NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Paola Andrea Ortiz, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · Torrance, CA

Paola Andrea Ortiz, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Torrance, California, and NPI 1457937963, issued on Mar 23, 2021. Check the license (California A189823, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1457937963
Name
Paola Andrea Ortiz
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
A189823 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3330 Lomita Blvd FL 1, Torrance, CA 90505
Phone
(310) 891-6623
Enumerated
Mar 23, 2021
Record last updated
Feb 26, 2026
Fax
(310) 891-6673
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20240815002723); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 3330 Lomita Blvd FL 1

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

  1. Theresa Edun, NPAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1477965754
  2. Mona Sultan, MDFamily Medicine Physician1437539848

Verify Paola Andrea Ortiz 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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88% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

389 Medicare Part D claims for 63 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims.

  1. Paola Ortiz389
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium39 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate21 claims
  3. Metformin Hcl20 claims
  4. Omeprazole20 claims
  5. Diclofenac Sodium15 claims
  6. Finasteride15 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: $18.51

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Paola Ortiz$18.51
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Copa DE Oro Medical Group IncNorwalk, CA
  2. Torrance Health Association IncRedondo Beach, CA

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

Paola Andrea Ortiz among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California

Paola Andrea Ortiz, MD 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 2021, is newer than 92% of them.

  • NPI issued2021 · 92% of these records are older, 5% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • Graduated2018 · median 2004 among the 11,065 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 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).

231 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Torrance

They are 231 of the 8,901 NPPES records with a practice address in Torrance, and 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Tanya Arvan, MDTorrance, CA 905051104827666
  2. Madhu Chatwani, M.D.Torrance, CA 905051215993894
  3. James Ding, MDTorrance, CA 905051285614636
  4. Vadim Fanous, MDTorrance, CA 905051457329716
  5. Tyler Jung, M.D.Torrance, CA 905051194791772
  6. Chong Kim, MDTorrance, CA 905051528034485
  7. Janet Lee, D.O.Torrance, CA 905051205826633
  8. Thomas Lee, M.D.Torrance, CA 905051609842079

Common questions

What is Paola Andrea Ortiz, MD's NPI number?

Paola Andrea Ortiz, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1457937963, issued on Mar 23, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Paola Andrea Ortiz, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3330 Lomita Blvd FL 1, Torrance, CA, 90505. Phone: (310) 891-6623. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Paola Andrea Ortiz, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number A189823, 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 Paola Andrea Ortiz, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Paola Andrea Ortiz, MD had 389 Medicare Part D claims for 63 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.