Vanessa Awad
Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician · Porterville, CA
Vanessa Awad is a geriatric medicine (internal medicine) physician with a practice address in Porterville, California, and NPI 1831761238, issued on Jul 14, 2021. Check the license on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Vanessa Awad
- Primary taxonomy
- Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician 207RG0300X
- License number
- 1831761238 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1711 W Henderson Ave, Porterville, CA 93257
- Phone
- (403) 542-8318
- Enumerated
- Jul 14, 2021
- Record last updated
- Apr 20, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20251212002855); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Vanessa Awad 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
99% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average geriatric medicine (internal medicine) physician in 2024
43 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 4,246 among the 3,116 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 30% of 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Premier Hospitalists OF Bakersfield IncBakersfield, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Vanessa Awad among 532 geriatric medicine (internal medicine) physician records in California
Vanessa Awad is one of 532 geriatric medicine (internal medicine) physician records with a practice address in California. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2021, is newer than 95% of them.
- NPI issued2021 · 95% of these records are older, 3% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 51% of these records are
- Graduated2019 · median 1999 among the 271 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RG0300X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers in California
There are 532 geriatric medicine (internal medicine) physician records in California.
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The 8 geriatric medicine (internal medicine) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Andreas Ahlas, M.D.Bakersfield, CA 933011326200833
- Bharath Raghukultilak, M.D.Bakersfield, CA 933011669785846
- Mabrook Shehata, MDBakersfield, CA 933011982771655
- Stanley Ostern, M.D.Goleta, CA 931171538434956
- Leonard Grabowski, M.D.Santa Barbara, CA 931081619085131
- Christine Barber, M.D.San Luis Obispo, CA 934091407047475
- Michael Omlid, M.D.Santa Barbara, CA 931051659483436
- Anne White, D.O.Santa Barbara, CA 931051801809660
Common questions
What is Vanessa Awad's NPI number?
Vanessa Awad's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1831761238, issued on Jul 14, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Vanessa Awad located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1711 W Henderson Ave, Porterville, CA, 93257. Phone: (403) 542-8318. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Vanessa Awad'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 Vanessa Awad prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Vanessa Awad had 43 Medicare Part D claims; the average among geriatric medicine (internal medicine) physician prescribers was 4,246. 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.