Rigved V. Tadwalkar, M.D., M.S.
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Santa Monica, CA
Rigved V. Tadwalkar, M.D., M.S. is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Santa Monica, California, and NPI 1679885883, issued on Jul 6, 2010. Check the license (California A119697, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Rigved V. Tadwalkar
- Credential
- M.D., M.S.
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License number
- A119697 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2001 Santa Monica Blvd Ste 360W, Santa Monica, CA 90404
- Phone
- (310) 829-7678
- Enumerated
- Jul 6, 2010
- Record last updated
- Jan 25, 2024
- Fax
- (310) 829-6889
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20121114000609); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- George Washington University School Of Medicine, 2010
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2001 Santa Monica Blvd Ste 360W
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Michael Broukhim, M.D.Interventional Cardiology Physician1609064880
Verify Rigved V. Tadwalkar in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A119697Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
33% more Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
4,093 Medicare Part D claims for 453 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 20% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium525 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium385 claims
- Ezetimibe317 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate286 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate269 claims
- Repatha Sureclick197 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: $70,676.52
203 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals International, plc. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Cedars-Sinai Medical Care FoundationMarina Del Rey, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Rigved V. Tadwalkar among 2,574 cardiovascular disease physician records in California
Rigved V. Tadwalkar, M.D., M.S. is one of 2,574 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in California. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 74% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 74% of these records are older, 23% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated2010 · median 1999 among the 1,742 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in California
There are 2,574 cardiovascular disease physician records in California.
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The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Stephen Berens, M.D.Santa Monica, CA 904041528050408
- Samuel Daneshvar, M.D.Santa Monica, CA 904041699940494
- Ravi Dave, MDSanta Monica, CA 904041871519934
- Sandra Fallon, M.D.Santa Monica, CA 904041801947312
- George Grifka, M.D.Santa Monica, CA 904041326189580
- Melkon Hacobian, M.D.Santa Monica, CA 904041174539415
- Robert Merz, M.D.Santa Monica, CA 904041770580102
- Stuart Miller, M.D.Santa Monica, CA 904041407867021
Common questions
What is Rigved V. Tadwalkar, M.D., M.S.'s NPI number?
Rigved V. Tadwalkar, M.D., M.S.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1679885883, issued on Jul 6, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Rigved V. Tadwalkar, M.D., M.S. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2001 Santa Monica Blvd Ste 360W, Santa Monica, CA, 90404. Phone: (310) 829-7678. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Rigved V. Tadwalkar, M.D., M.S.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A119697, 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 Rigved V. Tadwalkar, M.D., M.S. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Rigved V. Tadwalkar, M.D., M.S. had 4,093 Medicare Part D claims for 453 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. 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.