Arnel Anthony Balbuena, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Los Angeles, CA
Arnel Anthony Balbuena, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Los Angeles, California, and NPI 1649472606, issued on Jun 1, 2007. Check the license (California A93158, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Arnel Anthony Balbuena
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- A93158 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1400 S Grand Ave Ste 101, Los Angeles, CA 90015
- Phone
- (213) 744-0801
- Enumerated
- Jun 1, 2007
- Record last updated
- Nov 23, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20081125000634); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Arnel Anthony Balbuena in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A93158Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
33% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
4,704 Medicare Part D claims for 890 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 343 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium359 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium218 claims
- Lisinopril190 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate182 claims
- Losartan Potassium173 claims
- Metformin Hcl173 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
- Southern California Permanente Medical GroupPanorama City, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Arnel Anthony Balbuena among 17,133 family medicine physician records in California
Arnel Anthony Balbuena, M.D. 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 2007, is newer than 41% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 41% of these records are older, 47% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated2003 · median 2005 among the 10,652 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 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).
829 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Los Angeles
They are 829 of the 69,537 NPPES records with a practice address in Los Angeles, and 17,133 family medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Arnel Anthony Balbuena, M.D.'s NPI number?
Arnel Anthony Balbuena, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1649472606, issued on Jun 1, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Arnel Anthony Balbuena, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1400 S Grand Ave Ste 101, Los Angeles, CA, 90015. Phone: (213) 744-0801. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Arnel Anthony Balbuena, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A93158, 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 Arnel Anthony Balbuena, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Arnel Anthony Balbuena, M.D. had 4,704 Medicare Part D claims for 890 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.