NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Fernando Q. Gonzales, M.D.

Family Medicine Physician · Whittier, CA

Fernando Q. Gonzales, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Whittier, California, and NPI 1346343225, issued on Sep 6, 2006. Check the license (California C38225, 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
1346343225
Name
Fernando Q. Gonzales
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License numbers
C38225 CA
38225 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
12444 Washington Blvd, Whittier, CA 90602
Phone
(562) 698-0161
Enumerated
Sep 6, 2006
Record last updated
Dec 4, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(562) 698-8740
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100921000018); accepts Medicare assignment
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 12444 Washington Blvd

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

  1. Analine Almojera- De Leus, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1841615895
  2. Eliza Fernando, MDPediatrics Physician1750593349
  3. Mina Ratwani, MDFamily Medicine Physician1790832483

Verify Fernando Q. Gonzales 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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77% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

6,256 Medicare Part D claims for 344 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 26% of claims.

  1. Fernando Gonzales6,256
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium594 claims
  2. Farxiga283 claims
  3. Metformin Hcl255 claims
  4. Losartan Potassium251 claims
  5. Kerendia238 claims
  6. Amlodipine Besylate228 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: $1,580.53

48 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Fernando Gonzales$1,580.53
  2. Specialty average$902.55

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. Community Medical Wellness Centers USALong Beach, CA

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

Fernando Q. Gonzales among 17,133 family medicine physician records in California

Fernando Q. Gonzales, M.D. is one of 17,133 family 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 2006, is newer than 6% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 59% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
  • Graduated1964 · median 2005 among the 10,652 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2009 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

87 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Whittier

They are 87 of the 2,836 NPPES records with a practice address in Whittier, and 17,133 family medicine physician records in California.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Chung-Lien Chen, M.D.Whittier, CA 906021558465930
  2. Lowryn De Castro, FNPWhittier, CA 906021497098768
  3. Annette Guerrero, M.D.Whittier, CA 906021265476162
  4. Timothy Howell, M.D.Whittier, CA 906021568750073
  5. Adeliza Jimenez, M.D.Whittier, CA 906021700029949
  6. Joseph Kang, MDWhittier, CA 906021982636288
  7. Rachel Kaplan, D.O.Whittier, CA 906021699017061
  8. Scott Lee, D.O.Whittier, CA 906021780880153

Common questions

What is Fernando Q. Gonzales, M.D.'s NPI number?

Fernando Q. Gonzales, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1346343225, issued on Sep 6, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Fernando Q. Gonzales, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 12444 Washington Blvd, Whittier, CA, 90602. Phone: (562) 698-0161. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Fernando Q. Gonzales, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number C38225, 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 Fernando Q. Gonzales, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Fernando Q. Gonzales, M.D. had 6,256 Medicare Part D claims for 344 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.