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
- Record last updated
- Aug 8, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (310) 374-1576
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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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 2,095 among the 944 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; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Braeburn Inc. The 769 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,397.95 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.
Rick Chavez among 140 pain medicine physician records in California
Rick Chavez, MD is one of 140 pain medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 75% 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 9% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 57% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 58% of these records are
- Record last updated2011 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208VP0000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pain Medicine Physician providers in California
There are 140 pain medicine physician records in California.
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- Irene Wu, M.D.Santa Monica, CA 904041699964122
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 2,095. 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.