Physician Profile
Carrie L. Cardenas, M.D.
Unclaimed ProfileAbout Dr. Cardenas
Carrie L. Cardenas, M.D. is a healthcare provider in San Diego, CA specializing in internal medicine. Carrie trained at University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine, graduating in 1998. According to Medicare claims data, Carrie cared for 1,363 Medicare patients across 6,134 services. The services billed most often include injection, denosumab, 1 mg, insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample, and established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more.
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Education & Training
Specialty
Credentials & Licensing
License numbers are what the provider reported to NPPES when the NPI was issued or updated. NPPES does not verify licensure; confirm current standing with the state licensing board.
Medicare information
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Contact Information
- (619) 819-7227
- Email not available
Practice Locations
3330 3RD AVE STE 402
San Diego, CA 92103
501 WASHINGTON ST STE 508
San Diego, CA 92103
Conditions Commonly Evaluated or Treated
Within Internal Medicine generally. Availability varies by clinician, training and location — this profile has not been claimed, so nothing here is a personal claim by the provider.
Conditions
Most searched conditions
Cardiometabolic
Digestive and liver
Endocrine, blood, and bone
Infectious disease
Kidney and urinary
Respiratory
Blood & Circulation
Blood disorders
Brain & Nerves
Brain and nerves
Cardiac and vascular
Digestive
Heart & Circulation
Infections
Kidney & Bladder
Lungs & Breathing
Mental Health
Neurologic and behavioral
Pain
Rheumatologic and pain
Procedures & services
Most searched procedures
Preventive and evaluation
Screening and diagnostic testing
Bones & Joints
Brain and nerves
Cancer screening
Digestive
Exams & Consultations
Heart & Circulation
Heart health
Imaging referral
Immunizations
Lab tests
Lungs & Breathing
Metabolic & Weight
Minor procedures
Office procedures
Office Procedures
Pain management
Preventive & Routine Care
Screenings & Diagnostics
Sexual health
Procedures Most Often Billed to Medicare
6,134 services · 1,363 patients · 17 distinct codes
| Procedure | Type | Code | Services | Compared with peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample | Procedure | 36415 |
584 | More often than most peers in Internal Medicine |
| Removal of impacted ear wax by washing | Procedure | 69209 |
23 | More often than most peers in Internal Medicine |
| Influenza vaccine split virus, preservative free | Treatment | 90662 |
119 | More than most peers in Internal Medicine |
| Injection of drug or substance under skin or into muscle | Treatment | 96372 |
38 | Less often than most peers in Internal Medicine |
| Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, 20 valent (pcv20), for intramuscular use | Treatment | 90677 |
23 | As often as other peers in Internal Medicine |
| Injection, denosumab, 1 mg | Drug given | J0897 |
4,021 | More often than most peers in Internal Medicine |
| Injection, vitamin b-12 cyanocobalamin, up to 1000 mcg | Drug given | J3420 |
72 | As often as other peers in Internal Medicine |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more | Office visit | 99213 |
492 | More than most peers in Internal Medicine |
| Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit | Billing code | G0439 |
239 | More often than most peers in Internal Medicine |
| Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of established patient that may not require presence of healthcare professional | Office visit | 99211 |
149 | More often than most peers in Internal Medicine |
Source: CMS Medicare public data. Shows how often procedures were billed — not quality of care or patient satisfaction.
Related providers
Connections drawn from the registry and from what providers have told us. A link here is not a referral or an endorsement.
Other internists at this location 1
Same specialty, same street address — most likely the same department or group.
Related specialists at this location 4
Clinically related specialties at the same address — the people this provider most likely works alongside.
Also at this address 4
Providers at the same street address. Each files their own registry entry, so a shared practice often appears under several different names.
More connections — 31 related providers in 4 groups
Other internists in San Diego 8
Same specialty, same city.
Trained at University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine 8
Other providers in the same specialty who trained at the same institution.
Class of 1998 at University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine 7
Providers who graduated from the same medical school in the same year.
Also performs Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample 8
Providers in CA who bill this service to Medicare most often.
Common questions
What does Carrie L. Cardenas specialize in?
Carrie L. Cardenas is an internist in San Diego, CA. That is the designation recorded for this NPI in the federal registry, where it is listed as “Internal Medicine”.
NPI registry
Where is Carrie L. Cardenas located?
Carrie L. Cardenas is listed at 3330 3Rd Ave Ste 402, San Diego, CA 92103. Addresses come from the NPI registry and can lag a move, so confirm before travelling.
NPI registry
What is Carrie L. Cardenas's phone number?
The number on file is (619) 819-7227. Guide.md cannot book appointments or pass on messages — please call the office directly.
NPI registry
What is Carrie L. Cardenas's NPI number?
Carrie L. Cardenas's National Provider Identifier is 1750390084. It is issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and is unique and permanent — it does not change if they move practice.
NPI registry
Where did Carrie L. Cardenas train?
Carrie L. Cardenas attended University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine, graduating in 1998. This comes from the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
How long has Carrie L. Cardenas been practicing?
Carrie L. Cardenas has 28 years experience. Calculated from a graduation year of 1998, reported in the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
What does Carrie L. Cardenas do most often?
According to Medicare billing data, Carrie L. Cardenas performs procedures including insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample and removal of impacted ear wax by washing; provides treatments such as influenza vaccine split virus, preservative free and injection of drug or substance under skin or into muscle, alongside routine visits and testing. This reflects Medicare patients only and is billing volume, not a measure of quality.
Medicare claims
Has Carrie L. Cardenas confirmed this information?
Not yet. This profile is built from public federal data and has not been confirmed by Carrie L. Cardenas. If this is you, claiming it is free.
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