NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Sydney Beck Tuffery, MD

Emergency Medicine Physician · Torrance, CA

Sydney Beck Tuffery, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Torrance, California, and NPI 1710484183, issued on Apr 11, 2018. Check the license (California A164136, 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
1710484183
Name
Sydney Beck Tuffery
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License number
A164136 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1000 W Carson St, Torrance, CA 90502
Phone
(310) 222-2345
Enumerated
Apr 11, 2018
Record last updated
Mar 28, 2022
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1000 W Carson St

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

  1. Arjan AbarStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1982309290
  2. Brenda Abarca, MDPsychiatry Physician1407485527
  3. Maleeha AbbasStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1275203499
  4. Saamirah Abdul-MuminCommunity Health Worker1144683947
  5. Maria Elena AbedesAmbulatory Care Registered Nurse1184360992
  6. Hoda Abou-Ziab, PSYDClinical Psychologist1649618125

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  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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12% more Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

252 Medicare Part D claims for 152 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 42 claims were for opioids.

  1. Sydney Tuffery252
  2. Specialty average226

Most prescribed

  1. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen36 claims
  2. Cephalexin32 claims
  3. Ondansetron Odt23 claims
  4. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass15 claims
  5. Famotidine12 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.

Sydney Beck Tuffery among 7,751 emergency medicine physician records in California

Sydney Beck Tuffery, MD is one of 7,751 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 81% of them.

  • NPI issued2018 · 81% of these records are older, 15% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 59% of these records are
  • Record last updated2022 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

197 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Torrance

They are 197 of the 8,901 NPPES records with a practice address in Torrance, and 7,751 emergency medicine physician records in California.

The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Diane Birnbaumer, M.D.Torrance, CA 905021821159310
  2. David Burbulys, M.D.Torrance, CA 905021568523983
  3. Wendy Coates, M.D.Torrance, CA 905021851433817
  4. Clinton Coil, M.D.Torrance, CA 905021164566469
  5. Madonna Fernandez-Franckelton, M.D.Torrance, CA 905021538212329
  6. Robert Hockberger, M.DTorrance, CA 905021942359195
  7. Timothy Jang, MDTorrance, CA 905021487609707
  8. Roger Lewis, M.D.Torrance, CA 905021306999164

Common questions

What is Sydney Beck Tuffery, MD's NPI number?

Sydney Beck Tuffery, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1710484183, issued on Apr 11, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Sydney Beck Tuffery, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1000 W Carson St, Torrance, CA, 90502. Phone: (310) 222-2345. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Sydney Beck Tuffery, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number A164136, 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 Sydney Beck Tuffery, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Sydney Beck Tuffery, MD had 252 Medicare Part D claims for 152 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.