Carmen M. Mendez, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Torrance, CA
Carmen M. Mendez, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Torrance, California, and NPI 1609073618, issued on Jul 2, 2007. Check the license (California A97813, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Carmen M. Mendez
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- A97813 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1000 West Carson Street, Box 400, Torrance, CA 90509
- Phone
- (310) 222-2401
- Enumerated
- Jul 2, 2007
- Record last updated
- Sep 4, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (310) 320-9688
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Carmen M. Mendez in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A97813Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
77% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
740 Medicare Part D claims for 138 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 37 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Gavilyte-G46 claims
- Gabapentin41 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium38 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate34 claims
- Lisinopril33 claims
- Metformin Hcl32 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: $116.96
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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.
Carmen M. Mendez among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California
Carmen M. Mendez, M.D. is one of 17,696 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 44% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 44% of these records are older, 44% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 63% of these records are
- Record last updated2009 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
231 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Torrance
They are 231 of the 8,901 NPPES records with a practice address in Torrance, and 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Carmen M. Mendez, M.D.'s NPI number?
Carmen M. Mendez, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1609073618, issued on Jul 2, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Carmen M. Mendez, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1000 West Carson Street, Box 400, Torrance, CA, 90509. Phone: (310) 222-2401. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Carmen M. Mendez, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A97813, 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 Carmen M. Mendez, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Carmen M. Mendez, M.D. had 740 Medicare Part D claims for 138 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.