NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Carlos Andres Buitrago, MD

Gastroenterology Physician · Rialto, CA

Carlos Andres Buitrago, MD is a gastroenterology physician with a practice address in Rialto, California, and NPI 1710481445, issued on Mar 19, 2018. Check the license (California A164374, 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
1710481445
Name
Carlos Andres Buitrago
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Gastroenterology Physician 207RG0100X
License number
A164374 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2006 N Riverside Ave Ste B, Rialto, CA 92377
Phone
(909) 644-4063
Enumerated
Mar 19, 2018
Record last updated
Jan 18, 2025
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20250214001160); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
State University Of New York Downstate Medical Center, 2018
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 2006 N Riverside Ave Ste B

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

  1. Gabriela Armenta, PA-CPhysician Assistant1699503342
  2. Karen Chang, DOGastroenterology Physician1861855439
  3. Ira Pauline Santos, PA-CPhysician Assistant1518659382

Verify Carlos Andres Buitrago 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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  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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96% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average gastroenterology physician in 2024

31 Medicare Part D claims for 14 beneficiaries, against an average of 811 among the 16,445 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 52% of claims.

  1. Carlos Buitrago31
  2. Specialty average811

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: $524.77

23 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 13,350 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,015.95 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Carlos Buitrago$524.77
  2. Specialty average$5,015.95

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. San Bernardino Gastroenterology Associates IncRialto, CA

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

Carlos Andres Buitrago among 2,140 gastroenterology physician records in California

Carlos Andres Buitrago, MD is one of 2,140 gastroenterology physician records with a practice address in California. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 94% of them.

  • NPI issued2018 · 94% of these records are older, 4% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
  • Graduated2018 · median 2002 among the 1,538 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RG0100X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Gastroenterology Physician providers in California

There are 2,140 gastroenterology physician records in California.

The 8 gastroenterology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Kumaravelu Balasubramaniam, MDRialto, CA 923771134184708
  2. Karen Chang, DORialto, CA 923771861855439
  3. Victor Guharoy, MDRialto, CA 923771306259114
  4. Anas Kawayeh, M.D.Rialto, CA 923771821296591
  5. Albert Chang, MDRedlands, CA 923741790984805
  6. Khushal Stanisai, MDRedlands, CA 923741720019821
  7. Gary Wernick, MDRedlands, CA 923741033189808
  8. Bradley Collins, PA-CRedlands, CA 923731881791986

Common questions

What is Carlos Andres Buitrago, MD's NPI number?

Carlos Andres Buitrago, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1710481445, issued on Mar 19, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Carlos Andres Buitrago, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2006 N Riverside Ave Ste B, Rialto, CA, 92377. Phone: (909) 644-4063. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Carlos Andres Buitrago, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number A164374, 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 Carlos Andres Buitrago, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Carlos Andres Buitrago, MD had 31 Medicare Part D claims for 14 beneficiaries; the average among gastroenterology physician prescribers was 811. 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.