NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Yelba Mariaheli Castellon-Lopez, M.D.

Family Medicine Physician · Los Angeles, CA

Yelba Mariaheli Castellon-Lopez, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Los Angeles, California, and NPI 1255692778, issued on May 31, 2012. Check the license (California A131181, 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 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1255692778
Name
Yelba Mariaheli Castellon-Lopez
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
A131181 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
8723 Alden Dr Ste 290, Los Angeles, CA 90048
Phone
(310) 423-4683
Enumerated
May 31, 2012
Record last updated
Mar 9, 2026
Fax
(310) 423-0436
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20150721001879); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of California, Geffen School Of Medicine, 2012
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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Also registered at 8723 Alden Dr Ste 290

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Lisa Chang, MDInternal Medicine Physician1497496806
  2. Dennis Chen, MDEndocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician1639759970
  3. Jacqueline Deirmenjian, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1679203087
  4. Daniel Kim, MDInternal Medicine Physician1932841129
  5. James Kirkland, M.D.Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician1487682308
  6. Michelle KohStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1861954851

Verify Yelba Mariaheli Castellon-Lopez 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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The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 97.2 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. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score95.9
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%64.7
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  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).

One hospital affiliation

  1. Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterLos Angeles, CA · Acute Care Hospitals5 of 5 stars

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

Yelba Mariaheli Castellon-Lopez among 17,133 family medicine physician records in California

Yelba Mariaheli Castellon-Lopez, M.D. is one of 17,133 family medicine 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 2012, is newer than 66% of them.

  • NPI issued2012 · 66% of these records are older, 32% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
  • Graduated2012 · median 2005 among the 10,652 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

829 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Los Angeles

They are 829 of the 69,537 NPPES records with a practice address in Los Angeles, and 17,133 family medicine physician records in California.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. David Anderson, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900481134154412
  2. Peiman Berdjis, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900481326150590
  3. Allison BronsteinWest Hollywood, CA 900481952911422
  4. Simona Davoudpour, D.O.Los Angeles, CA 900481265688311
  5. Dawn Desylvia, MDLos Angeles, CA 900481578724373
  6. Ryan Gabriel, DOLos Angeles, CA 900481568028124
  7. Michael Landau, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900481366514358
  8. Emmanuel Lim, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900481275514234

Common questions

What is Yelba Mariaheli Castellon-Lopez, M.D.'s NPI number?

Yelba Mariaheli Castellon-Lopez, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1255692778, issued on May 31, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Yelba Mariaheli Castellon-Lopez, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8723 Alden Dr Ste 290, Los Angeles, CA, 90048. Phone: (310) 423-4683. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Yelba Mariaheli Castellon-Lopez, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number A131181, 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.

What is Yelba Mariaheli Castellon-Lopez, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 97.2 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.

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.