NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Dale Ethan Ekstrum, MD

Family Medicine Physician · Lompoc, CA

Dale Ethan Ekstrum, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Lompoc, California, and NPI 1225106602, issued on Dec 1, 2006. Check the license (California G69286, 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
1225106602
Name
Dale Ethan Ekstrum
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
G69286 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
217 West Central Avenue, Lompoc, CA 93436
Phone
(805) 735-4292
Enumerated
Dec 1, 2006
Record last updated
Dec 26, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(805) 735-4293
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20041115000574); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of California, Irvine, California College Of Medicine, 1989
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 217 West Central Avenue

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

  1. Paul Gilardone, PA-CPhysician Assistant1154509305

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  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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77% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

815 Medicare Part D claims for 52 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 27 claims were for opioids.

  1. Dale Ekstrum815
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Rosuvastatin Calcium33 claims
  2. Levothyroxine Sodium28 claims
  3. Hydrochlorothiazide26 claims
  4. Lisinopril25 claims
  5. Metformin Hcl25 claims
  6. Eliquis22 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: $194.03

8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Merz North America, Inc. 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. Dale Ekstrum$194.03
  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.

Dale Ethan Ekstrum among 17,133 family medicine physician records in California

Dale Ethan Ekstrum, MD 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 2006, is newer than 6% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 59% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
  • Graduated1989 · median 2005 among the 10,652 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2015 · 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).

15 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Lompoc

They are 15 of the 795 NPPES records with a practice address in Lompoc, and 17,133 family medicine physician records in California.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Lisa Ercolini-Bhatia, MDLompoc, CA 934361982670626
  2. Andrew Frerking, D.O.Lompoc, CA 934361477969996
  3. William Gausman, M.D.Lompoc, CA 934361780692814
  4. Cory Gusland, M.D.Lompoc, CA 934361689688442
  5. Lawrence Li, MDLompoc, CA 934361518987155
  6. Christopher Lumsdaine, M.D.Lompoc, CA 934361326052069
  7. Janina Meissner-Frisk, DOLompoc, CA 934361023050796
  8. Hafez Nasr, MDLompoc, CA 934361659364271

Common questions

What is Dale Ethan Ekstrum, MD's NPI number?

Dale Ethan Ekstrum, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1225106602, issued on Dec 1, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Dale Ethan Ekstrum, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 217 West Central Avenue, Lompoc, CA, 93436. Phone: (805) 735-4292. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Dale Ethan Ekstrum, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number G69286, 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 Dale Ethan Ekstrum, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Dale Ethan Ekstrum, MD had 815 Medicare Part D claims for 52 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.