Richard Gonzales, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Buena Park, CA
Richard Gonzales, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Buena Park, California, and NPI 1184685893, issued on Mar 31, 2006. Check the license (California A72193, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard Gonzales
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- A72193 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 8585 Knott Ave, Buena Park, CA 90620
- Phone
- (714) 821-8588
- Enumerated
- Mar 31, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (714) 821-4482
- Medicaid ID
- 00A721930 CA
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Richard Gonzales in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A72193Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
100% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
11 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Pantoprazole Sodium11 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: $21.04
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Biogen, Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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.
Richard Gonzales among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California
Richard Gonzales, MD is one of 17,696 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 79% 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 5% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 56% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 63% of these records are
- Record last updated2007 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
13 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Buena Park
They are 13 of the 728 NPPES records with a practice address in Buena Park, and 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Richard Gonzales, MD's NPI number?
Richard Gonzales, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1184685893, issued on Mar 31, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard Gonzales, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8585 Knott Ave, Buena Park, CA, 90620. Phone: (714) 821-8588. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard Gonzales, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A72193, 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 Richard Gonzales, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard Gonzales, MD had 11 Medicare Part D claims; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.