Oscar Hernandez, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Santa Monica, CA
Oscar Hernandez, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Santa Monica, California, and NPI 1699706952, issued on Jul 5, 2006. Check the license (California A72896, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Oscar Hernandez
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- A72896 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2001 Santa Monica Blvd, Santa Monica, CA 90404
- Phone
- (310) 453-0419
- Enumerated
- Jul 5, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 3, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (310) 829-1960
- Medicaid ID
- 00A728960 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20121012000502); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Southern California Keck School Of Medicine, 1997
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Oscar Hernandez in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A72896Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
95% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
160 Medicare Part D claims for 82 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Levofloxacin36 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
- Netherlands Anesthesia, LLCAlbuquerque, NM
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Oscar Hernandez among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California
Oscar Hernandez, M.D. is one of 17,696 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 79% 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 5% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 56% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated1997 · median 2004 among the 11,065 with a school on file
- Record last updated2017 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
168 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Santa Monica
They are 168 of the 5,151 NPPES records with a practice address in Santa Monica, and 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Oscar Hernandez, M.D.'s NPI number?
Oscar Hernandez, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1699706952, issued on Jul 5, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Oscar Hernandez, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2001 Santa Monica Blvd, Santa Monica, CA, 90404. Phone: (310) 453-0419. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Oscar Hernandez, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A72896, 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 Oscar Hernandez, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Oscar Hernandez, M.D. had 160 Medicare Part D claims for 82 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.