NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Carlos A. Estrella, M.D.

Family Medicine Physician · Los Angeles, CA

Carlos A. Estrella, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Los Angeles, California, and NPI 1932769924, issued on Jun 20, 2019. Check the license (California A180671, 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
1932769924
Name
Carlos A. Estrella
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
A180671 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1679 E 120TH St, Los Angeles, CA 90059
Phone
(323) 329-9700
Enumerated
Jun 20, 2019
Record last updated
Apr 24, 2024
Fax
(323) 329-9948
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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Also registered at 1679 E 120TH St

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

  1. Mitchell SternFamily Nurse Practitioner1780421982

Verify Carlos A. Estrella 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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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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83% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

617 Medicare Part D claims for 176 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 11 claims were for opioids.

  1. Carlos Estrella617
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium62 claims
  2. Biktarvy25 claims
  3. Meloxicam23 claims
  4. Albuterol Sulfate Hfa22 claims
  5. Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro18 claims
  6. Amlodipine Besylate17 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: $2,318.47

77 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was ViiV Healthcare Company. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Carlos Estrella$2,318.47
  2. Specialty average$902.55

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

Carlos A. Estrella among 17,133 family medicine physician records in California

Carlos A. Estrella, M.D. is one of 17,133 family medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 85% of them.

  • NPI issued2019 · 85% of these records are older, 12% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 62% of these records are
  • Record last updated2024 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

829 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Los Angeles

They are 829 of the 69,537 NPPES records with a practice address in Los Angeles, and 17,133 family medicine physician records in California.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Fareedat Ajibade, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900591245692730
  2. Joan Choi, MDLos Angeles, CA 900591578056677
  3. Condessa Curley, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900591043311830
  4. Tasha Dixon, M.D., M.P.H.Los Angeles, CA 900591295175099
  5. Kimberly DoughtyLos Angeles, CA 900591124376066
  6. Jesse Gomez, MD, MPHLos Angeles, CA 900591437611571
  7. Adena Hicks, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900591164957049
  8. Bharti Nachnani, MDLos Angeles, CA 900591841326477

Common questions

What is Carlos A. Estrella, M.D.'s NPI number?

Carlos A. Estrella, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1932769924, issued on Jun 20, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Carlos A. Estrella, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1679 E 120TH St, Los Angeles, CA, 90059. Phone: (323) 329-9700. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Carlos A. Estrella, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number A180671, 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 A. Estrella, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Carlos A. Estrella, M.D. had 617 Medicare Part D claims for 176 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.