Rick Chavez, MD
Pain Medicine Physician · Redondo Beach, CA
Rick Chavez, MD is a pain medicine physician with a practice address in Redondo Beach, California, and NPI 1144271495, issued on May 12, 2006. Check the license (California G43878, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Rick Chavez
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Pain Medicine Physician 208VP0000X
- License number
- G43878 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 510 N Prospect Ave, Redondo Beach, CA 90277
- Phone
- (310) 798-1633
- Enumerated
- May 12, 2006
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 510 N Prospect Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Rick Chavez in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G43878Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
94% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pain medicine physician in 2024
120 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 2,094 among the 708 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Fenofibrate11 claims
- Levothyroxine 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: $7,118.16
8 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Braeburn Inc.. The 552 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,959.22 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.
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Common questions
What is Rick Chavez, MD's NPI number?
Rick Chavez, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1144271495, issued on May 12, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Rick Chavez, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 510 N Prospect Ave, Redondo Beach, CA, 90277. Phone: (310) 798-1633. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Rick Chavez, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number G43878, 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 Rick Chavez, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Rick Chavez, MD had 120 Medicare Part D claims; the average among pain medicine physician prescribers was 2,094. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.
Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.