Pavlina Stefanova Natcheva, MD
Family Medicine Physician · San Diego, CA
Pavlina Stefanova Natcheva, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in San Diego, California, and NPI 1144497561, issued on May 14, 2008. Check the license (California A120290, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Pavlina Stefanova Natcheva
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License numbers
- A120290 CA
049768 CT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4540 Vandever Ave, San Diego, CA 92120
- Phone
- (619) 590-5000
- Enumerated
- May 14, 2008
- Record last updated
- Oct 22, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20121012000630); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- State University Of Ny Upstate Medical University, 2008
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Pavlina Stefanova Natcheva in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A120290Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
24% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
2,683 Medicare Part D claims for 345 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims. 144 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium267 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium138 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate108 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium97 claims
- Losartan Potassium86 claims
- Lisinopril76 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
- Southern California Permanente Medical GroupSan Diego, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Pavlina Stefanova Natcheva among 17,133 family medicine physician records in California
Pavlina Stefanova Natcheva, MD 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 2008, is newer than 53% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 53% of these records are older, 42% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated2008 · median 2005 among the 10,652 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 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).
780 family medicine physician records list a practice address in San Diego
They are 780 of the 52,937 NPPES records with a practice address in San Diego, and 17,133 family medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Pavlina Stefanova Natcheva, MD's NPI number?
Pavlina Stefanova Natcheva, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1144497561, issued on May 14, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Pavlina Stefanova Natcheva, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4540 Vandever Ave, San Diego, CA, 92120. Phone: (619) 590-5000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Pavlina Stefanova Natcheva, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A120290, 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 Pavlina Stefanova Natcheva, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Pavlina Stefanova Natcheva, MD had 2,683 Medicare Part D claims for 345 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.