Dr. Hector Gomez Cardenas, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 858
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 218
- Part D claims, 2024
- 1,593
- Industry payments
- $272
- Affiliated sites
- 1
- Practice address
- 8403 N Fallbrook Ave, West Hills, CA 91304
- Practice phone
- Call (800) 877-2515
- Professional email
- Get professional email
- Personal email
- Get personal email
- Mobile number
- Get mobile number
Primary practice
Quest Diagnostics
West Hills, California
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Dr. Hector Gomez Cardenas is an internist in West Hills, California
Dr. Cardenas practices at Quest Diagnostics in West Hills, California.
Dr. Cardenas' NPI, 1649383647, was assigned on August 16, 2006. Dr. Cardenas graduated from UCSF School of Medicine in 1995. Dr. Cardenas holds California license A62661.
- NPI
- 1649383647NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 3870499932
- NPI enumeration date
- August 16, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (800) 877-2515
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
- Get email
- Mobile number
- Get number
- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 57
- Medical school graduation
- 1995
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Hector Gomez Cardenas practices at Quest Diagnostics in West Hills, California
Dr. Cardenas' primary practice is Quest Diagnostics, at 8403 N Fallbrook Ave, West Hills, CA 91304 in Los Angeles County. The practice phone is (800) 877-2515.
- Quest Diagnostics8403 N Fallbrook Ave, West Hills, CA 91304 · Los Angeles CountyPhone(800) 877-2515
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data
Dr. Hector Gomez Cardenas is affiliated with 2 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Cardenas' primary practice is Quest Diagnostics in West Hills, California. The medical group on file is Cardenas Internal Medicine. Dmand AI also links Dr. Cardenas to 1 more group practice or clinic, named with a free account.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Hector Gomez Cardenas' practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Cardenas practices. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Quest Diagnostics | Available with a free account |
| +1 more affiliated site | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Hector Gomez Cardenas is one of 16,751 internists in California
Internal medicine is Dr. Cardenas' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207R00000X. Dr. Cardenas is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dr. Cardenas is licensed in California.
Specialties and state licenses
- Internal medicine, CaliforniaPrimary
Clinical focus
Dmand AI lists acute gastroduodenitis, acute mini-stroke (TIA), acute skin infection, anxiety, arthritis, asthma, atrial fibrillation and flutter and benign or precancerous skin growths among the conditions Dr. Cardenas treats.
Internists near Dr. Cardenas
Counts of internists with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Hector Gomez Cardenas billed Medicare for 858 services in 2024
CMS data shows 858 Medicare services from Dr. Cardenas across 12 procedure codes in 2024, for 218 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $57,790 for them. Every service was in an office.
Dr. Cardenas' Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 4562024: 4672%
- Surgery
- 2023: 1652024: 14214%
- Other services
- 2023: 1332024: 11712%
- Lab and pathology
- 2023: 602024: 612%
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 522024: 3729%
- Drugs given in the office
- 2023: 442024: 3423%
Dr. Cardenas compared with the California median for internists, 2024
- Dr. Cardenas
- California median
- Medicare services
- 858vs 3612.4 times
- Medicare patients
- 218vs 15144% above
- Part D claims
- 1,092vs 4212.6 times
Medians across 15,815 internists in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Cardenas' most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024
CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.
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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Hector Gomez Cardenas treated 218 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 78
CMS counts 218 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Cardenas in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 110 patients. 74% of them have high cholesterol, and 66% have high blood pressure. Their average risk score is 1.07, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Cardenas' median patient age at 73, with 37% women.
Dr. Cardenas' Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Cardenas' Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women12256%
- Men9644%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Cardenas' Medicare patients, 2024
- High cholesterol74%
- High blood pressure66%
- Arthritis56%
- Ischemic heart disease31%
- Mood disorders29%
- Chronic kidney disease25%
- Depression25%
- Atrial fibrillation23%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Cardenas' patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 73
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women37%
- Men61%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Hector Gomez Cardenas wrote 1,593 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Cardenas wrote 1,593 Medicare Part D claims for 189 patients. 91% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,092 of them, across 43 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $65,211 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,019 claims across 47 drugs.
Dr. Cardenas' Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic1,444 claims91%
- Brand-name and other149 claims9%
Dr. Cardenas' most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024
CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.
Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Cardenas' Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids3%45 of 1,593 claims
- Antibiotics10%154 of 1,593 claims
Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 1,0192024: 1,0927%
Drugs named by CMS: 43 in 2024, 47 in 2023.
Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Hector Gomez Cardenas offers telehealth to Medicare patients
Dr. Cardenas accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Cardenas as offering telehealth.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
Removal of skin lesions: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Removal or shaving of skin growth: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. Hector Gomez Cardenas received $272 in industry payments from 2019 to 2023
CMS Open Payments shows 7 general payments to Dr. Cardenas from 4 drug and device companies from 2019 to 2023. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Abbvie Inc. paid the most, $176.
General payments to Dr. Cardenas by program year, 2019 to 2023
Companies that paid Dr. Cardenas the most, 2019 to 2023
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Hector Gomez Cardenas graduated from UCSF School of Medicine
Dr. Cardenas graduated from UCSF School of Medicine in 1995.
- Medical school
- Board certified in internal medicine
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Hector Gomez Cardenas accepts plans from 14 insurance carriers
Dr. Cardenas is in network with 14 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Aetna
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- United Healthcare
- Elevance
- HCSC
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
- Regence Health Plans
- Alliant Health Plans
- +6 more carriersWith a free account
Plan types Dr. Cardenas accepts, by number of carriers
- PPO9
- Medicare7
- HMO6
- EPO4
- POS4
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Hector Gomez Cardenas's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Insurance carriers and plan types | Dmand AI Insurance Network Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Hector Gomez Cardenas' NPI number?
Dr. Hector Gomez Cardenas' NPI number is 1649383647. It was assigned on August 16, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Hector Gomez Cardenas?
Dr. Hector Gomez Cardenas is an internist in West Hills, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Internal Medicine Physician (taxonomy code 207R00000X).
Where does Dr. Hector Gomez Cardenas practice?
Dr. Cardenas practices at 8403 N Fallbrook Ave, West Hills, CA 91304. Dr. Cardenas' primary practice is Quest Diagnostics in West Hills, California. Dmand AI also links Dr. Cardenas to 1 group practice or clinic.
What is Dr. Hector Gomez Cardenas' office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Cardenas is (800) 877-2515.
What is Dr. Hector Gomez Cardenas' medical license number?
Dr. Cardenas holds California license A62661.
What medical group is Dr. Hector Gomez Cardenas part of?
Dr. Cardenas is linked to Cardenas Internal Medicine.
Does Dr. Hector Gomez Cardenas accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Cardenas billed Medicare for 858 services in 2024, and Dr. Cardenas accepts Medicare assignment.
Does Dr. Hector Gomez Cardenas offer telehealth?
Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Cardenas as offering telehealth services.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Hector Gomez Cardenas see?
CMS counts 218 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Cardenas in 2024, with an average age of 78.
Is Dr. Hector Gomez Cardenas board certified?
Yes. Dr. Cardenas is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine.
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What services does Dr. Hector Gomez Cardenas bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Cardenas' most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99213), office visit, established patient (99214) and surgery: heart and blood vessels (36415).
Where did Dr. Hector Gomez Cardenas go to medical school?
Dr. Cardenas graduated from UCSF School of Medicine in 1995.
What drugs does Dr. Hector Gomez Cardenas prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Cardenas' most prescribed drugs by claims were Atorvastatin Calcium, Metformin HCl and Tamsulosin HCl.
Has Dr. Hector Gomez Cardenas received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $272 in general payments to Dr. Cardenas from 4 companies from 2019 to 2023. The largest total came from Abbvie Inc.
How long has Dr. Hector Gomez Cardenas been practicing?
Dr. Cardenas graduated from medical school in 1995, 31 years ago.
What insurance does Dr. Hector Gomez Cardenas accept?
Dr. Cardenas is in network with 14 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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