Charles Vainder, MD
Dermatology Physician · Glendale, CA
Charles Vainder, MD is a dermatology physician with a practice address in Glendale, California, and NPI 1700296829, issued on Apr 28, 2014. Check the license (California A168465, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Charles Vainder
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Dermatology Physician 207N00000X
- License number
- A168465 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1818 Verdugo Blvd Ste 304, Glendale, CA 91208
- Phone
- (748) 588-8588
- Enumerated
- Apr 28, 2014
- Record last updated
- Feb 22, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200611000907); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1818 Verdugo Blvd Ste 304
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Jo-Anne Bustamante, PACPhysician Assistant1700971611
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Verify Charles Vainder in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A168465Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
51% more Medicare Part D claims than the average dermatology physician in 2024
1,205 Medicare Part D claims for 477 beneficiaries, against an average of 797 among the 12,802 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Ketoconazole256 claims
- Mupirocin140 claims
- Clobetasol Propionate138 claims
- Triamcinolone Acetonide103 claims
- Fluocinonide62 claims
- Fluorouracil60 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 82 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $2,832.03
116 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Genzyme Corporation. The 10,250 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,544.61 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Skin And Beauty Center IncBurbank, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Charles Vainder among 2,083 dermatology physician records in California
Charles Vainder, MD is one of 2,083 dermatology 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 2014, is newer than 75% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 75% of these records are older, 23% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 2006 among the 1,450 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 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 207N00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Dermatology Physician providers in California
There are 2,083 dermatology physician records in California.
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The 8 dermatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Laura Chang, M.D.Glendale, CA 912081821225467
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- Donny Mehrabi, M.D.Glendale, CA 912061356454557
- Ramin Ram, MDGlendale, CA 912041316190457
- Oshin Bojalian, M.D.Glendale, CA 912031447318043
- Janice Kim, M.D.Glendale, CA 912031225057888
- Han Lee, MDGlendale, CA 912031558457143
- Thomas Su, M.D., PH.D.Glendale, CA 912031346417276
Common questions
What is Charles Vainder, MD's NPI number?
Charles Vainder, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1700296829, issued on Apr 28, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Charles Vainder, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1818 Verdugo Blvd Ste 304, Glendale, CA, 91208. Phone: (748) 588-8588. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Charles Vainder, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A168465, 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 Charles Vainder, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Charles Vainder, MD had 1,205 Medicare Part D claims for 477 beneficiaries; the average among dermatology physician prescribers was 797. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Charles Vainder, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 82 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.