Edgard Mario Vera Tapia, MD
Nephrology Physician · Victorville, CA
Edgard Mario Vera Tapia, MD is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Victorville, California, and NPI 1235127515, issued on Oct 11, 2005. Check the license (California A79177, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Edgard Mario Vera Tapia
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License number
- A79177 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 17207 Jasmine St, Victorville, CA 92395
- Phone
- (760) 780-4179
- Enumerated
- Oct 11, 2005
- Record last updated
- Nov 20, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (760) 241-4591
- Medicaid IDs
- 10050B175 NV
00A791770 CA
1871734921 CA
1235127515 CA - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20091023000448); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 17207 Jasmine St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Sheila Cherian, MDNephrology Physician1992891956
Verify Edgard Mario Vera Tapia in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A79177Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4.9 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average nephrology physician in 2024
7,198 Medicare Part D claims for 671 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 25% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Losartan Potassium385 claims
- Furosemide325 claims
- Nifedipine Er317 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate302 claims
- Auryxia295 claims
- Prosol266 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: $2,757.23
25 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Csl Behring. The 8,230 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,091.37 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 one group practice
- Edgard M. Vera, Md,inc.Victorville, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Edgard Mario Vera Tapia, MD's NPI number?
Edgard Mario Vera Tapia, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1235127515, issued on Oct 11, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Edgard Mario Vera Tapia, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 17207 Jasmine St, Victorville, CA, 92395. Phone: (760) 780-4179. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Edgard Mario Vera Tapia, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A79177, 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 Edgard Mario Vera Tapia, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Edgard Mario Vera Tapia, MD had 7,198 Medicare Part D claims for 671 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. 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.