NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Bruce W. Kovacs, M.D.

Maternal & Fetal Medicine Physician · Whittier, CA

Bruce W. Kovacs, M.D. is a maternal & fetal medicine physician with a practice address in Whittier, California, and NPI 1629074976, issued on Jun 22, 2005. Check the license (California G42117, 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
1629074976
Name
Bruce W. Kovacs
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Maternal & Fetal Medicine Physician 207VM0101X
License number
G42117 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
12401 Whittier Blvd, Whittier, CA 90602
Phone
(562) 693-7778
Enumerated
Jun 22, 2005
Record last updated
Jun 8, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(562) 693-3681
Medicaid ID
00G421170 CA
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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  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
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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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32% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average maternal & fetal medicine physician in 2024

28 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 41 among the 353 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.

  1. Bruce Kovacs28
  2. Specialty average41

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.

Bruce W. Kovacs among 343 maternal & fetal medicine physician records in California

Bruce W. Kovacs, M.D. is one of 343 maternal & fetal medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 61% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 94% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 61% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 53% of these records are
  • Record last updated2009 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207VM0101X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Maternal & Fetal Medicine Physician providers in California

There are 343 maternal & fetal medicine physician records in California.

The 8 maternal & fetal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Vikas Sachar, MDTorrance, CA 905051326011735
  2. Quynh Vo-Hanser, MDTorrance, CA 905051295815736
  3. C. Scott Naylor, M.D.Torrance, CA 905031265408314
  4. Marie Beall, M.D.Torrance, CA 905021639158165
  5. Michael Ross, M.D.Torrance, CA 905021215940911
  6. Esther Schmuel, M.D.Torrance, CA 905021821007535
  7. Kevin Amaya, D.O.Harbor City, CA 907101215193495
  8. Lisa DixonSanta Monica, CA 904051225600497

Common questions

What is Bruce W. Kovacs, M.D.'s NPI number?

Bruce W. Kovacs, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1629074976, issued on Jun 22, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Bruce W. Kovacs, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 12401 Whittier Blvd, Whittier, CA, 90602. Phone: (562) 693-7778. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Bruce W. Kovacs, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number G42117, 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 Bruce W. Kovacs, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Bruce W. Kovacs, M.D. had 28 Medicare Part D claims; the average among maternal & fetal medicine physician prescribers was 41. 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.