Arnoldas Ceponis, MD
Rheumatology Physician · La Jolla, CA
Arnoldas Ceponis, MD is a rheumatology physician with a practice address in La Jolla, California, and NPI 1144423039, issued on Jun 7, 2007. Check the license (California A106525, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Arnoldas Ceponis
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Rheumatology Physician 207RR0500X
- License numbers
- A106525 CA
26591 MT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 9350 Campus Point Dr Ste 2B, La Jolla, CA 92037
- Phone
- (858) 657-6110
- Enumerated
- Jun 7, 2007
- Record last updated
- Aug 31, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110623000639); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 9350 Campus Point Dr Ste 2B
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Arnoldas Ceponis in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A106525Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
21% more Medicare Part D claims than the average rheumatology physician in 2024
2,390 Medicare Part D claims for 242 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,978 among the 6,301 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 28% of claims. 133 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate235 claims
- Prednisone235 claims
- Methotrexate209 claims
- Enbrel Sureclick126 claims
- Allopurinol113 claims
- Celecoxib94 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: $137.96
7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 4,486 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,538.33 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
- Kern County Hospital AuthorityBakersfield, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Arnoldas Ceponis among 926 rheumatology physician records in California
Arnoldas Ceponis, MD is one of 926 rheumatology 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 45% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 45% of these records are older, 42% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated1989 · median 2003 among the 641 with a school on file
- Record last updated2017 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RR0500X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Rheumatology Physician providers in California
There are 926 rheumatology physician records in California.
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The 8 rheumatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Susan Lee, M.D.La Jolla, CA 920371386677045
- Gregory Middleton, MDLa Jolla, CA 920371104891290
- Christina Payne, M.D.La Jolla, CA 920371679912661
- Ken Pischel, M.D., PH.D.La Jolla, CA 920371124082847
- Priya Reddy, MDLa Jolla, CA 920371356965552
- Stacey Schulman, M.D.La Jolla, CA 920371861458911
Common questions
What is Arnoldas Ceponis, MD's NPI number?
Arnoldas Ceponis, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1144423039, issued on Jun 7, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Arnoldas Ceponis, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9350 Campus Point Dr Ste 2B, La Jolla, CA, 92037. Phone: (858) 657-6110. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Arnoldas Ceponis, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A106525, 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 Arnoldas Ceponis, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Arnoldas Ceponis, MD had 2,390 Medicare Part D claims for 242 beneficiaries; the average among rheumatology physician prescribers was 1,978. 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.