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
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 135 E Compton Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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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
7% 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 3,519 among the 111,126 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.
One hospital or facility affiliation
- Martin Luther King JR Community Medical FoundationCompton, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
10 family medicine physician records list a Compton practice address
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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 3,519. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.
Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.