Carina Lopez, MD
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program · San Diego, CA
Carina Lopez, MD is a student in an organized health care education/training program with a practice address in San Diego, California, and NPI 1568878080, issued on Jul 3, 2014. Check the license with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Carina Lopez
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program 390200000X
- Practice location
- 4650 Palm Ave, San Diego, CA 92154
- Phone
- (800) 290-5000
- Enumerated
- Jul 3, 2014
- Record last updated
- Dec 2, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20180619001660); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of California, San Diego School Of Medicine, 2014
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Carina Lopez in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this professionCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
16.7 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average student in an organized health care education/training program in 2024
3,081 Medicare Part D claims for 505 beneficiaries, against an average of 185 among the 59,748 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 59 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate182 claims
- Losartan Potassium166 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium156 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium143 claims
- Lisinopril128 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium111 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
- Southern California Permanente Medical GroupSan Diego, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Carina Lopez among 40,652 student in an organized health care education/training program records in California
Carina Lopez, MD is one of 40,652 student in an organized health care education/training program records with a practice address in California. 16% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 9% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 9% of these records are older, 89% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 16% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 6% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 2017 among the 2,409 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 26% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 390200000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
2,098 student in an organized health care education/training program records list a practice address in San Diego
They are 2,098 of the 52,937 NPPES records with a practice address in San Diego, and 40,652 student in an organized health care education/training program records in California.
All 40,652 in California → Every provider in San Diego → Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program nationwide →
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Common questions
What is Carina Lopez, MD's NPI number?
Carina Lopez, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1568878080, issued on Jul 3, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Carina Lopez, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4650 Palm Ave, San Diego, CA, 92154. Phone: (800) 290-5000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Carina Lopez, MD's license?
Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Carina Lopez, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Carina Lopez, MD had 3,081 Medicare Part D claims for 505 beneficiaries; the average among student in an organized health care education/training program prescribers was 185. 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.