NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Vimal S. Lala, D.O.

Interventional Pain Medicine Physician · West Hills, CA

Vimal S. Lala, D.O. is an interventional pain medicine physician with a practice address in West Hills, California, and NPI 1205996501, issued on Dec 11, 2006. Check the license (California 20A8461, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1205996501
Name
Vimal S. Lala
Credential
D.O.
Primary taxonomy
Interventional Pain Medicine Physician 208VP0014X
License numbers
20A8461 CA
20A 8461 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
7230 Medical Center Dr, West Hills, CA 91307
Phone
(818) 348-7246
Enumerated
Dec 11, 2006
Record last updated
May 18, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(818) 348-7248
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 7230 Medical Center Dr

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  2. Alen Arakelian, DCChiropractor1770641623
  3. Wendy Asarch, RNNPWomen's Health Nurse Practitioner1578738985
  4. Bineeta BattuRegistered Dietitian1134503634
  5. Bonnie Beaver, M.D.Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician1235153974
  6. Jason Bromberg, M.D.Pediatrics Physician1528082609

Verify Vimal S. Lala 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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98% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average interventional pain medicine physician in 2024

48 Medicare Part D claims for 19 beneficiaries, against an average of 2,306 among the 2,100 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Vimal Lala48
  2. Specialty average2,306

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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 87.5 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score75.1
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

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

Industry payments in 2024: $480.02

25 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. The 1,966 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,889.53 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Vimal Lala$480.02
  2. Specialty average$3,889.53

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Vimal S. Lala among 219 interventional pain medicine physician records in California

Vimal S. Lala, D.O. is one of 219 interventional pain medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 87% 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 10% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 55% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 76% of these records are
  • Record last updated2011 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208VP0014X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Interventional Pain Medicine Physician providers in California

There are 219 interventional pain medicine physician records in California.

The 8 interventional pain medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Paul Johnson, M.D.West Hills, CA 913071750449229
  2. Goonjan Shah, M.D.West Hills, CA 913071194017657
  3. Johannes Ramirez, MDNorthridge, CA 913241063446896
  4. Muthukumar Vaidyaraman, MD,FIPP, MBAPorter Ranch, CA 913261003928565
  5. Raj Desai, MDValencia, CA 913551508258559
  6. Narinder Grewal, MDValencia, CA 913551396783270
  7. David Hoenig, M.D.Tarzana, CA 913561225125529
  8. Kamyar Assil, MDThousand Oaks, CA 913601750321568

Common questions

What is Vimal S. Lala, D.O.'s NPI number?

Vimal S. Lala, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1205996501, issued on Dec 11, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Vimal S. Lala, D.O. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7230 Medical Center Dr, West Hills, CA, 91307. Phone: (818) 348-7246. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Vimal S. Lala, D.O.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number 20A8461, 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 Vimal S. Lala, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Vimal S. Lala, D.O. had 48 Medicare Part D claims for 19 beneficiaries; the average among interventional pain medicine physician prescribers was 2,306. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Vimal S. Lala, D.O.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 87.5 of 100. 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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