Provider records sourced from NPPES (CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System). Data current as of October 4, 2026.
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Darrell Wayne Gonzales, MD

Individual provider Dermatology Physician · NPI 1417960188

Darrell Wayne Gonzales, MD practises Dermatology in LA Jolla, California. Graduated from Perelman School of Med at the University of Pennsylvania in 2001, 25 years ago. Practices with Coastal Medical and Cosmetic Dermatology Inc, a 3-clinician group and accepts Medicare assignment. Licensed in California.

Years since qualifying
25
Trained at
Perelman School of Med at the University of Pennsylvania
Licensed in
CA
In the registry since
2006
What do these letters mean?
MD — Doctor of Medicine
A physician who completed allopathic medical school.

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Practice location Address checks out

9850 Genesee Ave Ste 500
LA Jolla, CA 92037-1224 Not confirmed with CMS for 17 years — call before visiting
Phone: (858) 657-0267
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Specialties & licences

Dermatology Physician (primary) Taxonomy 207N00000X · Licence A88738 (CA)

Record details

NPI number1417960188
Entity typeIndividual (Type 1)
GenderMale
Credentials MD
Sole proprietorYes
NPI enumeratedAugust 14, 2006
Last updated in NPPESMay 13, 2009

Medicare enrollment

From the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file — this clinician is enrolled in Medicare.

Medicare specialtyDERMATOLOGY
Medical schoolPERELMAN SCHOOL OF MED AT THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
Graduated 2001 (25 years in practice)
Group practice Coastal Medical And Cosmetic Dermatology Inc — 3 clinicians
Accepts Medicare assignment Yes — accepts the Medicare-approved amount

Procedures

From CMS Care Compare, which counts the procedures a clinician billed to Original Medicare and Medicare Advantage over a recent 12-month period. CMS reports a fixed list of common procedures, so this is not everything the clinician does. Counts of 10 or fewer are given as a range, because CMS withholds small numbers.

Removal of skin lesions 1,800 times · 97th percentile
Skin biopsy 565 times · 96th percentile
Melanoma (skin cancer) excision 94 times · 92nd percentile
Removal of nail tissue 1–10 times
Removal of tissue 1–10 times

The percentile compares how often this clinician performed the procedure with other clinicians who performed it, as CMS calculates it. It measures volume, not outcomes or skill.

Medicare patients and services, 2024

From the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners file for calendar year 2024. It counts Original Medicare patients only, so a practice that mostly sees Medicare Advantage or privately insured patients looks smaller here than it is.

Medicare patients945
Services billed 4,670 a service is one billed item, such as a visit, a test or a procedure
Average patient age76

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Payments from drug and device companies, 2025

Drug and device makers are required by federal law (the Physician Payments Sunshine Act) to report what they pay or give to clinicians, and CMS publishes the reports as Open Payments. This is the 2025 program year. A report is a record of a payment, not an allegation of anything, and many are small items such as meals. Only general payments are listed here; research payments and ownership or investment interests are reported separately by CMS and are not shown.

Food and Beverage $1,869 94 payments · a meal or drink at a meeting or visit, not a fee
Education $95 1 payment · educational material or training, not a fee

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Colleagues at Coastal Medical and Cosmetic Dermatology Inc

Clinicians the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file lists under the same group practice.

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