Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

John Strong, M.D.

Family Medicine Physician · El Centro, CA

John Strong, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in El Centro, California, and NPI 1043248719, issued on Jun 29, 2006. Check the license (California G85954, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, loaded Aug 27, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1043248719
Name
John Strong
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
G85954 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1699 N Imperial Ave, El Centro, CA 92243
Phone
(760) 352-2551
Enumerated
Jun 29, 2006
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1699 N Imperial Ave

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

  1. Brooke Burns, D.O.Psychiatry Physician1245644095
  2. Venus NguyenFamily Nurse Practitioner1053705087
  3. April Vo, FNP-CPrimary Care Nurse Practitioner1013886167
  4. Tien Vo, MDInternal Medicine Physician1891964904

Verify John Strong 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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Statewide context: the Medical Board of California reported 374 disciplinary actions in FY 2022-23. California discipline data →

4.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024

14,615 Medicare Part D claims for 1,549 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,519 among the 111,126 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 755 claims were for opioids.

  1. John Strong14,615
  2. Specialty average3,519

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium697 claims
  2. Omeprazole638 claims
  3. Losartan Potassium596 claims
  4. Metformin Hcl464 claims
  5. Amlodipine Besylate455 claims
  6. Gabapentin417 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: $889.18

23 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 53,013 providers of this specialty with any payment received $861.30 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. John Strong$889.18
  2. Specialty average$861.30

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

One hospital or facility affiliation

  1. Legacy MD Medical Group IncCalexico, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

Family Medicine Physician providers in California

There are 16,272 family medicine physician records in California.

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  2. Michelle Ababa, MDWilmington, CA1710922513
  3. Anna Tzeitel Abalos, MDRoseville, CA1720200017
  4. Adan Abarca, MDAnaheim, CA1760553689
  5. Vanessa Abarca, DOVentura, CA1952040859
  6. Lorraine Abate, M.D.Sacramento, CA1104840008
  7. Robert Abatecola, MDCastro Valley, CA1669551719
  8. Romeo Abaya, M.D.Cottonwood, CA1598053506
  9. Effiem Abbah, MD, MPHSan Francisco, CA1821185133
  10. Khuzeman Abbasi, MDSanta Rosa, CA1841979952

Common questions

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

John Strong, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1043248719, issued on Jun 29, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is John Strong, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1699 N Imperial Ave, El Centro, CA, 92243. Phone: (760) 352-2551. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

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

NPPES lists California license number G85954, 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 Strong, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, John Strong, M.D. had 14,615 Medicare Part D claims for 1,549 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,519. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.