NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Joyce Susan George, M.D.

Family Medicine Physician · Gardena, CA

Joyce Susan George, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Gardena, California, and NPI 1609303999, issued on May 17, 2017. Check the license (California A166515, 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
1609303999
Name
Joyce Susan George
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
A166515 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
15446 S Western Ave, Gardena, CA 90249
Phone
(800) 780-1230
Enumerated
May 17, 2017
Record last updated
Dec 20, 2023
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20200922002068); accepts Medicare assignment
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 15446 S Western Ave

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

  1. Andrew AbramPharmacist1821413238
  2. Walter Chang, MDFamily Medicine Physician1689044760
  3. Christina Chen, DPTPhysical Therapist1649644733
  4. Peter Chong, MDInternal Medicine Physician1346276789
  5. Raven Copeland, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1720422470
  6. Karina CortesClinical Social Worker1376085332

Verify Joyce Susan George 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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44% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

5,112 Medicare Part D claims for 936 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims. 90 claims were for opioids.

  1. Joyce George5,112
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium532 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate388 claims
  3. Losartan Potassium221 claims
  4. Lisinopril211 claims
  5. Atenolol163 claims
  6. Metformin Hcl132 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Southern California Permanente Medical GroupGardena, CA

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

Joyce Susan George among 17,133 family medicine physician records in California

Joyce Susan George, M.D. is one of 17,133 family medicine 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 2017, is newer than 79% of them.

  • NPI issued2017 · 79% of these records are older, 18% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
  • Graduated2017 · median 2005 among the 10,652 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

30 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Gardena

They are 30 of the 4,627 NPPES records with a practice address in Gardena, and 17,133 family medicine physician records in California.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Walter Chang, MDGardena, CA 902491689044760
  2. Uche Chukwudi, M.D.Gardena, CA 902491417192063
  3. Raven Copeland, M.D.Gardena, CA 902491720422470
  4. Hoangvy Le, MDGardena, CA 902491841619095
  5. Patrick Lemm, D.O.Gardena, CA 902491710920756
  6. Tu-Anh Nguyen, D.O.Gardena, CA 902491659750487
  7. Grace Park, D.O. , MPHGardena, CA 902491164677464
  8. Freyman Recinos, M.D.Gardena, CA 902491194131615

Common questions

What is Joyce Susan George, M.D.'s NPI number?

Joyce Susan George, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1609303999, issued on May 17, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Joyce Susan George, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 15446 S Western Ave, Gardena, CA, 90249. Phone: (800) 780-1230. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Joyce Susan George, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number A166515, 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 Joyce Susan George, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Joyce Susan George, M.D. had 5,112 Medicare Part D claims for 936 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.