Brenda Abarca, MD
Psychiatry Physician · Torrance, CA
Brenda Abarca, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Torrance, California, and NPI 1407485527, issued on Apr 2, 2020. Check the license (California A186663, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Brenda Abarca
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- A186663 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1000 W Carson St, Torrance, CA 90502
- Phone
- (310) 222-2345
- Enumerated
- Apr 2, 2020
- Record last updated
- Jun 27, 2023
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1000 W Carson St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Arjan AbarStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1982309290
- Maleeha AbbasStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1275203499
- Saamirah Abdul-MuminCommunity Health Worker1144683947
- Maria Elena AbedesAmbulatory Care Registered Nurse1184360992
- Hoda Abou-Ziab, PSYDClinical Psychologist1649618125
- Armen Aboulian, MDSurgery Physician1194917252
Verify Brenda Abarca in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A186663Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
90% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
98 Medicare Part D claims for 28 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Hydroxyzine Hcl17 claims
- Olanzapine13 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: $14.95
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Mimedx Group, Inc. The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 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.
Brenda Abarca among 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California
Brenda Abarca, MD is one of 8,673 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in California. 67% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2020, is newer than 87% of them.
- NPI issued2020 · 87% of these records are older, 9% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 38% of these records are
- Record last updated2023 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
150 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Torrance
They are 150 of the 8,901 NPPES records with a practice address in Torrance, and 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Brenda Abarca, MD's NPI number?
Brenda Abarca, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1407485527, issued on Apr 2, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Brenda Abarca, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1000 W Carson St, Torrance, CA, 90502. Phone: (310) 222-2345. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Brenda Abarca, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A186663, 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 Brenda Abarca, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Brenda Abarca, MD had 98 Medicare Part D claims for 28 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.