NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Loretta Erhunmwunsee, M.D.

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · South Pasadena, CA

Loretta Erhunmwunsee, M.D. is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in South Pasadena, California, and NPI 1336307735, issued on Jun 2, 2008. Check the license (California A137850, 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
1336307735
Name
Loretta Erhunmwunsee
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
License numbers
A137850 CA
128194 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
209 Fair Oaks Ave, South Pasadena, CA 91030
Phone
(626) 396-2900
Enumerated
Jun 2, 2008
Record last updated
Dec 9, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(626) 799-2889
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 209 Fair Oaks Ave

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

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  2. Helen Chen, MDRadiation Oncology Physician1578546388
  3. Samuel Chung, M.D.Hematology & Oncology Physician1609057157
  4. Wei Feng, MDEndocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician1043277601
  5. Abigail Fong, MDThoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician1265886691
  6. Thomas Gernon, MDOtolaryngology Physician1548387525

Verify Loretta Erhunmwunsee 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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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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score85.2
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  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: $2,282.81

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was consulting fee; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 4,047 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,828.84 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Loretta Erhunmwunsee$2,282.81
  2. Specialty average$7,828.84

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

Loretta Erhunmwunsee among 634 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in California

Loretta Erhunmwunsee, M.D. is one of 634 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular 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 2008, is newer than 63% of them.

  • NPI issued2008 · 63% of these records are older, 30% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 64% of these records are
  • 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 208G00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in California

There are 634 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in California.

The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Abigail Fong, MDSouth Pasadena, CA 910301265886691
  2. Frederic Grannis, MDDuarte, CA 910101598773582
  3. Jae Kim, M.D.Duarte, CA 910101023147014
  4. Dan Raz, M.D.Duarte, CA 910101598893398
  5. James Wu, M.D.Pasadena, CA 911011407873995
  6. George Mulder, MDPasadena, CA 911031407214612
  7. Andrew Hurwitz, MDGlendale, CA 912041750383766
  8. Randall Roberts, MDGlendale, CA 912041114929809

Common questions

What is Loretta Erhunmwunsee, M.D.'s NPI number?

Loretta Erhunmwunsee, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1336307735, issued on Jun 2, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Loretta Erhunmwunsee, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 209 Fair Oaks Ave, South Pasadena, CA, 91030. Phone: (626) 396-2900. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Loretta Erhunmwunsee, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number A137850, 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.

What is Loretta Erhunmwunsee, 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.