Kent Ernest Tesoro, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Los Angeles, CA
Kent Ernest Tesoro, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Los Angeles, California, and NPI 1356430235, issued on Oct 11, 2006. Check the license (California A70924, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kent Ernest Tesoro
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- A70924 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2829 S Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90007
- Phone
- (213) 744-5235
- Enumerated
- Oct 11, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 16, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040216000476); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Southern California Keck School Of Medicine, 1998
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Kent Ernest Tesoro in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A70924Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
31% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
2,191 Medicare Part D claims for 160 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 17% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium218 claims
- Metformin Hcl140 claims
- Benazepril Hcl130 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate119 claims
- Jardiance96 claims
- Gabapentin90 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 2 group practices
- County OF Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA
- Healthcare Partners Affiliates Medical GroupPasadena, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kent Ernest Tesoro among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California
Kent Ernest Tesoro, 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
- Graduated1998 · median 2004 among the 11,065 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 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).
1,423 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Los Angeles
They are 1,423 of the 69,537 NPPES records with a practice address in Los Angeles, and 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Kent Ernest Tesoro, M.D.'s NPI number?
Kent Ernest Tesoro, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1356430235, issued on Oct 11, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kent Ernest Tesoro, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2829 S Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA, 90007. Phone: (213) 744-5235. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kent Ernest Tesoro, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A70924, 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 Kent Ernest Tesoro, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kent Ernest Tesoro, M.D. had 2,191 Medicare Part D claims for 160 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.