NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Luis A. La Luz, MD

Family Medicine Physician · San Diego, CA

Luis A. La Luz, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in San Diego, California, and NPI 1962602029, issued on Jul 18, 2007. Check the license (California G43238, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1962602029
Name
Luis A. La Luz
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
G43238 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4405 Vandever Ave, San Diego, CA 92120
Phone
(619) 528-5000
Enumerated
Jul 18, 2007
Record last updated
Nov 29, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(626) 405-6768
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 4405 Vandever Ave

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  6. Sharmila Basu, M.D,Internal Medicine Physician1740551688

Verify Luis A. La Luz 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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73% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

968 Medicare Part D claims for 724 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 12 claims were for opioids.

  1. Luis La Luz968
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Doxycycline Monohydrate164 claims
  2. Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro81 claims
  3. Prednisone80 claims
  4. Azithromycin57 claims
  5. Triamcinolone Acetonide46 claims
  6. Ciprofloxacin Hcl38 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.

Luis A. La Luz among 17,133 family medicine physician records in California

Luis A. La Luz, MD is one of 17,133 family medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 41% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 41% of these records are older, 47% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 62% of these records are
  • Record last updated2021 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

780 family medicine physician records list a practice address in San Diego

They are 780 of the 52,937 NPPES records with a practice address in San Diego, and 17,133 family medicine physician records in California.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Richard Brown, MDSan Diego, CA 921201528139565
  2. Abigail Buhain, MDSan Diego, CA 921201043252489
  3. Margaret Elizondo, M.D.San Diego, CA 921201386696466
  4. Nancy Green, MDSan Diego, CA 921201861569790
  5. Daniel Hiser, M.D.San Diego, CA 921201376577973
  6. Vincent Kater, M.D.San Diego, CA 921201629057005
  7. Ronald Kerr, MDSan Diego, CA 921201114094067
  8. Christine Ko, MDSan Diego, CA 921201265466551

Common questions

What is Luis A. La Luz, MD's NPI number?

Luis A. La Luz, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1962602029, issued on Jul 18, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Luis A. La Luz, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4405 Vandever Ave, San Diego, CA, 92120. Phone: (619) 528-5000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Luis A. La Luz, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number G43238, 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 Luis A. La Luz, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Luis A. La Luz, MD had 968 Medicare Part D claims for 724 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.