NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Yehowa Medical Services in Los Angeles, CA

This location of Yehowa Medical Services bills under NPI 1679206650, an organization record issued on Jul 6, 2022 with the primary taxonomy Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC). It is one of 14 NPIs registered under this name and one of 5 in Los Angeles; each clinician who sees you there has their own NPI and license.

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Organization recordNPPES, Aug 2026
1679206650
Legal name
Yehowa Medical Services
Entity
Type 2 · organization
Primary taxonomy
Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) 261QF0400X
Practice location
11502 S VERMONT AVE STE C, Los Angeles, CA 90044
Phone
323-776-1500
Mailing address
Torrance, CA
Enumerated
Jul 6, 2022
Record updated
May 14, 2025
Authorized official
Ceo (title as filed)
Public record from the NPPES NPI Registry (open it on CMS). An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a facility license.

The other 4 Los Angeles NPIs

  1. Yehowa Medical Services1039 W FLORENCE AVE · issued Aug 19, 20111093095192
  2. Yehowa Medical Services1039 W FLORENCE AVE · issued Apr 29, 20131063856458
  3. Yehowa Medical Services11502 S VERMONT AVE STE C · issued Sep 9, 20131700211703
  4. Yehowa Medical Services5141 CRENSHAW BLVD · issued Jul 6, 20221437882412

3 clinicians CMS lists with Yehowa Medical Services in Los Angeles

  1. Frederick Afari, MDFamily Medicine Physician1174010169
  2. Melissa Duarte, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1881415537
  3. Hilary Hawthorne, ODOptometrist1245285113

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians group affiliations, matched by practice name and city.

All 14 Yehowa Medical Services NPIs

Every location registered under this name, in 5 cities.

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Checking an organization

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  2. Check the HHS-OIG exclusion list for the organization.
  3. Verify each clinician on their own record and the state license search.

All taxonomies on this record

  • 261QC1500X Community Health Clinic/Center
  • 261QF0400X Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC)

Common questions

Is an organization NPI a license?

No. An NPI identifies who bills. Facilities and the clinicians who work there are licensed separately by the state.

Which Los Angeles NPI should I use?

Ask the office which NPI it bills under; all 5 Los Angeles NPIs are registered under the same name.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), monthly file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov). An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.