NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Rafael Rubalcava, MD

Family Medicine Physician · La Mirada, CA

Rafael Rubalcava, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in La Mirada, California, and NPI 1417978644, issued on Jul 22, 2006. Check the license (California G79047, 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
1417978644
Name
Rafael Rubalcava
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
G79047 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
15034 Imperial Hwy, La Mirada, CA 90638
Phone
(562) 902-3000
Enumerated
Jul 22, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(562) 902-9563
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20101108001118); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Illinois College Of Med (Chi/Peor/Rock/Chm-Urb), 1995
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 15034 Imperial Hwy

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

  1. Alexander Chen, D.O.Internal Medicine Physician1114252608
  2. Mohammed Khursheed, M.D.Cardiovascular Disease Physician1053326793
  3. Marcus Lum, MDFamily Medicine Physician1003839242
  4. Lindsey Yuen, FNPPrimary Care Nurse Practitioner1750659793

Verify Rafael Rubalcava 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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3.8 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024

13,381 Medicare Part D claims for 824 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. 492 claims were for opioids.

  1. Rafael Rubalcava13,381
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium705 claims
  2. Metformin Hcl525 claims
  3. Amlodipine Besylate518 claims
  4. Losartan Potassium483 claims
  5. Lisinopril460 claims
  6. Levothyroxine Sodium409 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: $756.25

42 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Lilly USA, LLC. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Rafael Rubalcava$756.25
  2. Specialty average$902.55

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

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Imperial Primary Care Medical GroupLa Mirada, CA

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

Rafael Rubalcava among 17,133 family medicine physician records in California

Rafael Rubalcava, 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 2006, is newer than 6% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 59% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
  • Graduated1995 · median 2005 among the 10,652 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2007 · 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).

11 family medicine physician records list a practice address in La Mirada

They are 11 of the 427 NPPES records with a practice address in La Mirada, and 17,133 family medicine physician records in California.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Gregory Galbreath, M.D.La Mirada, CA 906381780022327
  2. Hyejin Jae, M.D.La Mirada, CA 906381851607253
  3. Eileen Lee, M.D.La Mirada, CA 906381932467347
  4. Marcus Lum, MDLa Mirada, CA 906381003839242
  5. Claudia Martin, MDLa Mirada, CA 906381821462516
  6. Alexander Mendez, M.D.La Mirada, CA 906381255423323
  7. Nghia Pham, M.D.La Mirada, CA 906381841676491
  8. Joseph Ravenna, M.D.La Mirada, CA 906381548412869

Common questions

What is Rafael Rubalcava, MD's NPI number?

Rafael Rubalcava, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1417978644, issued on Jul 22, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Rafael Rubalcava, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 15034 Imperial Hwy, La Mirada, CA, 90638. Phone: (562) 902-3000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Rafael Rubalcava, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number G79047, 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 Rafael Rubalcava, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Rafael Rubalcava, MD had 13,381 Medicare Part D claims for 824 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.