Steven Romero, MD
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · La Jolla, CA
Steven Romero, MD is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in La Jolla, California, and NPI 1629049556, issued on Jan 30, 2006. Check the license on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Steven Romero
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- Practice location
- 9898 Genesee Ave, La Jolla, CA 92037
- Phone
- (858) 824-2037
- Enumerated
- Jan 30, 2006
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 9898 Genesee Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Eneh-Lieh Ancheta, NPNurse Practitioner1477067981
- Bruce Armstrong, P.A.-C. , MHSPhysician Assistant1003915042
- Anshuman Bansal, M.D.Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1366685273
Verify Steven Romero in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of CaliforniaCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
91% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
281 Medicare Part D claims for 51 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,149 among the 19,556 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 34% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Eliquis59 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium34 claims
- Lisinopril19 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate15 claims
- Entresto15 claims
- Carvedilol13 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: $650.90
17 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. The 16,209 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,923.81 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.
One hospital or facility affiliation
- Scripps HealthLa Jolla, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
47 cardiovascular disease physician records list a La Jolla practice address
They are 47 of the 3,648 NPPES records with a La Jolla practice address, and 2,322 cardiovascular disease physician records in California.
All 47 in La Jolla → All 2,322 in California → Every provider in La Jolla →
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- Sohail Abdi-Moradi, M.D.Moorpark, CA1376862938
- Nadia Abelhad, M.D.Chula Vista, CA1619400801
- Mohammad Abid, MD FACCIndio, CA1699857706
- Georges Abou Rjaili, MDRiverside, CA1073896544
- Maria Abraham, M.D.San Francisco, CA1669436960
- Theodore Abraham, M.D.San Francisco, CA1467427096
Common questions
What is Steven Romero, MD's NPI number?
Steven Romero, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1629049556, issued on Jan 30, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Steven Romero, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9898 Genesee Ave, La Jolla, CA, 92037. Phone: (858) 824-2037. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Steven Romero, MD's license?
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 Steven Romero, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Steven Romero, MD had 281 Medicare Part D claims for 51 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,149. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.
Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.