NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Richard A. Sonner, MD

Emergency Medical Services (Emergency Medicine) Physician · Los Angeles, CA

Richard A. Sonner, MD is an emergency medical services (emergency medicine) physician with a practice address in Los Angeles, California, and NPI 1215961628, issued on Jul 10, 2006. Check the license (California G65173, 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
1215961628
Name
Richard A. Sonner
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medical Services (Emergency Medicine) Physician 207PE0004X
License number
G65173 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
757 Westwood Plz, Los Angeles, CA 90095
Phone
(310) 825-2111
Enumerated
Jul 10, 2006
Record last updated
May 26, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicaid ID
00G651730 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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Also registered at 757 Westwood Plz

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

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  6. Tatiana AbdulnourStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1700724648

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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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  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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23% more Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medical services (emergency medicine) physician in 2024

359 Medicare Part D claims for 258 beneficiaries, against an average of 292 among the 1,653 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 89 claims were for opioids.

  1. Richard Sonner359
  2. Specialty average292

Most prescribed

  1. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen70 claims
  2. Ondansetron Odt28 claims
  3. Cefdinir20 claims
  4. Prednisone17 claims
  5. Famotidine16 claims
  6. Albuterol Sulfate Hfa15 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: $29.87

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 489 providers of this specialty with any payment received $337.59 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Richard Sonner$29.87
  2. Specialty average$337.59

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

Richard A. Sonner among 233 emergency medical services (emergency medicine) physician records in California

Richard A. Sonner, MD is one of 233 emergency medical services (emergency medicine) physician records with a practice address in California. 69% 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, 50% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 69% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 42% of these records are
  • Record last updated2010 · 68% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207PE0004X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Emergency Medical Services (Emergency Medicine) Physician providers in California

There are 233 emergency medical services (emergency medicine) physician records in California.

The 8 emergency medical services (emergency medicine) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Angelique Campen, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900951124061536
  2. Richelle Cooper, MDLos Angeles, CA 900951073547808
  3. Frank Day, MDLos Angeles, CA 900951447284286
  4. Heather Flaherty, MDLos Angeles, CA 900951215961073
  5. Michael Gertz, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900951720021173
  6. Stuart Goldfarb, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900951033153424
  7. Thomas Graham, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900951376572727
  8. Malkeet Gupta, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900951427002666

Common questions

What is Richard A. Sonner, MD's NPI number?

Richard A. Sonner, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1215961628, issued on Jul 10, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Richard A. Sonner, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 757 Westwood Plz, Los Angeles, CA, 90095. Phone: (310) 825-2111. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Richard A. Sonner, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number G65173, 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 A. Sonner, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Richard A. Sonner, MD had 359 Medicare Part D claims for 258 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medical services (emergency medicine) physician prescribers was 292. 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.