NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Athena Theresa Alexander, M.D.

Internal Medicine Physician · Santa Ana, CA

Athena Theresa Alexander, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Santa Ana, California, and NPI 1225417322, issued on May 21, 2015. Check the license (California A135990, 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
1225417322
Name
Athena Theresa Alexander
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
A135990 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1206 E 17TH St Ste 101, Santa Ana, CA 92701
Phone
(714) 352-2911
Enumerated
May 21, 2015
Record last updated
Apr 9, 2025
Fax
(714) 352-2903
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1206 E 17TH St Ste 101

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

  1. Susan Alvarado Ruiz, RNCommunity Health Registered Nurse1508783218
  2. Karyna CandelarioSocial Worker1780364349
  3. Mauricio Cardenas, DDSDentist1033680186
  4. Himelda Churchill, PA-CPhysician Assistant1912472747
  5. Crystal Duarte, ACSWClinical Social Worker1912645367
  6. Gabrielle GuevaraPhysician Assistant1689524183

Verify Athena Theresa Alexander 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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80% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

621 Medicare Part D claims for 128 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Athena Alexander621
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium63 claims
  2. Metformin Hcl52 claims
  3. Amlodipine Besylate44 claims
  4. Hydrochlorothiazide35 claims
  5. Lisinopril35 claims
  6. Losartan Potassium31 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: $21.44

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Hologic Sales and Service, LLC. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Athena Alexander$21.44
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

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

Athena Theresa Alexander among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California

Athena Theresa Alexander, M.D. is one of 17,696 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 76% of them.

  • NPI issued2015 · 76% of these records are older, 21% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 63% of these records are
  • Record last updated2025 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Internal Medicine Physician providers in California

There are 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Hassan Aliakbarian, MDSanta Ana, CA 927011164050399
  2. Alex Hashemi, MDSanta Ana, CA 927011275161184
  3. Hammam Kemeh, M.D.Santa Ana, CA 927011912137639
  4. Samer Moghaddam, M.D.Santa Ana, CA 927011275700478
  5. Ali Shahverdiani, M.D.Santa Ana, CA 927011063943579
  6. Jamshid Tamiry, M.D.Santa Ana, CA 927011457514374
  7. Kelvin Mai, DOSanta Ana, CA 927031326072612
  8. Theresa Thanh Nguyen, M.D.Santa Ana, CA 927031003893801

Common questions

What is Athena Theresa Alexander, M.D.'s NPI number?

Athena Theresa Alexander, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1225417322, issued on May 21, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Athena Theresa Alexander, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1206 E 17TH St Ste 101, Santa Ana, CA, 92701. Phone: (714) 352-2911. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Athena Theresa Alexander, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number A135990, 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 Athena Theresa Alexander, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Athena Theresa Alexander, M.D. had 621 Medicare Part D claims for 128 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.