NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

David Morales

Emergency Medicine Physician · Los Angeles, CA

David Morales is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Los Angeles, California, and NPI 1669890422, issued on Mar 30, 2014. Check the license (California A143032, 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 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1669890422
Name
David Morales
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License number
A143032 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
924 Westwood Blvd Ste 300, Los Angeles, CA 90024
Phone
(310) 794-0585
Enumerated
Mar 30, 2014
Record last updated
Oct 4, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20180828000980); 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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Also registered at 924 Westwood Blvd Ste 300

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

  1. David Bernheimer, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1447420286
  2. Brainard Burrus, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1831776889
  3. Alexandra DyerEmergency Medicine Physician1326465501
  4. Brandon EndoEmergency Medicine Physician1144648841
  5. Vanessa Franco, M.D., PH.D.Sports Medicine (Emergency Medicine) Physician1306188727
  6. Wesley Gaschler, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1083956338

Verify David Morales 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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12% more Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

252 Medicare Part D claims for 178 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 34 claims were for opioids.

  1. David Morales252
  2. Specialty average226

Most prescribed

  1. Ondansetron Odt23 claims
  2. Oxycodone Hcl22 claims
  3. Cefdinir21 claims
  4. Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim16 claims
  5. Albuterol Sulfate Hfa11 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): 90 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score76.8
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $51.12

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alkermes, Inc. The 12,335 providers of this specialty with any payment received $953.79 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. David Morales$51.12
  2. Specialty average$953.79

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. Valley Presbyterian Emergency Medical AssociatesVan Nuys, CA

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

David Morales among 7,751 emergency medicine physician records in California

David Morales is one of 7,751 emergency 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 2014, is newer than 69% of them.

  • NPI issued2014 · 69% of these records are older, 28% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
  • Graduated2018 · median 2011 among the 4,560 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2018 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Emergency Medicine Physician providers in California

There are 7,751 emergency medicine physician records in California.

The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Ashkan Akasheh, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900241790074243
  2. David Bernheimer, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900241447420286
  3. Joseph Chan, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900241477847994
  4. Alexandra DyerLos Angeles, CA 900241326465501
  5. Brandon Firestone, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900241487996161
  6. Wesley Gaschler, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900241083956338
  7. Delaram Ghadishah, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900241417909573
  8. Simone Gold, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900241851341895

Common questions

What is David Morales's NPI number?

David Morales's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1669890422, issued on Mar 30, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is David Morales located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 924 Westwood Blvd Ste 300, Los Angeles, CA, 90024. Phone: (310) 794-0585. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify David Morales's license?

NPPES lists California license number A143032, 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 Morales prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, David Morales had 252 Medicare Part D claims for 178 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is David Morales's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 90 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.