Monica Louise Plesa, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Santa Monica, CA
Monica Louise Plesa, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Santa Monica, California, and NPI 1851525091, issued on May 1, 2009. Check the license (California A114578, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Monica Louise Plesa
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- A114578 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1920 Colorado Ave, Santa Monica, CA 90404
- Phone
- (310) 319-4700
- Enumerated
- May 1, 2009
- Record last updated
- Oct 18, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (310) 393-5659
- Medicaid ID
- ,0A1145780 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120807000413); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Albany Medical College Of Union University, 2009
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Monica Louise Plesa in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A114578Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
82% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
631 Medicare Part D claims for 112 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 23 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium33 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate31 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium26 claims
- Metformin Hcl26 claims
- Clotrimazole24 claims
- Loperamide16 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
- The Regents OF The University OF CaliforniaSanta Monica, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Monica Louise Plesa among 17,133 family medicine physician records in California
Monica Louise Plesa, M.D. 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 2009, is newer than 58% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 58% of these records are older, 40% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated2009 · median 2005 among the 10,652 with a school on file
- Record last updated2013 · 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).
192 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Santa Monica
They are 192 of the 5,151 NPPES records with a practice address in Santa Monica, and 17,133 family medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Monica Louise Plesa, M.D.'s NPI number?
Monica Louise Plesa, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1851525091, issued on May 1, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Monica Louise Plesa, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1920 Colorado Ave, Santa Monica, CA, 90404. Phone: (310) 319-4700. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Monica Louise Plesa, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A114578, 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 Monica Louise Plesa, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Monica Louise Plesa, M.D. had 631 Medicare Part D claims for 112 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.