Lori Prakash Banka, D.O.
Allergy Physician · Torrance, CA
Lori Prakash Banka, D.O. is an allergy physician with a practice address in Torrance, California, and NPI 1235419342, issued on Aug 19, 2011. Check the license (California 20A12541, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lori Prakash Banka
- Credential
- D.O.
- Primary taxonomy
- Allergy Physician 207KA0200X
- License number
- 20A12541 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 23600 Telo Ave Ste 130, Torrance, CA 90505
- Phone
- (310) 833-1334
- Enumerated
- Aug 19, 2011
- Record last updated
- Apr 9, 2025
- Fax
- (310) 833-0270
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240311003186); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 23600 Telo Ave Ste 130
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Lori Prakash Banka in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license 20A12541Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
92% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average allergy physician in 2024
57 Medicare Part D claims for 14 beneficiaries, against an average of 750 among the 645 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 35% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa11 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: $520.29
20 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. The 502 providers of this specialty with any payment received $9,080.33 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
- Modena Allergy And Asthma Inc.Torrance, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Lori Prakash Banka among 157 allergy physician records in California
Lori Prakash Banka, D.O. is one of 157 allergy physician records with a practice address in California. 69% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 92% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 92% of these records are older, 6% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 69% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 52% of these records are
- Graduated2011 · median 1992 among the 82 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 70% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207KA0200X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Allergy Physician providers in California
There are 157 allergy physician records in California.
All 157 in California → Every provider in Torrance → Allergy Physician nationwide →
The 8 allergy physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Joyce Schoettler, M.D.Torrance, CA 905031760573604
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- Divyang Trivedi, MDNorwalk, CA 906501265473730
- Mary Friedman, MDBellflower, CA 907061831266709
- Margaret Kurohara, MDBellflower, CA 907061841367851
- Sansan Wong, MDBellflower, CA 907061659448678
- William Crawford, MDHarbor City, CA 907101649339227
- Sok Lee, MDHarbor City, CA 907101417174905
Common questions
What is Lori Prakash Banka, D.O.'s NPI number?
Lori Prakash Banka, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1235419342, issued on Aug 19, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lori Prakash Banka, D.O. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 23600 Telo Ave Ste 130, Torrance, CA, 90505. Phone: (310) 833-1334. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lori Prakash Banka, D.O.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number 20A12541, 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 Lori Prakash Banka, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lori Prakash Banka, D.O. had 57 Medicare Part D claims for 14 beneficiaries; the average among allergy physician prescribers was 750. 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.