NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Armando Cervantes, MD

Family Medicine Physician · Salinas, CA

Armando Cervantes, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Salinas, California, and NPI 1306473434, issued on Mar 26, 2020. Check the license (California A187877, 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
1306473434
Name
Armando Cervantes
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
A187877 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
355 Abbott St Ste 100, Salinas, CA 93901
Phone
(831) 751-7070
Enumerated
Mar 26, 2020
Record last updated
Apr 20, 2026
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20240102001019); accepts Medicare assignment
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 355 Abbott St Ste 100

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

  1. Emily Barker, PA-CPhysician Assistant1215306196
  2. Jennifer Bartley, P.A.Physician Assistant1326477423
  3. Tonya Blakemore, M.D.Pediatrics Physician1376644336
  4. Kelsey CapronFamily Medicine Physician1427541259
  5. Jenevee Chen, RNRegistered Nurse1326781543
  6. Sadi Dalieh, MDInternal Medicine Physician1639116882

Verify Armando Cervantes 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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4% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

3,703 Medicare Part D claims for 585 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims.

  1. Armando Cervantes3,703
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium531 claims
  2. Losartan Potassium230 claims
  3. Amlodipine Besylate205 claims
  4. Metformin Hcl191 claims
  5. Jardiance163 claims
  6. Tamsulosin Hcl135 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $1,180.06

55 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Armando Cervantes$1,180.06
  2. Specialty average$902.55

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

Bills Medicare through 4 group practices

  1. County OF Santa ClaraSan Jose, CA
  2. Svmhs ClinicsSalinas, CA
  3. Washington Township Medical FoundationFremont, CA
  4. Wound Docs ApcLong Beach, CA

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

Armando Cervantes among 17,133 family medicine physician records in California

Armando Cervantes, MD is one of 17,133 family 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 2020, is newer than 88% of them.

  • NPI issued2020 · 88% of these records are older, 9% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
  • Graduated2020 · median 2005 among the 10,652 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

130 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Salinas

They are 130 of the 4,530 NPPES records with a practice address in Salinas, and 17,133 family medicine physician records in California.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Darrin Bright, D.O.Salinas, CA 939011992702146
  2. John Clark, M.D.Salinas, CA 939011174505523
  3. Umberto D'Ambrosio, M.D.Salinas, CA 939011942203740
  4. William Khieu, MDSalinas, CA 939011942203526
  5. Cecilia Loleng, MDSalinas, CA 939011053314542
  6. Michael Luder, D.O.Salinas, CA 939011730182510
  7. Karen Ludlow, MDSalinas, CA 939011063494920
  8. Warren Nishimoto, DOSalinas, CA 939011508840349

Common questions

What is Armando Cervantes, MD's NPI number?

Armando Cervantes, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1306473434, issued on Mar 26, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Armando Cervantes, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 355 Abbott St Ste 100, Salinas, CA, 93901. Phone: (831) 751-7070. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Armando Cervantes, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number A187877, 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 Armando Cervantes, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Armando Cervantes, MD had 3,703 Medicare Part D claims for 585 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.