NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Claudio V. Zawitkowski, M.D.,

Internal Medicine Physician · San Diego, CA

Claudio V. Zawitkowski, M.D., is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in San Diego, California, and NPI 1578558623, issued on Sep 14, 2005. Check the license (California A49794, 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
1578558623
Name
Claudio V. Zawitkowski
Credential
M.D.,
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
A49794 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4535 30TH St, San Diego, CA 92116
Phone
(619) 260-1958
Enumerated
Sep 14, 2005
Record last updated
Nov 19, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(619) 260-1983
Medicaid ID
00A497940 CA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20080523000558); accepts Medicare assignment
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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Verify Claudio V. Zawitkowski 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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64% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

5,198 Medicare Part D claims for 109 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 22% of claims. 149 claims were for opioids.

  1. Claudio Zawitkowski5,198
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Levothyroxine Sodium253 claims
  2. Eliquis241 claims
  3. Atorvastatin Calcium231 claims
  4. Famotidine176 claims
  5. Gabapentin162 claims
  6. Amlodipine Besylate128 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

  1. A.V. Meridien Medical Group, IncPalmdale, CA

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

Claudio V. Zawitkowski among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California

Claudio V. Zawitkowski, 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 95% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • Graduated1984 · median 2004 among the 11,065 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2008 · 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).

961 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in San Diego

They are 961 of the 52,937 NPPES records with a practice address in San Diego, and 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Sally Alassil, MDSan Diego, CA 921151982044483
  2. Can Bui, MDSan Diego, CA 921151285717397
  3. Regina Connell, M.D.San Diego, CA 921151639380249
  4. Abraham Eskenazi, MDSan Diego, CA 921171093774168
  5. Brian First, M.D.San Diego, CA 921171770531816
  6. Caldon Haj, MDSan Diego, CA 921171548523657
  7. John Howard, MDSan Diego, CA 921151063933604
  8. Nathan Hua, MDSan Diego, CA 921151619471232

Common questions

What is Claudio V. Zawitkowski, M.D.,'s NPI number?

Claudio V. Zawitkowski, M.D.,'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578558623, issued on Sep 14, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Claudio V. Zawitkowski, M.D., located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4535 30TH St, San Diego, CA, 92116. Phone: (619) 260-1958. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Claudio V. Zawitkowski, M.D.,'s license?

NPPES lists California license number A49794, 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 Claudio V. Zawitkowski, M.D., prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Claudio V. Zawitkowski, M.D., had 5,198 Medicare Part D claims for 109 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.