Donald L. Wentzel, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Laguna Beach, CA
Donald L. Wentzel, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Laguna Beach, California, and NPI 1417217522, issued on May 22, 2012. Check the license (California G38071, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Donald L. Wentzel
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- G38071 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 905 Canyon View Dr, Laguna Beach, CA 92651
- Phone
- (949) 494-4974
- Enumerated
- May 22, 2012
- Record last updated
- May 22, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Donald L. Wentzel in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G38071Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
100% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
14 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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.
Donald L. Wentzel among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California
Donald L. Wentzel, MD is one of 17,696 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 79% 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 68% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 68% of these records are older, 29% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 63% of these records are
- Record last updated2012 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
12 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Laguna Beach
They are 12 of the 505 NPPES records with a practice address in Laguna Beach, and 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Donald L. Wentzel, MD's NPI number?
Donald L. Wentzel, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1417217522, issued on May 22, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Donald L. Wentzel, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 905 Canyon View Dr, Laguna Beach, CA, 92651. Phone: (949) 494-4974. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Donald L. Wentzel, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number G38071, 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 Donald L. Wentzel, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Donald L. Wentzel, MD had 14 Medicare Part D claims; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.