NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Sonia Gabriela Ponce, MD

Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Chula Vista, CA

Sonia Gabriela Ponce, MD is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Chula Vista, California, and NPI 1164659033, issued on Jun 17, 2009. Check the license (California A145008, 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
1164659033
Name
Sonia Gabriela Ponce
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
License number
A145008 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
227 Church Ave, Chula Vista, CA 91910
Phone
(619) 754-9500
Enumerated
Jun 17, 2009
Record last updated
Apr 23, 2025
Fax
(619) 489-6177
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20171120000382); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of New Mexico School Of Medicine, 2015
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 227 Church Ave

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

  1. Andres BustamanteInternal Medicine Physician1720199227
  2. Cesar Pena, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1295846723
  3. Luis Sanchez, M.D.Pulmonary Disease Physician1841301330
  4. Daisy VenegasMedical Physician Assistant1740143981

Verify Sonia Gabriela Ponce 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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2% more Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024

3,129 Medicare Part D claims for 594 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 31% of claims.

  1. Sonia Ponce3,129
  2. Specialty average3,078

Most prescribed

  1. Jardiance288 claims
  2. Losartan Potassium247 claims
  3. Eliquis223 claims
  4. Amlodipine Besylate210 claims
  5. Atorvastatin Calcium207 claims
  6. Entresto147 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: $829.62

32 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, 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.

  1. Sonia Ponce$829.62
  2. Specialty average$3,819.56

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Centro DE Salud DE LA Comunidad DE San Ysidro, Inc.San Ysidro, CA
  2. Sonia G Ponce Cardiology A Professional CorporationChula Vista, CA

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

Sonia Gabriela Ponce among 2,574 cardiovascular disease physician records in California

Sonia Gabriela Ponce, 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 2009, is newer than 72% of them.

  • NPI issued2009 · 72% of these records are older, 26% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
  • Graduated2015 · median 1999 among the 1,742 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 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.

The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Vitali Aizin, MDChula Vista, CA 919101366545733
  2. Brett Berman, MDChula Vista, CA 919101457446684
  3. Paulo Guillinta, M.D.Chula Vista, CA 919101881661536
  4. G Hedayat, MDChula Vista, CA 919101639127582
  5. Gustavo Mondragon, M.D.Chula Vista, CA 919101619080041
  6. Glenn Perelson, M.D.Chula Vista, CA 919101972506970
  7. Norberto Waisman, M.D.Chula Vista, CA 919101407962491
  8. Stephen Yau, MDChula Vista, CA 919101689037376

Common questions

What is Sonia Gabriela Ponce, MD's NPI number?

Sonia Gabriela Ponce, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1164659033, issued on Jun 17, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Sonia Gabriela Ponce, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 227 Church Ave, Chula Vista, CA, 91910. Phone: (619) 754-9500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Sonia Gabriela Ponce, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number A145008, 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 Sonia Gabriela Ponce, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Sonia Gabriela Ponce, MD had 3,129 Medicare Part D claims for 594 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.