Maricel Albaniel Pilapil-Pureza, MD
Nephrology Physician · Downey, CA
Maricel Albaniel Pilapil-Pureza, MD is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Downey, California, and NPI 1366547655, issued on Sep 13, 2006. Check the license (California A85956, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Maricel Albaniel Pilapil-Pureza
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License number
- A85956 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 11480 Brookshire Ave, Downey, CA 90241
- Phone
- (562) 923-6741
- Enumerated
- Sep 13, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 16, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20061025000720); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Maricel Albaniel Pilapil-Pureza in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A85956Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
15% more Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024
1,680 Medicare Part D claims for 324 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate157 claims
- Losartan Potassium140 claims
- Furosemide116 claims
- Calcitriol112 claims
- Lisinopril100 claims
- Hydralazine Hcl70 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Southern California Permanente Medical GroupLos Angeles, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Maricel Albaniel Pilapil-Pureza among 1,468 nephrology physician records in California
Maricel Albaniel Pilapil-Pureza, MD is one of 1,468 nephrology physician records with a practice address in California. 88% 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 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 48% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 77% of these records are
- Graduated1999 · median 2001 among the 1,128 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RN0300X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Nephrology Physician providers in California
There are 1,468 nephrology physician records in California.
All 1,468 in California → Every provider in Downey → Nephrology Physician nationwide →
The 8 nephrology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Michael Fang, M.D.Downey, CA 902411154338580
- Samuel Liu, MDDowney, CA 902411912935628
- Betzabe Alday, M.D.Downey, CA 902421013027325
- John Shaib, MDDowney, CA 902401851339048
- Sanford Gaynor, M.D.Gardena, CA 902471780661405
- Sara Asadi, M.DHawthorne, CA 902501902033632
- Amnon Licht, M.DCulver City, CA 902321669475273
- Pierre Espenan, MDHuntington Park, CA 902551386618304
Common questions
What is Maricel Albaniel Pilapil-Pureza, MD's NPI number?
Maricel Albaniel Pilapil-Pureza, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1366547655, issued on Sep 13, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Maricel Albaniel Pilapil-Pureza, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 11480 Brookshire Ave, Downey, CA, 90241. Phone: (562) 923-6741. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Maricel Albaniel Pilapil-Pureza, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A85956, 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 Maricel Albaniel Pilapil-Pureza, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Maricel Albaniel Pilapil-Pureza, MD had 1,680 Medicare Part D claims for 324 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. 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.