Dr. Neal Handel, MD

  • Torrance, CA
  • Plastic and reconstructive surgery physician
NPI1821204702
Part D claims, 2024
53
Publications
5
Industry payments
$12,305
Affiliated sites
2
Insurance carriers
1
Practice address
23365 Hawthorne Blvd Ste 104 Suite 104, Torrance, CA 90505-3736
Practice phone
Call (310) 927-6484
Professional email
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Mobile number
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Primary practice

Make You Well Urgent Care & Family Practice

Physician office · Torrance, California

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Dr. Neal Handel is a plastic and reconstructive surgery physician in Torrance, California

Dr. Handel practices at Make You Well Urgent Care & Family Practice in Torrance, California.

Dr. Handel's NPI, 1821204702, was assigned on May 15, 2007. Dr. Handel graduated from Yale School of Medicine in 1973. Dr. Handel holds California license G27530.

NPI and contact details
NPI enumeration date
May 15, 2007
NPI status
Active
Practice phone
(310) 927-6484
Professional email
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Sex
Male
Medical school graduation
1973

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Dr. Neal Handel practices at Make You Well Urgent Care & Family Practice in Torrance, California

Dr. Handel's primary practice is Make You Well Urgent Care & Family Practice, at 23365 Hawthorne Blvd Ste 104 Suite 104, Torrance, CA 90505-3736. The practice phone is (310) 927-6484.

  • Make You Well Urgent Care & Family Practice
    23365 Hawthorne Blvd Ste 104 Suite 104, Torrance, CA 90505-3736Phone(310) 927-6484

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Dr. Neal Handel is affiliated with 2 sites of care

Dr. Handel's primary practice is Make You Well Urgent Care & Family Practice in Torrance, California. Dmand AI also links Dr. Handel to 1 physician office, named with a free account.

Make You Well Urgent Care & Family PracticePhysician office · Torrance, CaliforniaPrimary
1 physician officeName with a free account
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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Neal Handel's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Handel practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Make You Well Urgent Care & Family PracticeAvailable with a free account
+1 more affiliated siteAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Neal Handel is one of 327 plastics and reconstructive surgery physicians in California

Plastic and reconstructive surgery is Dr. Handel's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 2086S0122X. Dr. Handel is board certified in plastic surgery by the American Board of Plastic Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Handel's licenses on file in 4 states: California, Florida, Colorado and Louisiana.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Plastic and reconstructive surgery, CaliforniaPrimaryLicense G27530 · 1974 to 2027 · taxonomy 2086S0122X
  • Florida license2012 to 2013
  • Colorado license1976 to 1983
  • Louisiana license1975 to 1976

Plastics and reconstructive surgery physicians near Dr. Handel

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327plastics and reconstructive surgery physicians in California
4plastics and reconstructive surgery physicians in Torrance

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Neal Handel's patients have a median age of 71

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Handel's median patient age at 71, with 60% women.

Dr. Handel's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 71

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women60%
  • Men33%

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Dr. Neal Handel wrote 53 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Handel wrote 53 Medicare Part D claims for 15 patients. 98% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 23 of them, across 2 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $109 in total drug cost. In 2022, CMS named 29 claims across 2 drugs.

Part D claims, 202453
Drugs named by CMS2
Total drug cost$109
Part D patients15

Dr. Handel's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic52 claims98%
  • Brand-name and other1 claims2%

Dr. Handel's 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. Handel's Part D claims, 2024

  • Opioids26%14 of 53 claims
  • Antibiotics25%13 of 53 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, 2022 to 2024

  • 2022
  • 2024
Claims for drugs CMS names
2022: 292024: 2321%

Drugs named by CMS: 2 in 2024, 2 in 2022.

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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

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Dr. Neal Handel has 5 publications on record

Dmand AI links 5 papers to Dr. Handel, published from 2016 to 2022. The most frequent topics are Breast Implantation and Breast Implants. Dr. Handel has published most often in Plast Reconstr Surg. Dr. Handel's most frequent co-authors are Melvin J. Silverstein, MD, Brian Peter Dickinson, MD and Jaime Gabriel Gutierrez, MD.

Papers5
Years published2016 to 2022

Topics Dr. Handel writes about most

  • Breast Implantation
  • Breast Implants

Dr. Handel's most frequent co-authors

Recent publications by Dr. Handel

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Dr. Neal Handel received $12,305 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 91 general payments to Dr. Handel from 11 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Speaker and faculty fees make up the largest share, 72% of the total. Mentor Worldwide LLC paid the most, $9,284.

General payments to Dr. Handel by program year, 2016 to 2025

General payments to Dr. Handel by kind, 2016 to 2025

$12.3Kin total
  • Speaker and faculty fees$8,90772%
  • Food and beverage$3,39728%

Companies that paid Dr. Handel the most, 2016 to 2025

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. Neal Handel graduated from Yale School of Medicine

Dr. Handel graduated from Yale School of Medicine in 1973.

  1. Medical schoolYale School of Medicine
  2. Board certified in plastic surgeryAmerican Board of Plastic Surgery

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Dr. Neal Handel accepts plans from 1 insurance carrier

Dr. Handel is in network with 1 carrier, including Humana. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 1. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

  • Humana

Plan types Dr. Handel accepts, by number of carriers

  1. Medicare1
  2. PPO1

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Sources for Dr. Neal Handel's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation Data
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel Data
Part D prescribingMedicare 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)
Publications, topics and co-authorsPubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Insurance carriers and plan typesDmand AI Insurance Network Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Neal Handel's NPI number?

Dr. Neal Handel's NPI number is 1821204702. It was assigned on May 15, 2007, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Neal Handel?

Dr. Neal Handel is a plastic and reconstructive surgery physician in Torrance, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 2086S0122X).

Where does Dr. Neal Handel practice?

Dr. Handel practices at 23365 Hawthorne Blvd Ste 104 Suite 104, Torrance, CA 90505-3736. Dr. Handel's primary practice is Make You Well Urgent Care & Family Practice in Torrance, California. Dmand AI also links Dr. Handel to 1 physician office.

What is Dr. Neal Handel's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Handel is (310) 927-6484.

What is Dr. Neal Handel's medical license number?

Dr. Handel holds California license G27530, one of the licenses on file in 4 states.

Which states has Dr. Neal Handel been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Handel in California (1974 to 2027), Florida (2012 to 2013), Colorado (1976 to 1983) and Louisiana (1975 to 1976).

Is Dr. Neal Handel board certified?

Yes. Dr. Handel is board certified in plastic surgery by the American Board of Plastic Surgery.

Where did Dr. Neal Handel go to medical school?

Dr. Handel graduated from Yale School of Medicine in 1973.

What drugs does Dr. Neal Handel prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Handel's most prescribed drugs by claims were Cephalexin and Oxycodone-Acetaminophen.

Has Dr. Neal Handel received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $12,305 in general payments to Dr. Handel from 11 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Mentor Worldwide LLC.

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How long has Dr. Neal Handel been practicing?

Dr. Handel graduated from medical school in 1973, 53 years ago.

Does Dr. Neal Handel do research?

Dmand AI links 5 publications to Dr. Handel, published from 2016 to 2022.

Who does Dr. Neal Handel publish with?

Dr. Handel's most frequent co-authors are Melvin J. Silverstein, MD (2 shared papers), Brian Peter Dickinson, MD (1 shared paper) and Jaime Gabriel Gutierrez, MD (1 shared paper).

What insurance does Dr. Neal Handel accept?

Dr. Handel is in network with 1 carrier, including Humana. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 1. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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