Jesus Herrera Lao, MD
Pain Medicine Physician · San Diego, CA
Jesus Herrera Lao, MD is a pain medicine physician with a practice address in San Diego, California, and NPI 1275571010, issued on Jun 3, 2006. Check the license (California A72729, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Jesus Herrera Lao
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Pain Medicine Physician 208VP0000X
- License number
- A72729 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6699 Alvarado RD Ste 2304, San Diego, CA 92120
- Phone
- (619) 255-8800
- Enumerated
- Jun 3, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 1, 2022
- Fax
- (619) 255-8083
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040312000510); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Jesus Herrera Lao in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A72729Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
61% more Medicare Part D claims than the average pain medicine physician in 2024
3,372 Medicare Part D claims for 161 beneficiaries, against an average of 2,095 among the 944 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 27% of claims. 1,620 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen475 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl252 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen233 claims
- Buprenorphine222 claims
- Belbuca180 claims
- Cyclobenzaprine Hcl165 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: $1,747.17
88 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC. The 769 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,397.95 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.
Jesus Herrera Lao among 140 pain medicine physician records in California
Jesus Herrera Lao, MD is one of 140 pain medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 75% 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 9% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 57% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
- Graduated1982 · median 2001 among the 81 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208VP0000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pain Medicine Physician providers in California
There are 140 pain medicine physician records in California.
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The 8 pain medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Zachary Cohen, M.D.San Diego, CA 921231598021982
- Paul Dejulio, M.D.San Diego, CA 921031871851154
- James Shaw, MDVista, CA 920811710928205
- Robert Bonakdar, M.D.La Jolla, CA 920371376584540
- Jose Veliz, MDEscondido, CA 920251235197716
- Nathan Miller, MDCarlsbad, CA 920091073672473
- David Wilgarde, M.D.Palm Springs, CA 922621790785467
- Kevin Wong, DOPalm Springs, CA 922621457693038
Common questions
What is Jesus Herrera Lao, MD's NPI number?
Jesus Herrera Lao, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1275571010, issued on Jun 3, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Jesus Herrera Lao, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6699 Alvarado RD Ste 2304, San Diego, CA, 92120. Phone: (619) 255-8800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Jesus Herrera Lao, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A72729, 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 Jesus Herrera Lao, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Jesus Herrera Lao, MD had 3,372 Medicare Part D claims for 161 beneficiaries; the average among pain medicine physician prescribers was 2,095. 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.