Teresa Dean, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Santa Monica, CA
Teresa Dean, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Santa Monica, California, and NPI 1255538781, issued on Jun 28, 2007. Check the license (California 131033, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Teresa Dean
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 131033 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2121 Wilshire Blvd # 300, Santa Monica, CA 90403
- Phone
- (310) 695-2450
- Enumerated
- Jun 28, 2007
- Record last updated
- Nov 18, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20141115000211); may accept Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Duke University School Of Medicine, 2007
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest internal medicine physician records → All 17,696 in California → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 2121 Wilshire Blvd # 300
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Anushka Bhalla, MD, MPHFamily Medicine Physician1558701284
Verify Teresa Dean in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license 131033Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
43% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
1,822 Medicare Part D claims for 190 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 18% of claims. 26 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium82 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium69 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium66 claims
- Mounjaro57 claims
- Valacyclovir46 claims
- Azelastine Hcl44 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: $388.61
17 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Westside Internal MedicineSanta Monica, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Teresa Dean among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California
Teresa Dean, M.D. 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 2007, is newer than 44% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 44% of these records are older, 44% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2007 · median 2004 among the 11,065 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 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.
All 17,696 in California → Every provider in Santa Monica → Internal Medicine Physician nationwide →
The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Harvey Alpern, MDSanta Monica, CA 904031235291741
- John Andrews, M.D.Santa Monica, CA 904031447262126
- Mark Biscow, MDSanta Monica, CA 904031871510354
- James Dahlgren, M.D.Santa Monica, CA 904031487852117
- Monya De, MD, MPHSanta Monica, CA 904031275726655
- Joel Isackson, MDSanta Monica, CA 904031285640680
- Stephen Kania, M.D.Santa Monica, CA 904031851594469
- Nurit Korn, MDSanta Monica, CA 904031154554061
Common questions
What is Teresa Dean, M.D.'s NPI number?
Teresa Dean, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1255538781, issued on Jun 28, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Teresa Dean, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2121 Wilshire Blvd # 300, Santa Monica, CA, 90403. Phone: (310) 695-2450. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Teresa Dean, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number 131033, 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 Teresa Dean, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Teresa Dean, M.D. had 1,822 Medicare Part D claims for 190 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.