NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Judith B. Romero, MD

Dermatology Physician · Laguna Hills, CA

Judith B. Romero, MD is a dermatology physician with a practice address in Laguna Hills, California, and NPI 1710073697, issued on Oct 5, 2006. Check the license (California A73488, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1710073697
Name
Judith B. Romero
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Dermatology Physician 207N00000X
License number
A73488 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
24953 Paseo DE Valencia Bld B, Laguna Hills, CA 92653
Phone
(949) 447-2099
Enumerated
Oct 5, 2006
Record last updated
Jun 13, 2023
Fax
(494) 472-6419
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20081119000680); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Harvard Medical School, 1996
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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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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80% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average dermatology physician in 2024

158 Medicare Part D claims for 61 beneficiaries, against an average of 797 among the 12,802 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Judith Romero158
  2. Specialty average797

Most prescribed

  1. Imiquimod17 claims
  2. Triamcinolone Acetonide15 claims
  3. Clobetasol Propionate12 claims
  4. Mupirocin11 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.

The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 77.9 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score58.1
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%74.0
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%93.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $295.11

17 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Incyte Corporation. The 10,250 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,544.61 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Judith Romero$295.11
  2. Specialty average$8,544.61

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

Judith B. Romero among 2,083 dermatology physician records in California

Judith B. Romero, MD is one of 2,083 dermatology physician records with a practice address in California. 83% 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 6% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 56% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
  • Graduated1996 · median 2006 among the 1,450 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 207N00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Dermatology Physician providers in California

There are 2,083 dermatology physician records in California.

The 8 dermatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Michelle Algarin, M.D.Laguna Hills, CA 926531609872126
  2. Karl Bassler, M.D.Laguna Hills, CA 926531215938949
  3. Jennifer ChannualLaguna Hills, CA 926531689986374
  4. Rollin Green, MDLaguna Hills, CA 926531245206705
  5. Edward Jeffes, M.D.Laguna Hills, CA 926531154438554
  6. Katherine Lee, M.D., M.A.Laguna Hills, CA 926531265693691
  7. Daniel McKenzie, MDLaguna Hills, CA 926531841259066
  8. Cameron TrodelloLaguna Hills, CA 926531144717901

Common questions

What is Judith B. Romero, MD's NPI number?

Judith B. Romero, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1710073697, issued on Oct 5, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Judith B. Romero, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 24953 Paseo DE Valencia Bld B, Laguna Hills, CA, 92653. Phone: (949) 447-2099. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Judith B. Romero, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number A73488, 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 Judith B. Romero, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Judith B. Romero, MD had 158 Medicare Part D claims for 61 beneficiaries; the average among dermatology physician prescribers was 797. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Judith B. Romero, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 77.9 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

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.