NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Anthony Lucero

Emergency Medicine Physician · Torrance, CA

Anthony Lucero is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Torrance, California, and NPI 1194133223, issued on Aug 1, 2014. Check the license (California A138707, 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 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1194133223
Name
Anthony Lucero
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License number
A138707 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1000 W Carson St, Torrance, CA 90502
Phone
(310) 222-3501
Enumerated
Aug 1, 2014
Record last updated
Jul 16, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(310) 782-1763
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20161011000638); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Illinois College Of Med (Chi/Peor/Rock/Chm-Urb), 2014
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 1000 W Carson St

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

  1. Arjan AbarStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1982309290
  2. Brenda Abarca, MDPsychiatry Physician1407485527
  3. Maleeha AbbasStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1275203499
  4. Saamirah Abdul-MuminCommunity Health Worker1144683947
  5. Maria Elena AbedesAmbulatory Care Registered Nurse1184360992
  6. Hoda Abou-Ziab, PSYDClinical Psychologist1649618125

Verify Anthony Lucero 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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63% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

84 Medicare Part D claims for 66 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 13 claims were for opioids.

  1. Anthony Lucero84
  2. Specialty average226

Most prescribed

  1. Cephalexin23 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 94.6 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score76.7
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%97.1
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $184.07

9 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abiomed. The 12,335 providers of this specialty with any payment received $953.79 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Anthony Lucero$184.07
  2. Specialty average$953.79

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Cep America - CaliforniaVisalia, CA
  2. Vituity-California Observation Services PCRoseville, CA

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

Anthony Lucero among 7,751 emergency medicine physician records in California

Anthony Lucero is one of 7,751 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 69% of them.

  • NPI issued2014 · 69% of these records are older, 28% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
  • Graduated2014 · median 2011 among the 4,560 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2018 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

197 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Torrance

They are 197 of the 8,901 NPPES records with a practice address in Torrance, and 7,751 emergency medicine physician records in California.

The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Diane Birnbaumer, M.D.Torrance, CA 905021821159310
  2. David Burbulys, M.D.Torrance, CA 905021568523983
  3. Wendy Coates, M.D.Torrance, CA 905021851433817
  4. Clinton Coil, M.D.Torrance, CA 905021164566469
  5. Madonna Fernandez-Franckelton, M.D.Torrance, CA 905021538212329
  6. Robert Hockberger, M.DTorrance, CA 905021942359195
  7. Timothy Jang, MDTorrance, CA 905021487609707
  8. Roger Lewis, M.D.Torrance, CA 905021306999164

Common questions

What is Anthony Lucero's NPI number?

Anthony Lucero's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1194133223, issued on Aug 1, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Anthony Lucero located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1000 W Carson St, Torrance, CA, 90502. Phone: (310) 222-3501. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Anthony Lucero's license?

NPPES lists California license number A138707, 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 Anthony Lucero prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Anthony Lucero had 84 Medicare Part D claims for 66 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Anthony Lucero's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 94.6 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.

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