Verna Ruth Porter, MD
Neurology Physician · Santa Monica, CA
Verna Ruth Porter, MD is a neurology physician with a practice address in Santa Monica, California, and NPI 1730107012, issued on Jul 17, 2006. Check the license (California A55356, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Verna Ruth Porter
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurology Physician 2084N0400X
- License number
- A55356 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1301 20TH St Ste 150, Santa Monica, CA 90404
- Phone
- (310) 582-7641
- Enumerated
- Jul 17, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 19, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (310) 315-4069
- Medicaid ID
- 00A553560 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050606001226); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Emory University School Of Medicine, 1994
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1301 20TH St Ste 150
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Verna Ruth Porter in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A55356Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
33% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average neurology physician in 2024
913 Medicare Part D claims for 234 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,370 among the 15,005 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Donepezil Hcl501 claims
- Memantine Hcl Er208 claims
- Memantine Hcl120 claims
- Rivastigmine32 claims
- Escitalopram Oxalate13 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: $650.52
27 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Ucb, Inc. The 10,858 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,318.07 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
- Providence Saint Johns Medical FoundationSanta Monica, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Verna Ruth Porter among 2,339 neurology physician records in California
Verna Ruth Porter, MD is one of 2,339 neurology 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 2006, is newer than 4% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 4% of these records are older, 59% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated1994 · median 2006 among the 1,628 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084N0400X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Neurology Physician providers in California
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Common questions
What is Verna Ruth Porter, MD's NPI number?
Verna Ruth Porter, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1730107012, issued on Jul 17, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Verna Ruth Porter, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1301 20TH St Ste 150, Santa Monica, CA, 90404. Phone: (310) 582-7641. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Verna Ruth Porter, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A55356, 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 Verna Ruth Porter, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Verna Ruth Porter, MD had 913 Medicare Part D claims for 234 beneficiaries; the average among neurology physician prescribers was 1,370. 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.