Efrain Talamantes, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Santa Monica, CA
Efrain Talamantes, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Santa Monica, California, and NPI 1063688802, issued on May 1, 2008. Check the license (California A109825, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Efrain Talamantes
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- A109825 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1225 15TH St, Santa Monica, CA 90404
- Phone
- (310) 319-4698
- Enumerated
- May 1, 2008
- Record last updated
- Sep 21, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (310) 319-4908
- Medicaid ID
- 1063688802 CA
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Efrain Talamantes in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A109825Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
54% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
1,454 Medicare Part D claims for 64 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 20% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium103 claims
- Metformin Hcl90 claims
- Jardiance60 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate56 claims
- Gabapentin52 claims
- Januvia50 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.
Efrain Talamantes among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California
Efrain Talamantes, M.D. is one of 17,696 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 56% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 56% of these records are older, 40% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 63% of these records are
- Record last updated2011 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
168 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Santa Monica
They are 168 of the 5,151 NPPES records with a practice address in Santa Monica, and 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Efrain Talamantes, M.D.'s NPI number?
Efrain Talamantes, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1063688802, issued on May 1, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Efrain Talamantes, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1225 15TH St, Santa Monica, CA, 90404. Phone: (310) 319-4698. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Efrain Talamantes, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A109825, 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 Efrain Talamantes, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Efrain Talamantes, M.D. had 1,454 Medicare Part D claims for 64 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.