Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

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.

Record from CMS NPPES, loaded Aug 27, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1801327630
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
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
Download card Updates feed

Also registered at 135 E Compton Blvd

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Isaveyla Gutierrez, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1255120788
  2. Bertrand Nojang, NURSE PRACTITIONERFamily Nurse Practitioner1952011769
  3. Samantha Wong, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1033614482

Verify Edward Cardenas in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
    Search for license A160903
    Check the board
  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
Open the California license search

PlainDoctor does not match the HHS-OIG exclusion list to individual records: most entries carry no NPI. Search the OIG exclusion list by name.

Statewide context: the Medical Board of California reported 374 disciplinary actions in FY 2022-23. California discipline data →

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.

  1. Edward Cardenas3,278
  2. Specialty average3,519

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium291 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate152 claims
  3. Metformin Hcl151 claims
  4. Losartan Potassium119 claims
  5. Lisinopril109 claims
  6. 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

  1. 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

They are 10 of the 894 NPPES records with a Compton practice address, and 16,272 family medicine physician records in California.

Other family medicine physician records in California

  1. Omer Aba-Omer, MDSanta Monica, CA1649702093
  2. Michelle Ababa, MDWilmington, CA1710922513
  3. Anna Tzeitel Abalos, MDRoseville, CA1720200017
  4. Adan Abarca, MDAnaheim, CA1760553689
  5. Vanessa Abarca, DOVentura, CA1952040859
  6. Lorraine Abate, M.D.Sacramento, CA1104840008
  7. Robert Abatecola, MDCastro Valley, CA1669551719
  8. Romeo Abaya, M.D.Cottonwood, CA1598053506
  9. Effiem Abbah, MD, MPHSan Francisco, CA1821185133
  10. Khuzeman Abbasi, MDSanta Rosa, CA1841979952

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.