NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Sona Hurtz

Internal Medicine Physician · Santa Monica, CA

Sona Hurtz is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Santa Monica, California, and NPI 1831727759, issued on Mar 27, 2020. Check the license (California A186375, 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
1831727759
Name
Sona Hurtz
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
A186375 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1260 15TH St Ste 1501, Santa Monica, CA 90404
Phone
(310) 656-1701
Enumerated
Mar 27, 2020
Record last updated
Oct 4, 2023
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20230822001592); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Drexel University College Of Medicine, 2020
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1260 15TH St Ste 1501

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

  1. Asal AghajaniFamily Medicine Physician1295271286
  2. Adriana Austin, N.P.Adult Health Nurse Practitioner1174613624
  3. Chiquita Flowers, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1972595700
  4. Malka Hayman, AGACNP-BCAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1851924427
  5. Ivette Jimenez, NURSE PRACTITIONERPrimary Care Nurse Practitioner1407308844
  6. Bernard Katz, MDGeriatric Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician1750317772

Verify Sona Hurtz in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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97% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

111 Medicare Part D claims for 36 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Sona Hurtz111
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Ipratropium Bromide11 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.

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Regents OF The University OF CaliforniaGlendale, CA
  2. The Regents OF The University OF CaliforniaSanta Monica, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Sona Hurtz among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California

Sona Hurtz is one of 17,696 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2020, is newer than 89% of them.

  • NPI issued2020 · 89% of these records are older, 8% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • Graduated2020 · median 2004 among the 11,065 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

168 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Santa Monica

They are 168 of the 5,151 NPPES records with a practice address in Santa Monica, and 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Robert Ashley, MDSanta Monica, CA 904041780628487
  2. Mitchell Becker, M.D.Santa Monica, CA 904041922033935
  3. Chiquita Flowers, M.D.Santa Monica, CA 904041972595700
  4. Glenn Gorlitsky, M.D.Santa Monica, CA 904041881625143
  5. Oscar Hernandez, M.D.Santa Monica, CA 904041699706952
  6. Mark McGowan, MDSanta Monica, CA 904041720015902
  7. Alex Messina, MDSanta Monica, CA 904041902867823
  8. Mark Nachman, MDSanta Monica, CA 904041104803683

Common questions

What is Sona Hurtz's NPI number?

Sona Hurtz's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1831727759, issued on Mar 27, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Sona Hurtz located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1260 15TH St Ste 1501, Santa Monica, CA, 90404. Phone: (310) 656-1701. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Sona Hurtz's license?

NPPES lists California license number A186375, 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 Sona Hurtz prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Sona Hurtz had 111 Medicare Part D claims for 36 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.