Howard Hambrecht
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Toluca Lake, CA
Howard Hambrecht is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Toluca Lake, California, and NPI 1609944461, issued on Dec 1, 2006. Check the license (California 16536, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Howard Hambrecht
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- 16536 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4709 Forman Ave, Toluca Lake, CA 91602
- Phone
- (818) 907-7828
- Enumerated
- Dec 1, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Howard Hambrecht in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license 16536Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
95% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
16 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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.
Howard Hambrecht among 2,276 orthopaedic surgery physician records in California
Howard Hambrecht is one of 2,276 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in California. 74% 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 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 46% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 59% of these records are
- Record last updated2007 · 66% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in California
There are 2,276 orthopaedic surgery physician records in California.
All 2,276 in California → Every provider in Toluca Lake → Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Benjamin Broukhim, M.D.North Hollywood, CA 916021073573283
- Behrooz Broukhim, MDNorth Hollywood, CA 916021861595829
- Richard Feldman, MDNo Hollywood, CA 916021194833202
- Vlad Gendelman, M.D., FAAOSNorth Hollywood, CA 916021336339738
- Shahab Mahboubian, D.O.North Hollywood, CA 916021144439316
- Eli Ahdoot, D.OBurbank, CA 915051609280478
- Daniel Driscoll, MDBurbank, CA 915051255864294
- Martin Koffman, MDBurbank, CA 915051558329144
Common questions
What is Howard Hambrecht's NPI number?
Howard Hambrecht's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1609944461, issued on Dec 1, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Howard Hambrecht located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4709 Forman Ave, Toluca Lake, CA, 91602. Phone: (818) 907-7828. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Howard Hambrecht's license?
NPPES lists California license number 16536, 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 Howard Hambrecht prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Howard Hambrecht had 16 Medicare Part D claims; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. 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.