April Lynn Cherness, M.D.
Pediatrics Physician · Torrance, CA
April Lynn Cherness, M.D. is a pediatrics physician with a practice address in Torrance, California, and NPI 1043311079, issued on Sep 25, 2006. Check the license (California G55600, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- April Lynn Cherness
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Pediatrics Physician 208000000X
- License number
- G55600 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3440 W. Lomita Blvd., Torrance, CA 90505
- Phone
- (310) 626-6429
- Enumerated
- Sep 25, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 10, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (310) 539-0061
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 3440 W. Lomita Blvd.
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify April Lynn Cherness in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G55600Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Industry payments in 2024: $64.03
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. The 21,580 providers of this specialty with any payment received $842.05 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.
April Lynn Cherness among 9,272 pediatrics physician records in California
April Lynn Cherness, M.D. is one of 9,272 pediatrics physician records with a practice address in California. 31% 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 4% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 4% of these records are older, 56% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 31% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 8% of these records are
- Record last updated2009 · 65% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208000000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
100 pediatrics physician records list a practice address in Torrance
They are 100 of the 8,901 NPPES records with a practice address in Torrance, and 9,272 pediatrics physician records in California.
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- Gwen Klyman-Friend, M.D.Torrance, CA 905051851492896
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Common questions
What is April Lynn Cherness, M.D.'s NPI number?
April Lynn Cherness, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1043311079, issued on Sep 25, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is April Lynn Cherness, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3440 W. Lomita Blvd., Torrance, CA, 90505. Phone: (310) 626-6429. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify April Lynn Cherness, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number G55600, 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.
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.