NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

John R. Herald, M.D.

Internal Medicine Physician · Los Angeles, CA

John R. Herald, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Los Angeles, California, and NPI 1518378835, issued on May 9, 2014. Check the license (California A148177, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1518378835
Name
John R. Herald
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License numbers
A148177 CA
4301104743 MI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
8700 Beverly Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90048
Phone
(310) 786-1170
Enumerated
May 9, 2014
Record last updated
Nov 23, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20170801002634); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Wright State University Boonshoft School Of Medicine, 2014
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 8700 Beverly Blvd

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

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  2. Afshin Afrashteh, MDHospitalist Physician1346402989
  3. Christopher Allen, MDInterventional Cardiology Physician1437970068
  4. Maziar Amini, MDInternal Medicine Physician1669121596
  5. Mose Arditi, M.D.Pediatric Infectious Diseases Physician1154308062
  6. Shahrzad Arya, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1144080250

Verify John R. Herald in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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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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91% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

288 Medicare Part D claims for 128 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims.

  1. John Herald288
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Clopidogrel125 claims
  2. Atorvastatin Calcium30 claims
  3. Metoprolol Tartrate18 claims
  4. Eliquis14 claims
  5. Bisoprolol Fumarate11 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: $305.13

6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Edwards Lifesciences Corporation. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. John Herald$305.13
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

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

  1. Pih Health PhysiciansWhittier, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

John R. Herald among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California

John R. Herald, M.D. is one of 17,696 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 74% of them.

  • NPI issued2014 · 74% of these records are older, 24% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • Graduated2014 · median 2004 among the 11,065 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

1,423 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Los Angeles

They are 1,423 of the 69,537 NPPES records with a practice address in Los Angeles, and 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. George Chaux, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900481619938941
  2. Anish Desai, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900481518928886
  3. Amanda Ewing, M.D.West Hollywood, CA 900481982661922
  4. Farshid Fararooy, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900481922045939
  5. Eleonora Fedonenko, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900481790721850
  6. Christina Harris, MDLos Angeles, CA 900481073553962
  7. Homayoon Khanlou, MDLos Angeles, CA 900481356335277
  8. Dorothy Lowe, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900481275577835

Common questions

What is John R. Herald, M.D.'s NPI number?

John R. Herald, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518378835, issued on May 9, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is John R. Herald, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8700 Beverly Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, 90048. Phone: (310) 786-1170. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify John R. Herald, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number A148177, 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 John R. Herald, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, John R. Herald, M.D. had 288 Medicare Part D claims for 128 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.