NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Herbert Howell Lorena Flores

Pharmacist · Chula Vista, CA

Herbert Howell Lorena Flores is a pharmacist with a practice address in Chula Vista, California, and NPI 1609609510, issued on Aug 26, 2024. Check the license (California 89817, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1609609510
Name
Herbert Howell Lorena Flores
Primary taxonomy
Pharmacist 183500000X
License number
89817 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
740 Otay Lakes RD, Chula Vista, CA 91910
Phone
(619) 421-4872
Enumerated
Aug 26, 2024
Record last updated
Aug 26, 2024
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 740 Otay Lakes RD

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

  1. Mohammad Elhomsy, PHARM.DPharmacist1114201217
  2. Mark Erdrich, PHARMACISTPharmacist1023424140
  3. Joshua Lara, PHDPharmacist1548057656

Verify Herbert Howell Lorena Flores in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
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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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Most of these Medicare Part D claims are vaccines, 84% of the cost of the top drugs

56 Medicare Part D claims for 48 beneficiaries, against an average of 119 among the 28,524 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 96% of claims.

  1. Herbert Howell Flores56
  2. Specialty average119

Most prescribed

Pharmacies often give vaccines under a standing order that names one clinician, and CMS counts every such claim under that clinician's NPI. These claims are therefore not a measure of this clinician's own prescribing.

  1. Shingrix26 claims
  2. Boostrix Tdap14 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.

Herbert Howell Lorena Flores among 32,533 pharmacist records in California

Herbert Howell Lorena Flores is one of 32,533 pharmacist records with a practice address in California. 15% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2024, is newer than 92% of them.

  • NPI issued2024 · 92% of these records are older, 5% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 15% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · under 1% of these records are
  • Record last updated2024 · 76% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 183500000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

142 pharmacist records list a practice address in Chula Vista

They are 142 of the 5,329 NPPES records with a practice address in Chula Vista, and 32,533 pharmacist records in California.

The 8 pharmacist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Raymundo Alatorre, PHARMDChula Vista, CA 919101679901516
  2. Elvis Atencio, PHARM DChula Vista, CA 919101417342437
  3. Vanessa CaguioaChula Vista, CA 919101811215080
  4. Ramesh ChigurupatiChula Vista, CA 919101912176587
  5. Mohammad Elhomsy, PHARM.DChula Vista, CA 919101114201217
  6. Mark Erdrich, PHARMACISTChula Vista, CA 919101023424140
  7. Paul Guidice, RPHChula Vista, CA 919101659778850
  8. Lok-Ting Law, PHARM.DChula Vista, CA 919101942605902

Common questions

What is Herbert Howell Lorena Flores's NPI number?

Herbert Howell Lorena Flores's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1609609510, issued on Aug 26, 2024. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Herbert Howell Lorena Flores located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 740 Otay Lakes RD, Chula Vista, CA, 91910. Phone: (619) 421-4872. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Herbert Howell Lorena Flores's license?

NPPES lists California license number 89817, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Herbert Howell Lorena Flores prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Herbert Howell Lorena Flores had 56 Medicare Part D claims for 48 beneficiaries; the average among pharmacist prescribers was 119. 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.

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