NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Paula Gonella, MD

Emergency Medicine Physician · Marina Del Rey, CA

Paula Gonella, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Marina Del Rey, California, and NPI 1508977141, issued on Aug 31, 2006. Check the license (California G72966, 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
1508977141
Name
Paula Gonella
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License number
G72966 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4650 Lincoln Blvd, Marina Del Rey, CA 90292
Phone
(310) 823-8911
Enumerated
Aug 31, 2006
Record last updated
May 2, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicaid ID
00G729660 CA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20040924000316); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Albany Medical College Of Union University, 1990
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 4650 Lincoln Blvd

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

  1. Bobak Akhavan, M.D.Pulmonary Disease Physician1982099024
  2. Barry Borm, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1285736843
  3. Allan CalpoRegistered Respiratory Therapist1821560301
  4. Manvir Dhillon, MDInternal Medicine Physician1083293252
  5. Roger Donenfeld, M.D.Anesthesiology Physician1538182878
  6. Kambiz Farbakhsh, MDInternal Medicine Physician1861446015

Verify Paula Gonella 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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48% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

117 Medicare Part D claims for 80 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 19 claims were for opioids.

  1. Paula Gonella117
  2. Specialty average226

Most prescribed

  1. Cefuroxime16 claims
  2. Prednisone15 claims
  3. Tramadol Hcl11 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

  1. Emergency Physicians OF Orange CountyNewport Beach, CA

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

Paula Gonella among 7,751 emergency medicine physician records in California

Paula Gonella, MD 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 fileYes · 59% of these records are
  • Graduated1990 · median 2011 among the 4,560 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2008 · 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).

16 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Marina Del Rey

They are 16 of the 711 NPPES records with a practice address in Marina Del Rey, and 7,751 emergency medicine physician records in California.

The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Barry Borm, MDMarina Del Rey, CA 902921285736843
  2. Seth Brener, M.D.Marina Del Rey, CA 902921265606354
  3. Edward Chung, MDMarina Del Rey, CA 902921114954989
  4. Richard Hoffner, MDMarina Del Rey, CA 902921811941701
  5. Robin Kaminsky, MDMarina Del Rey, CA 902921821038035
  6. Lisa Kellman, D.O.Marina Del Rey, CA 902921821164690
  7. Mickey Kolodny, MDMarina Del Rey, CA 902921750464707
  8. Tom Kuo, M.D.Marina Del Rey, CA 902921811936123

Common questions

What is Paula Gonella, MD's NPI number?

Paula Gonella, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1508977141, issued on Aug 31, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Paula Gonella, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4650 Lincoln Blvd, Marina Del Rey, CA, 90292. Phone: (310) 823-8911. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Paula Gonella, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number G72966, 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 Paula Gonella, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Paula Gonella, MD had 117 Medicare Part D claims for 80 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.