NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

David C. Lozar, MD

Family Medicine Physician · San Diego, CA

David C. Lozar, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in San Diego, California, and NPI 1033278668, issued on Dec 8, 2006. Check the license (California A72253, 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
1033278668
Name
David C. Lozar
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
A72253 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4647 Zion Ave, San Diego, CA 92120
Phone
(619) 528-5000
Enumerated
Dec 8, 2006
Record last updated
Nov 29, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20101105000867); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Northwestern University Feinberg Medical School, 1996
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 4647 Zion Ave

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

  1. Samy Abdou, MDNeurological Surgery Physician1215085006
  2. Samvel Abelyan, PHARMDPharmacist1306629928
  3. Ali Aboutaleb, MDFamily Medicine Physician1821261405
  4. Patricia Achilly, CNMAdvanced Practice Midwife1932257847
  5. Linda Adams, PAPhysician Assistant1427174689
  6. Mette-Margrethe Adkisson, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1528288081

Verify David C. Lozar 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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87% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

6,632 Medicare Part D claims for 808 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims. 259 claims were for opioids.

  1. David Lozar6,632
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium424 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate362 claims
  3. Losartan Potassium301 claims
  4. Atenolol300 claims
  5. Levothyroxine Sodium279 claims
  6. Simvastatin277 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. Southern California Permanente Medical GroupSan Diego, CA

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

David C. Lozar among 17,133 family medicine physician records in California

David C. Lozar, 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
  • Graduated1996 · median 2005 among the 10,652 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 207Q00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

780 family medicine physician records list a practice address in San Diego

They are 780 of the 52,937 NPPES records with a practice address in San Diego, and 17,133 family medicine physician records in California.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Richard Brown, MDSan Diego, CA 921201528139565
  2. Abigail Buhain, MDSan Diego, CA 921201043252489
  3. Margaret Elizondo, M.D.San Diego, CA 921201386696466
  4. Nancy Green, MDSan Diego, CA 921201861569790
  5. Daniel Hiser, M.D.San Diego, CA 921201376577973
  6. Vincent Kater, M.D.San Diego, CA 921201629057005
  7. Ronald Kerr, MDSan Diego, CA 921201114094067
  8. Christine Ko, MDSan Diego, CA 921201265466551

Common questions

What is David C. Lozar, MD's NPI number?

David C. Lozar, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1033278668, issued on Dec 8, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is David C. Lozar, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4647 Zion Ave, San Diego, CA, 92120. Phone: (619) 528-5000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify David C. Lozar, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number A72253, 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 David C. Lozar, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, David C. Lozar, MD had 6,632 Medicare Part D claims for 808 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.