Eduardo A Tovar, M.D. A Medical Corp

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) in Whittier, California — the CMS registry also lists obesity medicine among its taxonomies.

Practice Details

Address
12462 Putnam St.
Whittier, CA 90602
Geocoded location: 33.9706, -118.0459
Taxonomy
Surgery
NPPES Enumeration
Listed with NPPES since 2007
Registered Contact
EDUARDO TOVAR, PRESIDENT
NPPES Record Updated
October 2009

Specialty taxonomies on file (2)

  • Bariatric Surgery
    Surgery
  • Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)
    Primary

All specialty taxonomies this NPI reports in the CMS National Provider registry. A taxonomy on file reflects a self-reported designation, not confirmation of current services.

About This Practice

Eduardo A Tovar, M.D. A Medical Corp is enumerated with NPPES as a Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) clinic; the CMS registry also lists obesity medicine among its taxonomies. The registry does not break out which specialties are staffed at this location — call ahead to confirm obesity-medicine or GLP-1 services are actively offered here.

This practice address has 5 individual clinicians enumerated with NPPES under the same location.

Locally, this is 1 of 20 Surgery practices in Whittier carrying this exact taxonomy in our directory.

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Adult obesity rate
28.1%
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$219/mo
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Medicaid GLP-1 coverage
Diabetes + obesity (with prior auth)
California Medicaid, obesity indication

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Frequently Asked Questions

The CMS National Provider registry lists Eduardo A Tovar, M.D. A Medical Corp's specialty taxonomy but not the specific medications it prescribes or its current service menu. Eduardo A Tovar, M.D. A Medical Corp is listed under Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery), a field where GLP-1 medications such as semaglutide (Wegovy, Ozempic) or tirzepatide (Zepbound, Mounjaro) are commonly prescribed — but whether this practice currently offers them isn't recorded in the registry. Call the practice at 562-789-5489 to confirm before booking.
According to its CMS National Provider registry (NPPES) record, Eduardo A Tovar, M.D. A Medical Corp's primary specialty on file is Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery), and the registry also lists obesity medicine among its taxonomies. The registry records the taxonomy on file, not the individual clinicians staffed at this location.
Eduardo A Tovar, M.D. A Medical Corp is located at 12462 Putnam St., Whittier, CA 90602. The phone number listed in the registry is 562-789-5489. Its full record is public in the CMS National Provider registry under NPI 1417074683.
New-patient status isn't recorded in the CMS National Provider registry, so we can't confirm whether Eduardo A Tovar, M.D. A Medical Corp is currently accepting new patients. Call the practice at 562-789-5489 to confirm availability, cash-pay pricing, and whether the services you need are offered — this listing reflects the NPPES taxonomy on file and is not an endorsement.