NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Patricia Ann Drum-Lal, PAC

Emergency Medicine Physician · Santa Monica, CA

Patricia Ann Drum-Lal, PAC is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Santa Monica, California, and NPI 1639136674, issued on Apr 26, 2006. Check the license (California PA15535, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1639136674
Name
Patricia Ann Drum-Lal
Credential
PAC
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License number
PA15535 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1328 22ND Street, Santa Monica, CA 90404
Phone
(310) 582-7089
Enumerated
Apr 26, 2006
Record last updated
May 21, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicaid ID
PA15535 CA
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1328 22ND Street

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

  1. Jill Caratan, PACPhysician Assistant1821180480
  2. Manuel Estioko, MDThoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician1326144601
  3. Russ Kino, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1699732636
  4. Jennifer Kosova, PACPhysician Assistant1083636203

Verify Patricia Ann Drum-Lal 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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3.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

683 Medicare Part D claims for 135 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 25 claims were for opioids.

  1. Patricia Drum-Lal683
  2. Specialty average226

Most prescribed

  1. Azithromycin35 claims
  2. Escitalopram Oxalate33 claims
  3. Cephalexin31 claims
  4. Gabapentin30 claims
  5. Zolpidem Tartrate25 claims
  6. Trazodone Hcl24 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: $357.24

12 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen Inc. The 12,335 providers of this specialty with any payment received $953.79 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Patricia Drum-Lal$357.24
  2. Specialty average$953.79

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

Patricia Ann Drum-Lal among 7,751 emergency medicine physician records in California

Patricia Ann Drum-Lal, PAC is one of 7,751 emergency 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 2006, is newer than 4% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 4% of these records are older, 60% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 59% of these records are
  • Record last updated2013 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Emergency Medicine Physician providers in California

There are 7,751 emergency medicine physician records in California.

The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Isaac Bash, MDSanta Monica, CA 904041619934643
  2. Victor Candioty, MDSanta Monica, CA 904041437116472
  3. Michelle Charfen, M.D.Santa Monica, CA 904041588602486
  4. Edward Cotner, MDSanta Monica, CA 904041023074044
  5. Walid Ghurabi, D.O.Santa Monica, CA 904041073566931
  6. Daniel Grossman, MDSanta Monica, CA 904041386601326
  7. Amy Kijner, PASanta Monica, CA 904041235197849
  8. Russ Kino, MDSanta Monica, CA 904041699732636

Common questions

What is Patricia Ann Drum-Lal, PAC's NPI number?

Patricia Ann Drum-Lal, PAC's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1639136674, issued on Apr 26, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Patricia Ann Drum-Lal, PAC located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1328 22ND Street, Santa Monica, CA, 90404. Phone: (310) 582-7089. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Patricia Ann Drum-Lal, PAC's license?

NPPES lists California license number PA15535, 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 Patricia Ann Drum-Lal, PAC prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Patricia Ann Drum-Lal, PAC had 683 Medicare Part D claims for 135 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.