Donna M. Varela, M.D.
Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician · Torrance, CA
Donna M. Varela, M.D. is a critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician with a practice address in Torrance, California, and NPI 1659563666, issued on Aug 14, 2007. Check the license (California A105769, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Donna M. Varela
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician 207RC0200X
- License number
- A105769 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4101 Torrance Blvd, Torrance, CA 90503
- Phone
- (800) 940-2243
- Enumerated
- Aug 14, 2007
- Record last updated
- Feb 17, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100302000776); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- New York Medical College, 2006
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Donna M. Varela in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A105769Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 73 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: $409.95
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abiomed. The 2,708 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,958.68 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
- Southbay Critical Care A Medical PartnershipTorrance, CA
- Tele-ICU IncNorwalk, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Donna M. Varela among 723 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records in California
Donna M. Varela, M.D. is one of 723 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records with a practice address in California. 87% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 40% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 40% of these records are older, 46% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 77% of these records are
- Graduated2006 · median 2005 among the 559 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0200X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers in California
There are 723 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records in California.
All 723 in California → Every provider in Torrance → Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician nationwide →
The 8 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Simon Chi, DOTorrance, CA 905031841674025
- Hazem Abdelsalam, M.D.Torrance, CA 905051346793312
- Michael Anzivino, MDTorrance, CA 905051164479119
- Vikram GondhalekarTorrance, CA 905051679150098
- Alda Huang, MDTorrance, CA 905051063916583
- Jamie Kagihara, M.D.Torrance, CA 905051245590447
- Karthik Kode, M.D.Torrance, CA 905051689930497
- Arian Nowrozi, M.DTorrance, CA 905051669050316
Common questions
What is Donna M. Varela, M.D.'s NPI number?
Donna M. Varela, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1659563666, issued on Aug 14, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Donna M. Varela, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4101 Torrance Blvd, Torrance, CA, 90503. Phone: (800) 940-2243. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Donna M. Varela, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A105769, 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.
What is Donna M. Varela, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 73 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.