Luis Arturo Vera

Primary specialty

Family Medicine PhysicianTaxonomy code 207Q00000X

License

A179188 Issued in CA

Practice address

1150 N Indian Canyon Dr
Palm Springs, CA 92262-4872

Phone

(760) 323-6511

NPI assigned

Apr 13, 2017

Sex

Male

Sole proprietor

No

Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source

Specialties & licenses 1

Addresses

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in CA

Eligible to order & refer

• Part B services: Yes
• Medical equipment: Yes
• Home health: Yes
• Power mobility devices: Yes
• Hospice: Yes

Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 1

Specialty

Family Practice

Education

Temple University School of Medicine, 2017

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Telehealth

Offers telehealth services

Group practices

First Choice Physician PartnersGroup PAC ID 0941465322, 130 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• Desert Regional Medical Center Hospital, Palm Springs, CA, CCN 050243
• Hi-Desert Medical Center Hospital, Joshua Tree, CA, CCN 050279
• Eisenhower Medical Center Hospital, Rancho Mirage, CA, CCN 050573
• Pioneers Memorial Healthcare District Hospital, Brawley, CA, CCN 050342
• John F Kennedy Memorial Hospital Hospital, Indio, CA, CCN 050534

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)

Final score

97.52 of 100Reported as group

Quality

97.68

Improvement activities

40

Cost

62.65

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)

Final score

85.6 of 100Reported as group

Quality

64.37

Promoting interoperability

100

Improvement activities

40

Cost

72.88

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Medicine

State licenses

Practice roles

Locations

Interoperability endpoints

• FHIR API: https://api.platform.athenahealth.com/14272/brand/70/csg/1/fhir/r4
• Direct secure messaging: luis.vera.1@17575.direct.athenahealth.com

Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships and National Provider Directory roles.

• First Choice Physician Partners

  • Neurological Surgery Physician
  • Modesto, CA
  • NPI 1104183052
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Desert Group Services, PC

  • Hospitalist Physician
  • Joshua Tree, CA
  • NPI 1891240602
  Medicare reassignment NPD
• White Feather Physicians PC

  • Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician
  • Joshua Tree, CA
  • NPI 1710595392
  Medicare reassignment
• Desert Group Services, PC

  • Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician
  • Joshua Tree, CA
  • NPI 1932760337
  NPD
• Desert Trauma Surgeons, Inc.

  • Surgical Critical Care Physician
  • Lynwood, CA
  • NPI 1144225426
  NPD
• First Choice Physician Partners

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Palm Springs, CA
  • NPI 1558797118
  NPD
• First Choice Physician Partners

  • Ophthalmology Physician
  • El Monte, CA
  • NPI 1912732892
  NPD
• First Choice Physician Partners

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Modesto, CA
  • NPI 1912264862

  Family Medicine

  NPD (past)
• JFK Memorial Hospital, Inc.

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Indio, CA
  • NPI 1477584993
  NPD (past)
• Diagnostic Imaging Services

  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Internal Medicine Physician
  • Metairie, LA
  • NPI 1699793166
  NPD (past)

Hospitals and other facilities this clinician is affiliated with according to Medicare Care Compare.

• Desert Regional Medical Center, Inc.

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Palm Springs, CA
  • NPI 1104856095
  Care Compare affiliation
• Eisenhower Medical Center

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Rancho Mirage, CA
  • NPI 1013981554
  Care Compare affiliation
• HDMC Holdings, LLC

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Joshua Tree, CA
  • NPI 1851787295
  Care Compare affiliation
• Imperial Valley Healthcare District

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Brawley, CA
  • NPI 1184429185
  Care Compare affiliation
• JFK Memorial Hospital, Inc.

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Indio, CA
  • NPI 1477584993
  Care Compare affiliation

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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            "city": "PALM SPRINGS",
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        "last_updated": "2025-06-25",
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• Gabe Veas, EDD, LMFT
• Jade Vecvanags, MS CCC SLP
• Faviola Hernandez Vega, MS
• Roque Anthony Fulgencio Velasco, NP
• Tiffany Velasco
• Manuel Villagomez Jr.
• Alexander Alcantra Villarasa, MD
• Brianna Villasenor
• Cristian Eduardo Villegas, FNP-C
• Vision Professionals a Medical Corporation

• Family Medicine Physician in Palm Springs, CA
• Providers in Palm Springs, CA by specialty
• Family Medicine Physician in California

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Jun 25, 2025; self-reported and not verified by CMS. Specialty names from the NUCC taxonomy.
• Medicare enrollment (CMS PECOS): enrollments, PAC IDs and benefit reassignments; Order and Referring.
• Medicare Care Compare (CMS): clinician profile, group practices, facility affiliations, MIPS scores and star ratings.
• National Provider Directory (CMS): practice roles, locations, licenses, networks and endpoints.

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