NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Eloy Romero, MD

Hospitalist Physician · Salinas, CA

Eloy Romero, MD is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Salinas, California, and NPI 1578970463, issued on Jul 13, 2014. Check the license (California A130975, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1578970463
Name
Eloy Romero
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
License numbers
A130975 CA
130975 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
450 E Romie LN, Salinas, CA 93901
Phone
(831) 759-3257
Enumerated
Jul 13, 2014
Record last updated
Oct 18, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(831) 754-3875
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20150917002019); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 450 E Romie LN

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

  1. Jose Ajoc, MDHospitalist Physician1457898447
  2. Joshua Ayerza, PAPhysician Assistant1487326617
  3. Pavandeep Bagga, M.D.Anesthesiology Physician1265644629
  4. Surinder Bahia, M.D.Hospitalist Physician1467716530
  5. Richard Berkowitz, M.D.Diagnostic Radiology Physician1962593681
  6. Glen Berry, MDAnesthesiology Physician1407870322

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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  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
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10.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average hospitalist physician in 2024

5,368 Medicare Part D claims for 378 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims. 87 claims were for opioids.

  1. Eloy Romero5,368
  2. Specialty average521

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium489 claims
  2. Metformin Hcl313 claims
  3. Lisinopril236 claims
  4. Amlodipine Besylate208 claims
  5. Hydrochlorothiazide166 claims
  6. Omeprazole159 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: $101.94

4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. The 7,324 providers of this specialty with any payment received $494.84 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Eloy Romero$101.94
  2. Specialty average$494.84

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Eloy Romero MD Inc A Professional CorporationSalinas, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Eloy Romero among 3,099 hospitalist physician records in California

Eloy Romero, MD is one of 3,099 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in California. 90% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 61% of them.

  • NPI issued2014 · 61% of these records are older, 34% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 90% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • Graduated2012 · median 2010 among the 2,505 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2019 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Hospitalist Physician providers in California

There are 3,099 hospitalist physician records in California.

The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Surinder Bahia, M.D.Salinas, CA 939011467716530
  2. Arvind Bhat, M.D.Salinas, CA 939011861434763
  3. Victor Delgado, MDSalinas, CA 939011619303310
  4. Shiva Ganji, M.D.Salinas, CA 939011134340037
  5. Jaime Gonzalez, MDSalinas, CA 939011770917684
  6. Ghislaine Guez, MDSalinas, CA 939011326364282
  7. Herjap Janda, M.D.Salinas, CA 939011942451661
  8. Farheen Kashif, M.D.Salinas, CA 939011104131184

Common questions

What is Eloy Romero, MD's NPI number?

Eloy Romero, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578970463, issued on Jul 13, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Eloy Romero, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 450 E Romie LN, Salinas, CA, 93901. Phone: (831) 759-3257. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Eloy Romero, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number A130975, 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 Eloy Romero, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Eloy Romero, MD had 5,368 Medicare Part D claims for 378 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. 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.