NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Dana M. Vaccari, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · La Jolla, CA

Dana M. Vaccari, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in La Jolla, California, and NPI 1497015614, issued on May 22, 2012. Check the license (California A128981, 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
1497015614
Name
Dana M. Vaccari
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
A128981 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
10710 N Torrey Pines RD, La Jolla, CA 92037
Phone
(858) 554-7222
Enumerated
May 22, 2012
Record last updated
Apr 20, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20150716000483); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
New York Medical College, 2012
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 10710 N Torrey Pines RD

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

  1. Nicole AdamsNurse Practitioner1891167029
  2. Rachel Adrian, RN, MSN, AGACNP-BCAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1548870686
  3. Laura Alberton, M.D.Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician1992770655
  4. Sonia Ali, M.D.Hematology & Oncology Physician1730451089
  5. Danica Anderson, PA-CPhysician Assistant1811601859
  6. Jacqueline Anderson, MDSurgery Physician1912427873

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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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  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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77% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

5,611 Medicare Part D claims for 634 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims. 126 claims were for opioids.

  1. Dana Vaccari5,611
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium520 claims
  2. Levothyroxine Sodium329 claims
  3. Losartan Potassium295 claims
  4. Amlodipine Besylate258 claims
  5. Escitalopram Oxalate218 claims
  6. Valsartan172 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: $42.87

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Astellas Pharma US Inc. 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.

  1. Dana Vaccari$42.87
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

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

  1. Scripps HealthLa Jolla, CA

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

158 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in La Jolla

They are 158 of the 3,648 NPPES records with a practice address in La Jolla, and 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.

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  2. Alistair Aaronson, MDStanford, CA1457628760
  3. Jose Abad., MDSacramento, CA1144607219
  4. Donna Abare, MDOakland, CA1386722155
  5. Marce AbareScotts Valley, CA1457744708
  6. Samuel Abarte, M.D.Chula Vista, CA1578535498
  7. Alexander Abary, MDLong Beach, CA1104995919
  8. Luba Abascal, MDSan Francisco, CA1023180874
  9. Michael Abate, MDSacramento, CA1548248131
  10. Wali Abawi, D.O.Joshua Tree, CA1104362268

Common questions

What is Dana M. Vaccari, MD's NPI number?

Dana M. Vaccari, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497015614, issued on May 22, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Dana M. Vaccari, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 10710 N Torrey Pines RD, La Jolla, CA, 92037. Phone: (858) 554-7222. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Dana M. Vaccari, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number A128981, 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 Dana M. Vaccari, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Dana M. Vaccari, MD had 5,611 Medicare Part D claims for 634 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.