Ronald B. Himelman, MD
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Palm Springs, CA
Ronald B. Himelman, MD is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Palm Springs, California, and NPI 1255413332, issued on Oct 19, 2006. Check the license (California G54463, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ronald B. Himelman
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License number
- G54463 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 555 Tachevah Building 1 West, Palm Springs, CA 92262
- Phone
- (760) 323-2174
- Enumerated
- Oct 19, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 19, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (760) 322-6244
- Medicaid ID
- 00G544630 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080722000793); may accept Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Perelman School Of Med At The University Of Pennsylvania, 1983
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Ronald B. Himelman in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G54463Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
99% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
35 Medicare Part D claims for 20 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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: $38.87
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. 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.
Ronald B. Himelman among 2,574 cardiovascular disease physician records in California
Ronald B. Himelman, MD 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 2006, is newer than 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 45% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated1983 · median 1999 among the 1,742 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 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.
All 2,574 in California → Every provider in Palm Springs → Cardiovascular Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Michael Bagheri, MDPalm Springs, CA 922621740463322
- Robert Bernstein, MDPalm Springs, CA 922621184718488
- Merle Bolton, M.D.Palm Springs, CA 922621659606697
- Sangita Deveshwar, M.D.Palm Springs, CA 922621710055256
- Revati Ghatnekar, M.D.Palm Springs, CA 922621760452965
- Melvin Gonzalez, MDPalm Springs, CA 922621194721167
- Cheryl Martin, M.D.Palm Springs, CA 922621194897892
- Narasimha Rao, M.D.Palm Springs, CA 922621992789861
Common questions
What is Ronald B. Himelman, MD's NPI number?
Ronald B. Himelman, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1255413332, issued on Oct 19, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ronald B. Himelman, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 555 Tachevah Building 1 West, Palm Springs, CA, 92262. Phone: (760) 323-2174. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ronald B. Himelman, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number G54463, 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 Ronald B. Himelman, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ronald B. Himelman, MD had 35 Medicare Part D claims for 20 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.