NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Benjamin Scott Birdsall, M.D.

Family Medicine Physician · Whittier, CA

Benjamin Scott Birdsall, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Whittier, California, and NPI 1740458801, issued on Feb 12, 2008. Check the license (California A100194, 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
1740458801
Name
Benjamin Scott Birdsall
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
A100194 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
12291 Washington Blvd Ste 500, Whittier, CA 90606
Phone
(562) 698-2541
Enumerated
Feb 12, 2008
Record last updated
Nov 23, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20090211000483); 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 12291 Washington Blvd Ste 500

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

  1. Nelson Dalla Tor, MDFamily Medicine Physician1871634162
  2. Kunal DudejaStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1427851385
  3. Valerie Gallegos, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1407105067
  4. Lien Ha, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1205776515
  5. Scott Kirsch, MDFamily Medicine Physician1821182403
  6. John LeStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1275162810

Verify Benjamin Scott Birdsall 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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71% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

6,063 Medicare Part D claims for 1,813 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims. 171 claims were for opioids.

  1. Benjamin Birdsall6,063
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium434 claims
  2. Lisinopril253 claims
  3. Amlodipine Besylate243 claims
  4. Losartan Potassium236 claims
  5. Rosuvastatin Calcium213 claims
  6. Levothyroxine Sodium189 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

  1. Southern California Permanente Medical GroupBellflower, CA

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

Benjamin Scott Birdsall among 17,133 family medicine physician records in California

Benjamin Scott Birdsall, 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 2008, is newer than 53% of them.

  • NPI issued2008 · 53% of these records are older, 42% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
  • Graduated2005 · 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).

87 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Whittier

They are 87 of the 2,836 NPPES records with a practice address in Whittier, and 17,133 family medicine physician records in California.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. David Abiva, PA-CWhittier, CA 906061295858215
  2. Emanuela Bonfoco, MD, PHDWhittier, CA 906061699959973
  3. Alexis Cambanis, M.D., MTROPMEDWhittier, CA 906061598819419
  4. Nelson Dalla Tor, MDWhittier, CA 906061871634162
  5. Cesar Espiritu, M.D.Whittier, CA 906061144418104
  6. Ronald Galbreath, M.D.Whittier, CA 906061629160551
  7. David Gothard, M.D.Whittier, CA 906061417083999
  8. Scott Kirsch, MDWhittier, CA 906061821182403

Common questions

What is Benjamin Scott Birdsall, M.D.'s NPI number?

Benjamin Scott Birdsall, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1740458801, issued on Feb 12, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Benjamin Scott Birdsall, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 12291 Washington Blvd Ste 500, Whittier, CA, 90606. Phone: (562) 698-2541. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Benjamin Scott Birdsall, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number A100194, 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 Benjamin Scott Birdsall, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Benjamin Scott Birdsall, M.D. had 6,063 Medicare Part D claims for 1,813 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.