NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

George Alex Chernis, M.D.

Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program · Sylmar, CA

George Alex Chernis, M.D. is a student in an organized health care education/training program with a practice address in Sylmar, California, and NPI 1548454572, issued on Sep 4, 2007. Check the license with the California board that licenses this profession; 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
1548454572
Name
George Alex Chernis
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program 390200000X
Practice location
14445 Olive View Dr, Sylmar, CA 91342
Phone
(818) 364-3205
Enumerated
Sep 4, 2007
Record last updated
Dec 6, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20101112000204); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Albert Einstein College Of Medicine Of Yeshiva University, 2007
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 14445 Olive View Dr

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

  1. Nasser Abdo, MDInternal Medicine Physician1306911649
  2. Gezman Abdullahi, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1225394380
  3. Moyosore Abere, NPNurse Practitioner1225667314
  4. Ammini Abraham, MDAnesthesiology Physician1467531541
  5. Margarita Acosta, RN, AGACNPAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1609202415
  6. Fredric Adler, MDInternal Medicine Physician1356376735

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this professionCheck the board
  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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3.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average student in an organized health care education/training program in 2024

656 Medicare Part D claims for 173 beneficiaries, against an average of 185 among the 59,748 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 13 claims were for opioids.

  1. George Chernis656
  2. Specialty average185

Most prescribed

  1. Furosemide37 claims
  2. Atorvastatin Calcium31 claims
  3. Cefpodoxime Proxetil31 claims
  4. Amlodipine Besylate30 claims
  5. Pradaxa25 claims
  6. Albuterol Sulfate Hfa24 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. Southern California Permanente Medical GroupLos Angeles, CA

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

George Alex Chernis among 40,652 student in an organized health care education/training program records in California

George Alex Chernis, M.D. is one of 40,652 student in an organized health care education/training program records with a practice address in California. 16% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than under 1% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · under 1% of these records are older, 99% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 16% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 6% of these records are
  • Graduated2007 · median 2017 among the 2,409 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 26% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 390200000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

189 student in an organized health care education/training program records list a practice address in Sylmar

They are 189 of the 1,454 NPPES records with a practice address in Sylmar, and 40,652 student in an organized health care education/training program records in California.

The 8 student in an organized health care education/training program records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. David Han, M.D.Sylmar, CA 913421043462112
  2. Nghi Hoang, M.D.Sylmar, CA 913421700078680
  3. Allen Joo, M.D.Sylmar, CA 913421902000854
  4. Soyun Kim, M.D.Sylmar, CA 913421194977413
  5. Marisol Luna-Pizano, M.D.Sylmar, CA 913421437346806
  6. Mark McDonnell, MDSylmar, CA 913421194906693
  7. Victoria Millay, M.D.Sylmar, CA 913421033343272
  8. Katharine RomanSylmar, CA 913421639331234

Common questions

What is George Alex Chernis, M.D.'s NPI number?

George Alex Chernis, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1548454572, issued on Sep 4, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is George Alex Chernis, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 14445 Olive View Dr, Sylmar, CA, 91342. Phone: (818) 364-3205. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify George Alex Chernis, M.D.'s license?

Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does George Alex Chernis, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, George Alex Chernis, M.D. had 656 Medicare Part D claims for 173 beneficiaries; the average among student in an organized health care education/training program prescribers was 185. 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.