Edward J. Plecha, M.D.
Vascular Surgery Physician · San Diego, CA
Edward J. Plecha, M.D. is a vascular surgery physician with a practice address in San Diego, California, and NPI 1669417598, issued on Jun 17, 2006. Check the license (California A52040, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Edward J. Plecha
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Vascular Surgery Physician 2086S0129X
- License numbers
- A52040 CA
2025-00589 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4647 Zion Ave, San Diego, CA 92120
- Phone
- (619) 528-7524
- Enumerated
- Jun 17, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 5, 2026
- Fax
- (619) 528-7541
- Medicaid ID
- 2016909 NV
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250617002047); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 4647 Zion Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Samvel Abelyan, PHARMDPharmacist1306629928
- Ali Aboutaleb, MDFamily Medicine Physician1821261405
- Patricia Achilly, CNMAdvanced Practice Midwife1932257847
- Linda Adams, PAPhysician Assistant1427174689
- Mette-Margrethe Adkisson, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1528288081
Verify Edward J. Plecha in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A52040Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
41% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average vascular surgery physician in 2024
119 Medicare Part D claims for 56 beneficiaries, against an average of 201 among the 3,936 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Clopidogrel54 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: $134.51
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. The 4,059 providers of this specialty with any payment received $6,178.00 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
- Cumberland County Hospital System IncFayetteville, NC
- Southern California Permanente Medical GroupSan Diego, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Edward J. Plecha among 580 vascular surgery physician records in California
Edward J. Plecha, M.D. is one of 580 vascular surgery physician records with a practice address in California. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 54% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 71% of these records are
- Graduated1985 · median 2003 among the 411 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2086S0129X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Vascular Surgery Physician providers in California
There are 580 vascular surgery physician records in California.
All 580 in California → Every provider in San Diego → Vascular Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 vascular surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Timothy Canty Jr., MDSan Diego, CA 921201912055971
- Catherine Chang, MDSan Diego, CA 921201750410262
- Kelley Hodgkiss-Harlow, M.D.San Diego, CA 921201164684056
- Robert Mc Ginn, MDSan Diego, CA 921201265591929
- Tom Alsaigh, M.D.San Diego, CA 921211275980666
- Curtis Horton, M.D.San Diego, CA 921231184619892
- Elena Rakhlin, M.D.San Diego, CA 921231821290180
- Nathanial Fernandez, MDSan Diego, CA 921341538212196
Common questions
What is Edward J. Plecha, M.D.'s NPI number?
Edward J. Plecha, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1669417598, issued on Jun 17, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Edward J. Plecha, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4647 Zion Ave, San Diego, CA, 92120. Phone: (619) 528-7524. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Edward J. Plecha, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A52040, 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 J. Plecha, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Edward J. Plecha, M.D. had 119 Medicare Part D claims for 56 beneficiaries; the average among vascular surgery physician prescribers was 201. 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.