Howard L. Sofen, M.D.
Dermatology Physician · Los Angeles, CA
Howard L. Sofen, M.D. is a dermatology physician with a practice address in Los Angeles, California, and NPI 1124026554, issued on Jul 10, 2005. Check the license (California G47799, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Howard L. Sofen
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Dermatology Physician 207N00000X
- License number
- G47799 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 8930 S Sepulveda Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90045
- Phone
- (310) 337-7171
- Enumerated
- Jul 10, 2005
- Record last updated
- Mar 18, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (310) 337-1081
- Medicaid ID
- 00G477990 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090306000404); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Hahnemann University College Of Medicine, 1981
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Howard L. Sofen in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G47799Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
92% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average dermatology physician in 2024
62 Medicare Part D claims for 16 beneficiaries, against an average of 797 among the 12,802 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 39% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Cimzia (2 Pack)15 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 0 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $15,680.77
74 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Ucb, Inc. The 10,250 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,544.61 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
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
- Howard L Sofen MD A Medical CorporationLos Angeles, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Howard L. Sofen among 2,083 dermatology physician records in California
Howard L. Sofen, M.D. is one of 2,083 dermatology physician records with a practice address in California. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 94% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated1981 · median 2006 among the 1,450 with a school on file
- Record last updated2008 · 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 207N00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Howard L. Sofen, M.D.'s NPI number?
Howard L. Sofen, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1124026554, issued on Jul 10, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Howard L. Sofen, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8930 S Sepulveda Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, 90045. Phone: (310) 337-7171. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Howard L. Sofen, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number G47799, 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 L. Sofen, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Howard L. Sofen, M.D. had 62 Medicare Part D claims for 16 beneficiaries; the average among dermatology physician prescribers was 797. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Howard L. Sofen, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 0 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.