Lorena Gonzalez, M.D.
Surgery Physician · Duarte, CA
Lorena Gonzalez, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Duarte, California, and NPI 1144452186, issued on Aug 10, 2009. Check the license (California C162154, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lorena Gonzalez
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License numbers
- C162154 CA
275512 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1500 E. Duarte Road, Duarte, CA 91010
- Phone
- (626) 256-4673
- Enumerated
- Aug 10, 2009
- Record last updated
- Dec 15, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20190528002581); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Lorena Gonzalez in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license C162154Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
37% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
93 Medicare Part D claims for 49 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 40 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Tramadol Hcl26 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): 99.1 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $21.80
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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
- City OF Hope Medical FoundationDuarte, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Lorena Gonzalez among 3,118 surgery physician records in California
Lorena Gonzalez, M.D. is one of 3,118 surgery physician records with a practice address in California. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 63% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 63% of these records are older, 33% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated2005 · median 2003 among the 1,901 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 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 208600000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
19 surgery physician records list a practice address in Duarte
They are 19 of the 1,287 NPPES records with a practice address in Duarte, and 3,118 surgery physician records in California.
All 3,118 in California → Every provider in Duarte → Surgery Physician nationwide →
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- Lily Lai, MDDuarte, CA 910101114029188
- Sharan Manhas, M.D., M.SC., FRCSCDuarte, CA 910101689655797
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Common questions
What is Lorena Gonzalez, M.D.'s NPI number?
Lorena Gonzalez, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1144452186, issued on Aug 10, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lorena Gonzalez, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1500 E. Duarte Road, Duarte, CA, 91010. Phone: (626) 256-4673. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lorena Gonzalez, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number C162154, 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 Lorena Gonzalez, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lorena Gonzalez, M.D. had 93 Medicare Part D claims for 49 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Lorena Gonzalez, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 99.1 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.