplace}
- Insurance: Likely: Anthem Blue Cross's price file suggests Anthem Blue Cross pays Arunkumar Thunga, MD (NPI 1619955572) for commercial plans (file of Oct 1, 2026). That is a lead, not a directory listing. {#ins-anthem-commercial}
- Insurance: Likely: Anthem Blue Cross's price file suggests Anthem Blue Cross pays Arunkumar Thunga, MD (NPI 1619955572) for individual and family plans (file of Oct 1, 2026). That is a lead, not a directory listing. {#ins-anthem-marketplace}
- Insurance: Likely: Anthem Blue Cross's price file suggests Anthem Blue Cross pays Arunkumar Thunga, MD (NPI 1619955572) for workers' compensation (file of Oct 1, 2026). That is a lead, not a directory listing. {#ins-anthem-workers-comp}
- Insurance: Not listed by AIDS Healthcare Foundation (PHP) Medi-Cal plans for Arunkumar Thunga, MD (NPI 1619955572) in AIDS Healthcare Foundation (PHP)'s directory, file of Sep 19, 2026. That is not a no. {#ins-ahf-medi-cal}
- Insurance: Not listed by AIDS Healthcare Foundation (PHP) Medicare Advantage plans for Arunkumar Thunga, MD (NPI 1619955572) in AIDS Healthcare Foundation (PHP)'s directory, file of Sep 15, 2026. That is not a no. {#ins-ahf-medicare-advantage}
- Insurance: Not listed by Blue Shield of California Promise Health Plan Medi-Cal plans for Arunkumar Thunga, MD (NPI 1619955572) in Blue Shield of California's directory, file of Oct 22, 2026. That is not a no. {#ins-bsc-medi-cal}
- Insurance: Not listed by CalOptima Health Medi-Cal plans for Arunkumar Thunga, MD (NPI 1619955572) in CalOptima Health's directory, file of Oct 11, 2026. That is not a no. {#ins-caloptima-medi-cal}
- Insurance: Not listed by CalViva Health Medi-Cal plans for Arunkumar Thunga, MD (NPI 1619955572) in Health Net's directory, file of Oct 21, 2026. That is not a no. {#ins-calviva-medi-cal}
- Insurance: Not listed by Gold Coast Health Plan Medi-Cal plans for Arunkumar Thunga, MD (NPI 1619955572) in Gold Coast Health Plan's directory, file of Oct 9, 2026. That is not a no. {#ins-goldcoast-medi-cal}
- Insurance: Not listed by Health Net commercial plans for Arunkumar Thunga, MD (NPI 1619955572) in Health Net's directory, file of Oct 22, 2026. That is not a no. {#ins-healthnet-commercial}
- Insurance: Not listed by Health Net Medi-Cal plans for Arunkumar Thunga, MD (NPI 1619955572) in Health Net's directory, file of Oct 22, 2026. That is not a no. {#ins-healthnet-medi-cal}
- Insurance: Not listed by Wellcare by Health Net Medicare Advantage plans for Arunkumar Thunga, MD (NPI 1619955572) in Health Net's directory, file of Oct 22, 2026. That is not a no. {#ins-healthnet-medicare-advantage}
- Insurance: Not listed by Health Plan of San Joaquin Medi-Cal plans for Arunkumar Thunga, MD (NPI 1619955572) in Health Plan of San Joaquin's directory, file of Oct 2, 2026. That is not a no. {#ins-hpsj-medi-cal}
- Insurance: Not listed by Humana Medicare Advantage plans for Arunkumar Thunga, MD (NPI 1619955572) in Humana's directory, file of Oct 23, 2026. That is not a no. {#ins-humana-medicare-advantage}
- Insurance: Not listed by Inland Empire Health Plan (IEHP) individual and family plans for Arunkumar Thunga, MD (NPI 1619955572) in Inland Empire Health Plan (IEHP)'s directory, file of Jul 27, 2026. That is not a no. {#ins-iehp-marketplace}
- Insurance: Not listed by Inland Empire Health Plan (IEHP) Medi-Cal plans for Arunkumar Thunga, MD (NPI 1619955572) in Inland Empire Health Plan (IEHP)'s directory, file of Jul 29, 2026. That is not a no. {#ins-iehp-medi-cal}
- Insurance: Not listed by Kern Family Health Care Medi-Cal plans for Arunkumar Thunga, MD (NPI 1619955572) in Kern Family Health Care's directory, file of Oct 9, 2026. That is not a no. {#ins-kern-medi-cal}
- Insurance: Not listed by L.A. Care Health Plan Medi-Cal plans for Arunkumar Thunga, MD (NPI 1619955572) in L.A. Care Health Plan's directory, file of Oct 19, 2026. That is not a no. {#ins-lacare-medi-cal}
- Insurance: Not listed by Optum Behavioral Health Medicare Advantage plans for Arunkumar Thunga, MD (NPI 1619955572) in UnitedHealthcare's directory, file of Oct 23, 2026. That is not a no. {#ins-optum-medicare-advantage}
- Insurance: Not listed by Partnership HealthPlan of California Medi-Cal plans for Arunkumar Thunga, MD (NPI 1619955572) in Partnership HealthPlan of California's directory, file of Oct 16, 2026. That is not a no. {#ins-partnership-medi-cal}
- Insurance: Not listed by San Francisco Health Plan Medi-Cal plans for Arunkumar Thunga, MD (NPI 1619955572) in San Francisco Health Plan's directory, file of Oct 1, 2026. That is not a no. {#ins-sfhp-medi-cal}
- Insurance: Not listed by UnitedHealthcare individual and family plans for Arunkumar Thunga, MD (NPI 1619955572) in UnitedHealthcare's directory, file of Oct 23, 2026. That is not a no. {#ins-uhc-marketplace}
- Insurance: Not listed by UnitedHealthcare Medi-Cal plans for Arunkumar Thunga, MD (NPI 1619955572) in UnitedHealthcare's directory, file of Oct 23, 2026. That is not a no. {#ins-uhc-medi-cal}
- Insurance: Not listed by UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage plans for Arunkumar Thunga, MD (NPI 1619955572) in UnitedHealthcare's directory, file of Oct 23, 2026. That is not a no. {#ins-uhc-medicare-advantage}
- Insurance: Not listed by VA Community Care for Arunkumar Thunga, MD (NPI 1619955572) in UnitedHealthcare's directory, file of Oct 23, 2026. That is not a no. {#ins-va-va}

## Answers

- New patients (listed): For Arunkumar Thunga, MD (NPI 1619955572): Central California Alliance for Health's directory: not taking new patients (Oct 21). Cigna's directory: taking new patients (Oct 18). It may depend on your plan.
- Insurance (listed): Listed for Arunkumar Thunga, MD (NPI 1619955572): Blue Shield of California, commercial (Oct 22, 2026); Blue Shield of California, individual and family (Oct 22, 2026); Blue Shield of California, Medicare Advantage (Oct 22, 2026); Central California Alliance for Health, Medi-Cal (Oct 21, 2026); Cigna / Evernorth, commercial (Oct 18, 2026); and 4 more on the page. Each listing names its source and date.
- First-visit cost (not on record): Gale has no record of what a first visit with Arunkumar Thunga, MD (NPI 1619955572) costs. Paying yourself? You can ask for a written Good Faith Estimate before the visit.
- Video visits (not on record): Gale has no record of whether Arunkumar Thunga, MD (NPI 1619955572) offers video visits. Ask the office.
- Where (self-reported): Arunkumar Thunga, MD (NPI 1619955572) is listed in Palm Springs, CA by the NPPES registry, as of the registry file of Jun 8, 2026.
- Who they see (not on record): Gale has no record of who Arunkumar Thunga, MD (NPI 1619955572) sees. Ask the office.
- What they help with (not on record): Gale has no record of what Arunkumar Thunga, MD (NPI 1619955572) helps with beyond the registry specialty. Ask the office.
- Languages (not on record): Gale has no record of the languages Arunkumar Thunga, MD (NPI 1619955572) speaks. Ask the office.
- How to book (self-reported): Call (760) 323-6511, the practice phone the NPPES registry lists for Arunkumar Thunga, MD (NPI 1619955572) (Jun 8, 2026).
- Next opening (not on record): Gale has no record of the next opening for Arunkumar Thunga, MD (NPI 1619955572). Ask the office.

## Sources

- NPPES registry (CMS): file of 2026-06-08 · https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/provider-view/1619955572
- Aetna's price file: file of 2026-10-05 · Gale checked 12 leads from this price file by hand on Oct 22, 2026; 3 were wrong, so confirm with the office.
- AIDS Healthcare Foundation (PHP)'s directory: file of 2026-09-19
- Anthem Blue Cross's price file: file of 2026-10-01 · Gale checked 11 leads from this price file by hand on Oct 22, 2026; 8 were wrong, so confirm with the office.
- Blue Shield of California's directory: file of 2026-10-22 · Gale checked 60 listings in this directory by hand on Oct 22, 2026; 23 were wrong, so confirm with the office.
- CalOptima Health's directory: file of 2026-10-11 · Gale checked 12 listings in this directory by hand on Oct 22, 2026; 4 were wrong, so confirm with the office.
- Central California Alliance for Health's directory: file of 2026-10-22
- Cigna's directory: file of 2026-10-22 · Gale checked 51 listings in this directory by hand on Oct 22, 2026; 3 were wrong, so confirm with the office.
- CMS Medicare clinicians file: file of 2026-10-02 · Gale checked 23 listings in this file by hand on Oct 22, 2026; none were wrong.
- DHCS Medi-Cal fee-for-service enrolment file: file of 2026-10-19
- Gold Coast Health Plan's directory: file of 2026-10-09
- Health Net's directory: file of 2026-10-22 · Gale checked 12 listings in this directory by hand on Oct 22, 2026; 6 were wrong, so confirm with the office.
- Health Net's price file: file of 2026-09-28
- Health Plan of San Joaquin's directory: file of 2026-10-02
- Humana's directory: file of 2026-10-23
- Inland Empire Health Plan (IEHP)'s directory: file of 2026-10-16 · Gale checked 12 listings in this directory by hand on Oct 22, 2026; 4 were wrong, so confirm with the office.
- Kern Family Health Care's directory: file of 2026-10-09
- L.A. Care Health Plan's directory: file of 2026-10-19 · Gale checked 12 listings in this directory by hand on Oct 22, 2026; 4 were wrong, so confirm with the office.
- Partnership HealthPlan of California's directory: file of 2026-10-16
- San Francisco Health Plan's directory: file of 2026-10-01
- UnitedHealthcare's directory: file of 2026-10-23 · Gale checked 12 listings in this directory by hand on Oct 22, 2026; 6 were wrong, so confirm with the office.

## About these facts

- Status words: How each fact is known. confirmed = Listed: a named directory, CMS file or state file lists it. inferred = Likely: a price file suggests it; a likely match is a lead, not a listing. self-reported: the clinician said it, to the NPPES registry or on Gale. not-listed: a source that lists every clinician it covers was read and does not list this one; that is not a no. unknown: no record; ask the office.
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