Didi Mwengela, M.D.
Gastroenterology Physician · Torrance, CA
Didi Mwengela, M.D. is a gastroenterology physician with a practice address in Torrance, California, and NPI 1033479795, issued on May 29, 2012. Check the license (California A128971, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Didi Mwengela
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Gastroenterology Physician 207RG0100X
- License number
- A128971 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2780 Skypark Dr Ste 125, Torrance, CA 90505
- Phone
- (310) 530-8013
- Enumerated
- May 29, 2012
- Record last updated
- Jul 12, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (310) 530-8014
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20180814002873); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of California, Irvine, California College Of Medicine, 2012
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Didi Mwengela in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A128971Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
40% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average gastroenterology physician in 2024
486 Medicare Part D claims for 180 beneficiaries, against an average of 811 among the 16,445 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Omeprazole136 claims
- Famotidine77 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium56 claims
- Gavilyte-G28 claims
- Linzess27 claims
- Sod Sulf-Potass Sulf-Mag Sulf22 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): 86.1 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $170.48
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Biotech, Inc. The 13,350 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,015.95 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.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- The Regents OF The University OF CaliforniaSanta Monica, CA
- Venice Family ClinicSanta Monica, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Didi Mwengela among 2,140 gastroenterology physician records in California
Didi Mwengela, M.D. is one of 2,140 gastroenterology 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 2012, is newer than 77% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 77% of these records are older, 20% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · median 2002 among the 1,538 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RG0100X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Didi Mwengela, M.D.'s NPI number?
Didi Mwengela, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1033479795, issued on May 29, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Didi Mwengela, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2780 Skypark Dr Ste 125, Torrance, CA, 90505. Phone: (310) 530-8013. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Didi Mwengela, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A128971, 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 Didi Mwengela, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Didi Mwengela, M.D. had 486 Medicare Part D claims for 180 beneficiaries; the average among gastroenterology physician prescribers was 811. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Didi Mwengela, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 86.1 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.