NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Richard J. Metz, MD FACP

Internal Medicine Physician · Los Angeles, CA

Richard J. Metz, MD FACP is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Los Angeles, California, and NPI 1821082447, issued on Sep 9, 2005. Check the license (California G032839, 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 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1821082447
Name
Richard J. Metz
Credential
MD FACP
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
G032839 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2080 Century Park E Ste 1611, Los Angeles, CA 90067
Phone
(310) 553-3189
Enumerated
Sep 9, 2005
Record last updated
May 22, 2023
Fax
(310) 552-0022
Medicaid ID
00G328390 CA
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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  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
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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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62% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

1,217 Medicare Part D claims for 169 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Richard Metz1,217
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium87 claims
  2. Rosuvastatin Calcium74 claims
  3. Amlodipine Besylate53 claims
  4. Gabapentin42 claims
  5. Synthroid35 claims
  6. Losartan Potassium33 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.

The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 4.7 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score0.0
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%15.6
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  4. Improvement activities0 of 40 points · 15%0.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Richard J. Metz among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California

Richard J. Metz, MD FACP 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 95% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 63% of these records are
  • Record last updated2023 · 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).

1,423 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Los Angeles

They are 1,423 of the 69,537 NPPES records with a practice address in Los Angeles, and 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Patricia Chang, M.D.Century City, CA 900671508886508
  2. Ali Enayati, M.D., M.P.H.Los Angeles, CA 900671043269194
  3. Jeremy Fine, MDLos Angeles, CA 900671225073190
  4. Eugene Fishman, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900671780791830
  5. Steven Galen, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900671396702320
  6. Elie Gindi, MDLos Angeles, CA 900671245289412
  7. Roya Golshani, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900671033144522
  8. Teresa Merced, MDLos Angeles, CA 900671083645550

Common questions

What is Richard J. Metz, MD FACP's NPI number?

Richard J. Metz, MD FACP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1821082447, issued on Sep 9, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Richard J. Metz, MD FACP located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2080 Century Park E Ste 1611, Los Angeles, CA, 90067. Phone: (310) 553-3189. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Richard J. Metz, MD FACP's license?

NPPES lists California license number G032839, 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 J. Metz, MD FACP prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Richard J. Metz, MD FACP had 1,217 Medicare Part D claims for 169 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Richard J. Metz, MD FACP's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 4.7 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

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.