Maria Ava Vega, DDS
Dentist · Torrance, CA
Maria Ava Vega, DDS is a dentist with a practice address in Torrance, California, and NPI 1245384023, issued on Jan 22, 2007. Check the license (California 45051, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Maria Ava Vega
- Credential
- DDS
- Primary taxonomy
- Dentist 122300000X
- License number
- 45051 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2376 Torrance Blvd, Torrance, CA 90501
- Phone
- (310) 533-5947
- Enumerated
- Jan 22, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (310) 533-7190
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Maria Ava Vega in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 45051Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
42% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average dentist in 2024
50 Medicare Part D claims for 24 beneficiaries, against an average of 86 among the 51,021 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Amoxicillin26 claims
- Ibuprofen14 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.
Maria Ava Vega among 14,729 dentist records in California
Maria Ava Vega, DDS is one of 14,729 dentist records with a practice address in California. 56% 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 18% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 18% of these records are older, 58% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 56% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · under 1% of these records are
- Record last updated2007 · 73% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 122300000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
127 dentist records list a practice address in Torrance
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Common questions
What is Maria Ava Vega, DDS's NPI number?
Maria Ava Vega, DDS's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1245384023, issued on Jan 22, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Maria Ava Vega, DDS located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2376 Torrance Blvd, Torrance, CA, 90501. Phone: (310) 533-5947. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Maria Ava Vega, DDS's license?
NPPES lists California license number 45051, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Maria Ava Vega, DDS prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Maria Ava Vega, DDS had 50 Medicare Part D claims for 24 beneficiaries; the average among dentist prescribers was 86. 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.