Linda S. Croad, MD
Infectious Disease Physician · Panorama City, CA
Linda S. Croad, MD is an infectious disease physician with a practice address in Panorama City, California, and NPI 1548331457, issued on Nov 13, 2006. Check the license (California G35243, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Linda S. Croad
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Infectious Disease Physician 207RI0200X
- License number
- G35243 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 13652 Cantara St, Panorama City, CA 91402
- Phone
- (818) 375-2000
- Enumerated
- Nov 13, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 2, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20051103001248); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Linda S. Croad in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G35243Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average infectious disease physician in 2024
2,461 Medicare Part D claims for 144 beneficiaries, against an average of 689 among the 7,388 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 17% of claims. 25 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium198 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate139 claims
- Biktarvy129 claims
- Gabapentin123 claims
- Metformin Hcl95 claims
- Losartan Potassium72 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: $106.16
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was ViiV Healthcare Company. The 3,895 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,362.19 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
- County OF Los AngelesCompton, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Linda S. Croad among 1,119 infectious disease physician records in California
Linda S. Croad, MD is one of 1,119 infectious disease 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 4% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 4% of these records are older, 54% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated1976 · median 2003 among the 735 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RI0200X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Infectious Disease Physician providers in California
There are 1,119 infectious disease physician records in California.
All 1,119 in California → Every provider in Panorama City → Infectious Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 infectious disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Pamela Nagami, MDPanorama City, CA 914021407904295
- Bhavani Rao, MDPanorama City, CA 914021083773667
- Hien Truong, MDPanorama City, CA 914021942369574
- William Weinstein, MDPanorama City, CA 914021942371927
- Jerrold Dreyer, M.D.Sherman Oaks, CA 914031316962756
- Peter Miao, M.D.Sherman Oaks, CA 914031164465886
- Meher Tabatabai, MDVan Nuys, CA 914011740291301
- Timothy Mess, M.D.Van Nuys, CA 914051043280076
Common questions
What is Linda S. Croad, MD's NPI number?
Linda S. Croad, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1548331457, issued on Nov 13, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Linda S. Croad, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 13652 Cantara St, Panorama City, CA, 91402. Phone: (818) 375-2000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Linda S. Croad, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number G35243, 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 Linda S. Croad, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Linda S. Croad, MD had 2,461 Medicare Part D claims for 144 beneficiaries; the average among infectious disease physician prescribers was 689. 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.