Bernard J. Lichtenstein, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · San Diego, CA
Bernard J. Lichtenstein, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in San Diego, California, and NPI 1104878073, issued on May 17, 2006. Check the license (California A37396, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Bernard J. Lichtenstein
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- A37396 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 8853 Spectrum Center Blvd Apt 7111, San Diego, CA 92123
- Phone
- (619) 550-8862
- Enumerated
- May 17, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 8, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080331000240); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Bernard J. Lichtenstein in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A37396Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
6,593 Medicare Part D claims for 264 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims. 50 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium392 claims
- Losartan Potassium346 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium304 claims
- Ozempic245 claims
- Metformin Hcl232 claims
- Quetiapine Fumarate225 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: $47.02
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Vision Quest Industries Inc. 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.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Clinicas Del Valle A Professional CorpCalexico, CA
- Desert Care Clinic ApcCalexico, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Bernard J. Lichtenstein among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California
Bernard J. Lichtenstein, 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 2006, is newer than 5% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 56% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated1979 · median 2004 among the 11,065 with a school on file
- 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).
961 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in San Diego
They are 961 of the 52,937 NPPES records with a practice address in San Diego, and 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Bernard J. Lichtenstein, M.D.'s NPI number?
Bernard J. Lichtenstein, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1104878073, issued on May 17, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Bernard J. Lichtenstein, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8853 Spectrum Center Blvd Apt 7111, San Diego, CA, 92123. Phone: (619) 550-8862. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Bernard J. Lichtenstein, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A37396, 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 Bernard J. Lichtenstein, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Bernard J. Lichtenstein, M.D. had 6,593 Medicare Part D claims for 264 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.