NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Luis F. Sanchez, M.D.

Pulmonary Disease Physician · Chula Vista, CA

Luis F. Sanchez, M.D. is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Chula Vista, California, and NPI 1841301330, issued on Aug 31, 2006. Check the license (California A43551, 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
1841301330
Name
Luis F. Sanchez
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
License number
A43551 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
227 Church Ave, Chula Vista, CA 91910
Phone
(619) 426-9610
Enumerated
Aug 31, 2006
Record last updated
Jan 26, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(619) 426-8737
Medicaid ID
00A435510 CA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20090629000068); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 227 Church Ave

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

  1. Andres BustamanteInternal Medicine Physician1720199227
  2. Cesar Pena, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1295846723
  3. Sonia Ponce, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1164659033
  4. Daisy VenegasMedical Physician Assistant1740143981

Verify Luis F. Sanchez 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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4.7 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024

6,642 Medicare Part D claims for 473 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 29% of claims. 229 claims were for opioids.

  1. Luis Sanchez6,642
  2. Specialty average1,425

Most prescribed

  1. Trelegy Ellipta306 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate262 claims
  3. Atorvastatin Calcium199 claims
  4. Metformin Hcl172 claims
  5. Albuterol Sulfate Hfa168 claims
  6. Jardiance163 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: $2,176.54

91 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. The 8,806 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,159.88 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Luis Sanchez$2,176.54
  2. Specialty average$5,159.88

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

  1. Centro DE Salud DE LA Comunidad DE San Ysidro, Inc.San Ysidro, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Luis F. Sanchez among 1,443 pulmonary disease physician records in California

Luis F. Sanchez, M.D. is one of 1,443 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in California. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 7% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 51% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • Graduated1987 · median 2002 among the 1,061 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2017 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RP1001X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in California

There are 1,443 pulmonary disease physician records in California.

The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Charles Volk, M.D.Chula Vista, CA 919101417297912
  2. Jose Lira, M.D.Chula Vista, CA 919141356319446
  3. Martha Lozano, MDChula Vista, CA 919141609845627
  4. Mohammed Al-Janabi, M.D.La Mesa, CA 919421760773725
  5. Raed Al-Naser, M.D.La Mesa, CA 919421770589293
  6. Firas Alhaddad, MDLa Mesa, CA 919421295963460
  7. Larry Ayers, MDLa Mesa, CA 919421801865498
  8. Kaveh Bagheri, M.D.La Mesa, CA 919421174542252

Common questions

What is Luis F. Sanchez, M.D.'s NPI number?

Luis F. Sanchez, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1841301330, issued on Aug 31, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Luis F. Sanchez, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 227 Church Ave, Chula Vista, CA, 91910. Phone: (619) 426-9610. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Luis F. Sanchez, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number A43551, 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 F. Sanchez, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Luis F. Sanchez, M.D. had 6,642 Medicare Part D claims for 473 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. 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.