NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Valerie Zamudio, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · Los Angeles, CA

Valerie Zamudio, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Los Angeles, California, and NPI 1003174053, issued on Apr 27, 2012. Check the license (California A120903, 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 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1003174053
Name
Valerie Zamudio
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
A120903 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1720 Cesar Chavez Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90033
Phone
(323) 268-5000
Enumerated
Apr 27, 2012
Record last updated
Oct 25, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20150930000850); may accept Medicare assignment
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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Verify Valerie Zamudio 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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63% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

1,160 Medicare Part D claims for 224 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. 15 claims were for opioids.

  1. Valerie Zamudio1,160
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium54 claims
  2. Gabapentin49 claims
  3. Mirtazapine41 claims
  4. Amlodipine Besylate40 claims
  5. Vascepa40 claims
  6. Metformin Hcl39 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.

The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 100 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualitynot scored (reweighted)
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%96.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $21.40

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Shield Therapeutics 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.

  1. Valerie Zamudio$21.40
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

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. Complete Care Community Health Center, IncLos Angeles, CA
  2. Skilled Facility Health Care Solutions IncSanta Monica, CA

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

Valerie Zamudio among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California

Valerie Zamudio, MD 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 2012, is newer than 68% of them.

  • NPI issued2012 · 68% of these records are older, 29% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • Graduated2010 · median 2004 among the 11,065 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 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).

1,423 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Los Angeles

They are 1,423 of the 69,537 NPPES records with a practice address in Los Angeles, and 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Ron Ben-Ari, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900331275562431
  2. John Brodhead, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900331760424824
  3. Bharat Chaudry, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900331194754374
  4. William Hardy, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900331760410518
  5. Howard Hodis, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900331407894009
  6. Eric Hsieh, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900331811941974
  7. Jenny Hwang, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900331578548764
  8. Michael Karp, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900331336177229

Common questions

What is Valerie Zamudio, MD's NPI number?

Valerie Zamudio, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1003174053, issued on Apr 27, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Valerie Zamudio, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1720 Cesar Chavez Ave., Los Angeles, CA, 90033. Phone: (323) 268-5000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Valerie Zamudio, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number A120903, 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 Valerie Zamudio, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Valerie Zamudio, MD had 1,160 Medicare Part D claims for 224 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Valerie Zamudio, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

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.

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