NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Lucia Diaz, NP

Nurse Practitioner · Torrance, CA

Lucia Diaz, NP is a nurse practitioner with a practice address in Torrance, California, and NPI 1194970574, issued on Nov 26, 2008. Check the license (California NP 18177, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1194970574
Name
Lucia Diaz
Credential
NP
Primary taxonomy
Nurse Practitioner 363L00000X
License numbers
NP 18177 CA
RN 719487 CA
R 175167 MD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1000 W Carson St, Torrance, CA 90502
Phone
(310) 222-2724
Enumerated
Nov 26, 2008
Record last updated
Nov 26, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
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 1000 W Carson St

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

  1. Arjan AbarStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1982309290
  2. Brenda Abarca, MDPsychiatry Physician1407485527
  3. Maleeha AbbasStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1275203499
  4. Saamirah Abdul-MuminCommunity Health Worker1144683947
  5. Maria Elena AbedesAmbulatory Care Registered Nurse1184360992
  6. Hoda Abou-Ziab, PSYDClinical Psychologist1649618125

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
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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): 85.7 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 score85.7
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%61.5
  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: $2,140.84

9 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 38,884 providers of this specialty with any payment received $791.64 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Lucia Diaz$2,140.84
  2. Specialty average$791.64

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

Lucia Diaz among 8,223 nurse practitioner records in California

Lucia Diaz, NP is one of 8,223 nurse practitioner records with a practice address in California. 65% 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 27% of them.

  • NPI issued2008 · 27% of these records are older, 70% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 65% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 42% of these records are
  • Record last updated2008 · 45% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363L00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Nurse Practitioner providers in California

There are 8,223 nurse practitioner records in California.

The 8 nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Eleia Bibay, FNPTorrance, CA 905021225427941
  2. Michelle Kathleen Casanova, FNPTorrance, CA 905021528457249
  3. Antoinette Chavez, FNP-C, CDETorrance, CA 905021114323557
  4. Ma Catherine Cooper, NPTorrance, CA 905021457854739
  5. Teddy DangTorrance, CA 905021134591944
  6. Eric Gallardo, ACNPTorrance, CA 905021649429861
  7. Cristina Garcia, FNPTorrance, CA 905021265087571
  8. Wendi Gilchrist, NPTorrance, CA 905021649251455

Common questions

What is Lucia Diaz, NP's NPI number?

Lucia Diaz, NP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1194970574, issued on Nov 26, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Lucia Diaz, NP located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1000 W Carson St, Torrance, CA, 90502. Phone: (310) 222-2724. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Lucia Diaz, NP's license?

NPPES lists California license number NP 18177, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

What is Lucia Diaz, NP's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 85.7 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.