Ramon Angel Durazo, MD
Nephrology Physician · Santa Monica, CA
Ramon Angel Durazo, MD is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Santa Monica, California, and NPI 1346701802, issued on Mar 27, 2019. Check the license (California A179121, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ramon Angel Durazo
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License numbers
- A179121 CA
125.073585 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1250 16TH St Ste 307, Santa Monica, CA 90404
- Phone
- (310) 481-4228
- Enumerated
- Mar 27, 2019
- Record last updated
- Jul 2, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250312001608); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Southern California Keck School Of Medicine, 2019
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Ramon Angel Durazo in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A179121Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
92% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024
120 Medicare Part D claims for 80 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate22 claims
- Lisinopril17 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: $142.28
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Aurinia Pharma U.S., Inc. The 8,230 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,091.37 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- The Regents OF The University OF CaliforniaLos Angeles, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ramon Angel Durazo among 1,468 nephrology physician records in California
Ramon Angel Durazo, MD is one of 1,468 nephrology physician records with a practice address in California. 88% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 95% of them.
- NPI issued2019 · 95% of these records are older, 3% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 77% of these records are
- Graduated2019 · median 2001 among the 1,128 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RN0300X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Nephrology Physician providers in California
There are 1,468 nephrology physician records in California.
All 1,468 in California → Every provider in Santa Monica → Nephrology Physician nationwide →
The 8 nephrology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Earl Gordon, M.D.Santa Monica, CA 904041053534925
- Morris Grabie, MDSanta Monica, CA 904041659399681
- Frederick Karubian, MDSanta Monica, CA 904041275613655
- Reza Khorsan, M.D.Santa Monica, CA 904041356536585
- Ying Hui Luu, M.D.Santa Monica, CA 904041922486893
- Connie Rhee, M.D.Santa Monica, CA 904041083835276
- Fawad Zafar-Khan, MDSanta Monica, CA 904041699827873
- Nasimeh Yazdani, M.D.Santa Monica, CA 904031154376580
Common questions
What is Ramon Angel Durazo, MD's NPI number?
Ramon Angel Durazo, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1346701802, issued on Mar 27, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ramon Angel Durazo, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1250 16TH St Ste 307, Santa Monica, CA, 90404. Phone: (310) 481-4228. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ramon Angel Durazo, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A179121, 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 Ramon Angel Durazo, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ramon Angel Durazo, MD had 120 Medicare Part D claims for 80 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. 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.