NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Andres Bustamante

Internal Medicine Physician · Chula Vista, CA

Andres Bustamante is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Chula Vista, California, and NPI 1720199227, issued on Aug 31, 2006. Check the license (California A70351, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1720199227
Name
Andres Bustamante
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
A70351 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
227 Church Ave, Chula Vista, CA 91910
Phone
(619) 426-9610
Enumerated
Aug 31, 2006
Record last updated
Dec 1, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(619) 426-8737
Medicaid ID
00A703510 CA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20091228000585); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of California, Irvine, California College Of Medicine, 1998
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 227 Church Ave

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Cesar Pena, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1295846723
  2. Sonia Ponce, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1164659033
  3. Luis Sanchez, M.D.Pulmonary Disease Physician1841301330
  4. Daisy VenegasMedical Physician Assistant1740143981

Verify Andres Bustamante in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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3.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024

9,881 Medicare Part D claims for 859 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 370 claims were for opioids.

  1. Andres Bustamante9,881
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium653 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate459 claims
  3. Rosuvastatin Calcium448 claims
  4. Losartan Potassium360 claims
  5. Levothyroxine Sodium341 claims
  6. Metformin Hcl Er274 claims

Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Southern California Permanente Medical GroupBonita, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Andres Bustamante among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California

Andres Bustamante is one of 17,696 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 5% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 56% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • Graduated1998 · median 2004 among the 11,065 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

81 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Chula Vista

They are 81 of the 5,329 NPPES records with a practice address in Chula Vista, and 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Michael Chambers, M.D.Chula Vista, CA 919101740298843
  2. Rocio Flores, MDChula Vista, CA 919101881607067
  3. Hector Heredia-Martinez, M.D.Chula Vista, CA 919101699882365
  4. Alejandro Hinojosa-Valencia, MDChula Vista, CA 919101083701411
  5. Tom-Oliver Klein, MDChula Vista, CA 919101235161787
  6. Perry Montoya, M.DChula Vista, CA 919101003826256
  7. Taikeun Park, MDChula Vista, CA 919101831175918
  8. Jose Pena, MDChula Vista, CA 919101437170008

Common questions

What is Andres Bustamante's NPI number?

Andres Bustamante's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720199227, issued on Aug 31, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Andres Bustamante located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 227 Church Ave, Chula Vista, CA, 91910. Phone: (619) 426-9610. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Andres Bustamante's license?

NPPES lists California license number A70351, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Andres Bustamante prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Andres Bustamante had 9,881 Medicare Part D claims for 859 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.

Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.