William Dechavez Convalecer, M.D.
NPI 1699794594ActiveIndividual· Internal Medicine· Glendale, CA
Internal Medicine (M.D.) with Southern California Permanente Medical Group and 4 other groups, practicing in Glendale, California. In 2024 Medicare paid $81,690 for 357 patients, and Part D covered 491 of their prescriptions, 85% of them generic. Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals LP was the largest of 3 companies reporting payments in 2024, $184.20 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists Adventist Health Bakersfield and 4 other hospitals as hospital affiliations.
Overview
| NPI | 1699794594 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | M.D. |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Jul 19, 2006 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Jun 27, 2025 |
| Certified by provider | May 16, 2025 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internal Medicine Primary | 207R00000X | C54615 | CA |
| Internal Medicine | 207R00000X | 28919 | SC |
| Hospitalist | 208M00000X | 7256117-1205 | UT |
| Hospitalist | 208M00000X | C54615 | CA |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Hospitalist (CA); Practitioner - Internal Medicine (ID); Practitioner - Internal Medicine (NV) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 357 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 1,083 across 7 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $81,690 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 491 · 543 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 198 |
| Total drug cost | $33,410 |
| Generic share | 85% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 1999 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Hospitalist |
| Secondary specialties | Internal Medicine |
Medical groups
- Southern California Permanente Medical GroupRedlands, CA · 11,293 clinicians
- Galen Inpatient Physicians PCHanford, CA · 1,077 clinicians
- Inpatient Specialists of California PCOakdale, CA · 385 clinicians
- 24 on Physicians of California PCEl Centro, CA · 57 clinicians
- Sound Physicians of IdahoNampa, ID · 48 clinicians
Hospital affiliations
- Adventist Health BakersfieldBakersfield, CA
- Community Hospital of San BernardinoSan Bernardino, CA
- Community Regional Medical CenterFresno, CA
- El Centro Regional Medical CenterEl Centro, CA
- Providence St Mary Medical CenterApple Valley, CA
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2024$184.20 · 4 payments from 3 companies
Top paying companies in 2024
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $120.56 | 1 |
| Zoll Services LLC (A/K/A Zoll Lifecor Corp) | $40.64 | 2 |
| Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | $23.00 | 1 |
What the 2024 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$184.20 · 4 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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