Philip Ente, MD
Neurology Physician · Lompoc, CA
Philip Ente, MD is a neurology physician with a practice address in Lompoc, California, and NPI 1366474819, issued on Jul 7, 2006. Check the license (California A42029, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Philip Ente
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurology Physician 2084N0400X
- License number
- A42029 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1111 E Ocean Ave, Lompoc, CA 93436
- Phone
- (805) 735-7623
- Enumerated
- Jul 7, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 8, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (805) 735-7224
- Medicaid ID
- 00A420290 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090729000872); may accept Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Philip Ente in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A42029Check 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 neurology physician in 2024
1,039 Medicare Part D claims for 161 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,370 among the 15,005 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Carbidopa-Levodopa117 claims
- Levetiracetam107 claims
- Lamotrigine83 claims
- Carbamazepine Er68 claims
- Primidone53 claims
- Topiramate45 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: $119.28
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation. The 10,858 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,318.07 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
2 hospitals and group practices
- Lompoc Valley Medical CenterLompoc, CA · Acute Care Hospitals1 of 5 stars
- Arrowhead Neurosurgical Medical Group IncMoreno Valley, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Philip Ente among 2,339 neurology physician records in California
Philip Ente, MD is one of 2,339 neurology 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, 59% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated1978 · median 2006 among the 1,628 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084N0400X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Philip Ente, MD's NPI number?
Philip Ente, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1366474819, issued on Jul 7, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Philip Ente, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1111 E Ocean Ave, Lompoc, CA, 93436. Phone: (805) 735-7623. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Philip Ente, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A42029, 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 Philip Ente, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Philip Ente, MD had 1,039 Medicare Part D claims for 161 beneficiaries; the average among neurology physician prescribers was 1,370. 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.