NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Frank Valdez, M.D.

Family Medicine Physician · South Gate, CA

Frank Valdez, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in South Gate, California, and NPI 1770082422, issued on Feb 8, 2018. Check the license (California A189342, 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
1770082422
Name
Frank Valdez
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
A189342 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
8627 Atlantic Ave, South Gate, CA 90280
Phone
(888) 499-9303
Enumerated
Feb 8, 2018
Record last updated
Aug 28, 2023
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 8627 Atlantic Ave

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  5. Sharon Bakshi, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1720603772
  6. Stephanie Banuelos Chavez, DDSDentist1093592693

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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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69% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

1,108 Medicare Part D claims for 218 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims.

  1. Frank Valdez1,108
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium147 claims
  2. Metformin Hcl67 claims
  3. Amlodipine Besylate66 claims
  4. Lisinopril62 claims
  5. Albuterol Sulfate Hfa35 claims
  6. Metoprolol Succinate28 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: $117.30

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Gilead Sciences, 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. Frank Valdez$117.30
  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.

Frank Valdez among 17,133 family medicine physician records in California

Frank Valdez, 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 2018, is newer than 82% of them.

  • NPI issued2018 · 82% of these records are older, 15% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 62% of these records are
  • Record last updated2023 · 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).

31 family medicine physician records list a practice address in South Gate

They are 31 of the 466 NPPES records with a practice address in South Gate, and 17,133 family medicine physician records in California.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Eddy Ang, MD, MPHSouth Gate, CA 902801508158197
  2. Narciso Azurin, M.D.South Gate, CA 902801326132945
  3. Robert Azurin, M.D.South Gate, CA 902801700149663
  4. Jorge Echeverri, M.D.South Gate, CA 902801376556506
  5. Amy Gowan, MDSouth Gate, CA 902801598109761
  6. Isaac Kim, MDSouth Gate, CA 902801134223134
  7. Eng Moy, M.D.South Gate, CA 902801255384525
  8. Rosalind Pallivathucal, MDSouth Gate, CA 902801437311131

Common questions

What is Frank Valdez, M.D.'s NPI number?

Frank Valdez, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1770082422, issued on Feb 8, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Frank Valdez, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8627 Atlantic Ave, South Gate, CA, 90280. Phone: (888) 499-9303. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Frank Valdez, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number A189342, 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 Frank Valdez, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Frank Valdez, M.D. had 1,108 Medicare Part D claims for 218 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.