NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Erich Lewen Wieshofer, MD

Emergency Medicine Physician · Santa Monica, CA

Erich Lewen Wieshofer, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Santa Monica, California, and NPI 1972131944, issued on Mar 27, 2020. Check the license (California A181504, 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
1972131944
Name
Erich Lewen Wieshofer
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License number
A181504 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1250 16TH St, Santa Monica, CA 90404
Phone
(310) 794-7700
Enumerated
Mar 27, 2020
Record last updated
Jul 1, 2024
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20230117001970); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
State University Of New York Downstate Medical Center, 2020
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 1250 16TH St

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

  1. Melanie Altamirano-CariagaNurse Practitioner1588060198
  2. Miguel Arellano, NPNurse Practitioner1295460806
  3. Jason Bahk, M.D.Hospitalist Physician1245573187
  4. Christopher BelfourEmergency Medicine Physician1518259837
  5. Umesh Bhagia, MDSurgery Physician1568468528
  6. Cassandra Blaylock, NPHematology & Oncology Physician1588043400

Verify Erich Lewen Wieshofer in five checks

  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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51% more Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

341 Medicare Part D claims for 210 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 26 claims were for opioids.

  1. Erich Wieshofer341
  2. Specialty average226

Most prescribed

  1. Prednisone26 claims
  2. Ibuprofen23 claims
  3. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass22 claims
  4. Ondansetron Odt20 claims
  5. Albuterol Sulfate Hfa18 claims
  6. Cephalexin18 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Antelope Valley Emergency Medical Associates IncLancaster, CA

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

Erich Lewen Wieshofer among 7,751 emergency medicine physician records in California

Erich Lewen Wieshofer, MD is one of 7,751 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2020, is newer than 88% of them.

  • NPI issued2020 · 88% of these records are older, 8% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
  • Graduated2020 · median 2011 among the 4,560 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Emergency Medicine Physician providers in California

There are 7,751 emergency medicine physician records in California.

The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Isaac Bash, MDSanta Monica, CA 904041619934643
  2. Victor Candioty, MDSanta Monica, CA 904041437116472
  3. Michelle Charfen, M.D.Santa Monica, CA 904041588602486
  4. Edward Cotner, MDSanta Monica, CA 904041023074044
  5. Patricia Drum-Lal, PACSanta Monica, CA 904041639136674
  6. Walid Ghurabi, D.O.Santa Monica, CA 904041073566931
  7. Daniel Grossman, MDSanta Monica, CA 904041386601326
  8. Amy Kijner, PASanta Monica, CA 904041235197849

Common questions

What is Erich Lewen Wieshofer, MD's NPI number?

Erich Lewen Wieshofer, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1972131944, issued on Mar 27, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Erich Lewen Wieshofer, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1250 16TH St, Santa Monica, CA, 90404. Phone: (310) 794-7700. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Erich Lewen Wieshofer, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number A181504, 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 Erich Lewen Wieshofer, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Erich Lewen Wieshofer, MD had 341 Medicare Part D claims for 210 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.