NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Dawn E. Van Ness, M.D.

Pediatrics Physician · La Mesa, CA

Dawn E. Van Ness, M.D. is a pediatrics physician with a practice address in La Mesa, California, and NPI 1497729495, issued on Feb 15, 2006. Check the license (California G86845, 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
1497729495
Name
Dawn E. Van Ness
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Pediatrics Physician 208000000X
License number
G86845 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
10862 Calle Verde, La Mesa, CA 91941
Phone
(619) 670-5400
Enumerated
Feb 15, 2006
Record last updated
Jun 29, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicaid ID
00G868450 CA
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 10862 Calle Verde

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Verify Dawn E. Van Ness 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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95% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pediatrics physician in 2024

19 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 375 among the 5,609 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.

  1. Dawn Van Ness19
  2. Specialty average375

Most prescribed

  1. Trazodone Hcl11 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: $78.77

3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Pfizer Inc. The 21,580 providers of this specialty with any payment received $842.05 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Dawn Van Ness$78.77
  2. Specialty average$842.05

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Dawn E. Van Ness among 9,272 pediatrics physician records in California

Dawn E. Van Ness, M.D. is one of 9,272 pediatrics physician records with a practice address in California. 31% 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 4% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 4% of these records are older, 56% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 31% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 8% of these records are
  • Record last updated2009 · 65% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208000000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

33 pediatrics physician records list a practice address in La Mesa

They are 33 of the 2,168 NPPES records with a practice address in La Mesa, and 9,272 pediatrics physician records in California.

The 8 pediatrics physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Neelima Doshi, M.D.La Mesa, CA 919411417921578
  2. Theodore Ng, M.D.La Mesa, CA 919411689841322
  3. Daniel Spencer, MDLa Mesa, CA 919411700953650
  4. Bina Adigopula, M.D.La Mesa, CA 919421982686200
  5. Dennis Butler, M.D.La Mesa, CA 919421902814080
  6. Cherie Chu, M.D.La Mesa, CA 919421386653624
  7. Lisa Gabhart, M.D.La Mesa, CA 919421023121183
  8. Lizzie Giangreco, M.D.La Mesa, CA 919421568471837

Common questions

What is Dawn E. Van Ness, M.D.'s NPI number?

Dawn E. Van Ness, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497729495, issued on Feb 15, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Dawn E. Van Ness, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 10862 Calle Verde, La Mesa, CA, 91941. Phone: (619) 670-5400. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Dawn E. Van Ness, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number G86845, 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 Dawn E. Van Ness, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Dawn E. Van Ness, M.D. had 19 Medicare Part D claims; the average among pediatrics physician prescribers was 375. 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.