Andrew Stuart Wachtel, M.D.
Pulmonary Disease Physician · Los Angeles, CA
Andrew Stuart Wachtel, M.D. is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Los Angeles, California, and NPI 1922108778, issued on Sep 22, 2006. Check the license (California G51967, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Andrew Stuart Wachtel
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
- License number
- G51967 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 8635 W 3RD St, Los Angeles, CA 90048
- Phone
- (310) 657-3792
- Enumerated
- Sep 22, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 13, 2023
- Fax
- (310) 657-3799
- Medicaid ID
- GR0056470 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20111215000473); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Albany Medical College Of Union University, 1981
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Andrew Stuart Wachtel in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G51967Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024
3,462 Medicare Part D claims for 712 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Montelukast Sodium394 claims
- Trelegy Ellipta288 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa248 claims
- Fluticasone Propionate191 claims
- Prednisone164 claims
- Breo Ellipta159 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 15.8 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $17.23
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Electromed, Inc. The 8,806 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,159.88 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Cedars-Sinai Medical Care FoundationLos Angeles, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Andrew Stuart Wachtel among 1,443 pulmonary disease physician records in California
Andrew Stuart Wachtel, M.D. is one of 1,443 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in California. 84% 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 7% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 51% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
- Graduated1981 · median 2002 among the 1,061 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RP1001X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Andrew Stuart Wachtel, M.D.'s NPI number?
Andrew Stuart Wachtel, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1922108778, issued on Sep 22, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Andrew Stuart Wachtel, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8635 W 3RD St, Los Angeles, CA, 90048. Phone: (310) 657-3792. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Andrew Stuart Wachtel, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number G51967, 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 Andrew Stuart Wachtel, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Andrew Stuart Wachtel, M.D. had 3,462 Medicare Part D claims for 712 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Andrew Stuart Wachtel, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 15.8 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.