NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Joyce P. Lazarus, M.D.

Internal Medicine Physician · Norco, CA

Joyce P. Lazarus, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Norco, California, and NPI 1831143056, issued on May 20, 2006. Check the license (California A87020, 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
1831143056
Name
Joyce P. Lazarus
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
A87020 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1901 Town And Country Dr Ste 104, Norco, CA 92860
Phone
(951) 737-8141
Enumerated
May 20, 2006
Record last updated
Oct 1, 2025
Fax
(657) 215-4553
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20060525000148); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 1901 Town And Country Dr Ste 104

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

  1. Christine Mikhail, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1538521067
  2. Julian Sachs, PAPhysician Assistant1093299331
  3. Renanda Stevenson, DNP, FNP-BCPrimary Care Nurse Practitioner1366687113
  4. Melissa Taylor, D.O.Family Medicine Physician1528162989

Verify Joyce P. Lazarus 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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19% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

2,567 Medicare Part D claims for 256 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 26 claims were for opioids.

  1. Joyce Lazarus2,567
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium316 claims
  2. Losartan Potassium129 claims
  3. Amlodipine Besylate126 claims
  4. Lisinopril106 claims
  5. Levothyroxine Sodium104 claims
  6. Fluticasone Propionate97 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: $363.45

19 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC. 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. Joyce Lazarus$363.45
  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. Citrus Valley Medical Associates IncNorco, CA

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

Joyce P. Lazarus among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California

Joyce P. Lazarus, 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 2006, is newer than 5% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 56% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • Graduated1988 · median 2004 among the 11,065 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 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).

5 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Norco

They are 5 of the 410 NPPES records with a practice address in Norco, and 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Imran Malik, MDNorco, CA 928601528596913
  2. Christine Mikhail, M.D.Norco, CA 928601538521067
  3. Honesto Pascual, M.D.Norco, CA 928601033211438
  4. Naty Tolentino, MDNorco, CA 928601003008053
  5. Kumar Gandhi, M.D.Orange, CA 928661821369877
  6. Thomas Hryniewicki, M.D.Orange, CA 928661992807341
  7. Craig Milhouse, M.D.Orange, CA 928661912079575
  8. Pravin Sharma, M.D.Orange, CA 928661134224611

Common questions

What is Joyce P. Lazarus, M.D.'s NPI number?

Joyce P. Lazarus, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1831143056, issued on May 20, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Joyce P. Lazarus, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1901 Town And Country Dr Ste 104, Norco, CA, 92860. Phone: (951) 737-8141. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Joyce P. Lazarus, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number A87020, 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 P. Lazarus, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Joyce P. Lazarus, M.D. had 2,567 Medicare Part D claims for 256 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.