Edward Cardenas, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Compton, CA
Edward Cardenas, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Compton, California, and NPI 1801327630, issued on Mar 23, 2017. Check the license (California A160903, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Edward Cardenas
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- A160903 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 135 E Compton Blvd, Compton, CA 90220
- Phone
- (424) 296-3800
- Enumerated
- Mar 23, 2017
- Record last updated
- Jun 21, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200831003051); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Edward Cardenas in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A160903Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
8% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
3,278 Medicare Part D claims for 325 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 19% of claims. 43 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium291 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate152 claims
- Metformin Hcl151 claims
- Losartan Potassium119 claims
- Lisinopril109 claims
- Furosemide93 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Martin Luther King JR Community Medical FoundationCompton, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Edward Cardenas among 17,133 family medicine physician records in California
Edward Cardenas, M.D. is one of 17,133 family medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 79% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 79% of these records are older, 18% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated2017 · median 2005 among the 10,652 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
12 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Compton
They are 12 of the 894 NPPES records with a practice address in Compton, and 17,133 family medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Edward Cardenas, M.D.'s NPI number?
Edward Cardenas, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1801327630, issued on Mar 23, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Edward Cardenas, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 135 E Compton Blvd, Compton, CA, 90220. Phone: (424) 296-3800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Edward Cardenas, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A160903, 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 Edward Cardenas, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Edward Cardenas, M.D. had 3,278 Medicare Part D claims for 325 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.