Dennis L. Costello, M.D.
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · La Jolla, CA
Dennis L. Costello, M.D. is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in La Jolla, California, and NPI 1679584551, issued on Aug 10, 2006. Check the license (California G33998, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Dennis L. Costello
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License number
- G33998 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 9850 Genesee Ave Ste 430, La Jolla, CA 92037
- Phone
- (858) 450-3388
- Enumerated
- Aug 10, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 10, 2023
- Fax
- (858) 450-3157
- Medicaid ID
- 00G339980 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040316000833); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Tufts University School Of Medicine, 1972
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest cardiovascular disease physician records → All 2,574 in California → Look up another NPI →
Verify Dennis L. Costello in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G33998Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
About as many Medicare Part D claims as the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
3,077 Medicare Part D claims for 420 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 19% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Metoprolol Succinate322 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate278 claims
- Eliquis248 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium179 claims
- Furosemide161 claims
- Entresto155 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: $417.09
19 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Dennis L. Costello among 2,574 cardiovascular disease physician records in California
Dennis L. Costello, M.D. is one of 2,574 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in California. 83% 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 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 45% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated1972 · median 1999 among the 1,742 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
54 cardiovascular disease physician records list a practice address in La Jolla
They are 54 of the 3,648 NPPES records with a practice address in La Jolla, and 2,574 cardiovascular disease physician records in California.
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- Douglas Gibson, M.D,La Jolla, CA 920371700838448
- Dennis Goodman, M.D.La Jolla, CA 920371235107897
- Allen Johnson, M.D.La Jolla, CA 920371891754677
- Elizabeth Kaback, M.DLa Jolla, CA 920371689641169
- Ernest Pund, MDLa Jolla, CA 920371336181858
Common questions
What is Dennis L. Costello, M.D.'s NPI number?
Dennis L. Costello, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1679584551, issued on Aug 10, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Dennis L. Costello, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9850 Genesee Ave Ste 430, La Jolla, CA, 92037. Phone: (858) 450-3388. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Dennis L. Costello, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number G33998, 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 Dennis L. Costello, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Dennis L. Costello, M.D. had 3,077 Medicare Part D claims for 420 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. 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.