Joe Gamboa, MD
Rheumatology Physician · Torrance, CA
Joe Gamboa, MD is a rheumatology physician with a practice address in Torrance, California, and NPI 1598072779, issued on Sep 9, 2010. Check the license (California A119662, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joe Gamboa
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Rheumatology Physician 207RR0500X
- License number
- A119662 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 23326 Hawthorne Blvd, Torrance, CA 90505
- Phone
- (310) 257-7205
- Enumerated
- Sep 9, 2010
- Record last updated
- Oct 28, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (310) 598-3119
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20151111000965); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Loma Linda University School Of Medicine, 2010
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Joe Gamboa in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A119662Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
23% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average rheumatology physician in 2024
1,525 Medicare Part D claims for 294 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,978 among the 6,301 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Methotrexate235 claims
- Prednisone230 claims
- Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate211 claims
- Alendronate Sodium151 claims
- Allopurinol115 claims
- Evenity (2 Syringes)55 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: $534.35
25 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Biotech, Inc. The 4,486 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,538.33 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
- Torrance Health Association IncTorrance, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joe Gamboa among 926 rheumatology physician records in California
Joe Gamboa, MD is one of 926 rheumatology physician records with a practice address in California. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 66% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 66% of these records are older, 32% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated2010 · median 2003 among the 641 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RR0500X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Rheumatology Physician providers in California
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- Morteza Azimian, M.D.Torrance, CA 905031295940229
Common questions
What is Joe Gamboa, MD's NPI number?
Joe Gamboa, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1598072779, issued on Sep 9, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joe Gamboa, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 23326 Hawthorne Blvd, Torrance, CA, 90505. Phone: (310) 257-7205. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joe Gamboa, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A119662, 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 Joe Gamboa, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joe Gamboa, MD had 1,525 Medicare Part D claims for 294 beneficiaries; the average among rheumatology physician prescribers was 1,978. 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.