Erik G. Kerekes, M.D.
Gastroenterology Physician · Long Beach, CA
Erik G. Kerekes, M.D. is a gastroenterology physician with a practice address in Long Beach, California, and NPI 1871679340, issued on Oct 27, 2006. Check the license (California A075390, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Erik G. Kerekes
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Gastroenterology Physician 207RG0100X
- License numbers
- A075390 CA
35.142870 OH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3833 Worsham Avenue, Long Beach, CA 90808
- Phone
- (562) 595-5421
- Enumerated
- Oct 27, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 13, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (562) 595-5421
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050831000292); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Erik G. Kerekes in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A075390Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
42% more Medicare Part D claims than the average gastroenterology physician in 2024
1,155 Medicare Part D claims for 410 beneficiaries, against an average of 811 among the 16,445 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Pantoprazole Sodium350 claims
- Sod Sulf-Potass Sulf-Mag Sulf189 claims
- Famotidine133 claims
- Omeprazole63 claims
- Dicyclomine Hcl44 claims
- Cholestyramine27 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 7.3 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $2,153.65
55 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 13,350 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,015.95 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 one group practice
- Erik Kerekes MD IncNewport Beach, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Erik G. Kerekes among 2,140 gastroenterology physician records in California
Erik G. Kerekes, M.D. is one of 2,140 gastroenterology physician records with a practice address in California. 83% 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 7% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 48% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated1997 · median 2002 among the 1,538 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RG0100X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Gastroenterology Physician providers in California
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Common questions
What is Erik G. Kerekes, M.D.'s NPI number?
Erik G. Kerekes, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1871679340, issued on Oct 27, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Erik G. Kerekes, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3833 Worsham Avenue, Long Beach, CA, 90808. Phone: (562) 595-5421. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Erik G. Kerekes, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A075390, 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 Erik G. Kerekes, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Erik G. Kerekes, M.D. had 1,155 Medicare Part D claims for 410 beneficiaries; the average among gastroenterology physician prescribers was 811. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Erik G. Kerekes, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 7.3 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.