Jose L. Pantoja, M.D.
Specialist · Lakewood, CA
Jose L. Pantoja, M.D. is a specialist with a practice address in Lakewood, California, and NPI 1891721353, issued on Jun 24, 2006. Check the license (California C43031, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Jose L. Pantoja
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Specialist 174400000X
- License number
- C43031 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5750 Downey Ave, Lakewood, CA 90712
- Phone
- (562) 634-4939
- Enumerated
- Jun 24, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 13, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (562) 634-5809
- Medicaid ID
- 00C430310 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040213000229); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Jose L. Pantoja in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license C43031Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
56% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average specialist in 2024
613 Medicare Part D claims for 276 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,380 among the 8,233 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 19% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Omeprazole119 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium80 claims
- Gavilyte-G63 claims
- Linzess56 claims
- Sod Sulf-Potass Sulf-Mag Sulf40 claims
- Dicyclomine Hcl25 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: $422.26
18 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 5,844 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,760.79 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
- Prohealth Partners, A Medical GroupLakewood, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Jose L. Pantoja among 5,749 specialist records in California
Jose L. Pantoja, M.D. is one of 5,749 specialist records with a practice address in California. 30% 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 7% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 60% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 30% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 19% of these records are
- Graduated1974 · median 1989 among the 1,075 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 77% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 174400000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Specialist providers in California
There are 5,749 specialist records in California.
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The 8 specialist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Kimberley Ludlow, M.D.Lakewood, CA 907121215140629
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- Courtney Sykes, L9695Lakewood, CA 907121316409493
- Karin BoresoffLakewood, CA 907131497476600
- Molivann DuyLakewood, CA 907131427497965
- Jennifer Green, PTHarbor City, CA 907101467648428
- Lynn Mikami, OTRHarbor City, CA 907101538364674
- Ae Sook Choi, FIT001CALakewood, CA 907151144236001
Common questions
What is Jose L. Pantoja, M.D.'s NPI number?
Jose L. Pantoja, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1891721353, issued on Jun 24, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Jose L. Pantoja, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5750 Downey Ave, Lakewood, CA, 90712. Phone: (562) 634-4939. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Jose L. Pantoja, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number C43031, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Jose L. Pantoja, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Jose L. Pantoja, M.D. had 613 Medicare Part D claims for 276 beneficiaries; the average among specialist prescribers was 1,380. 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.