NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Aaron Todd Arel, D.O.

Pain Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician · La Mirada, CA

Aaron Todd Arel, D.O. is a pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician with a practice address in La Mirada, California, and NPI 1346773520, issued on Apr 5, 2017. Check the license (California 20A22931, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1346773520
Name
Aaron Todd Arel
Credential
D.O.
Primary taxonomy
Pain Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician 2081P2900X
License numbers
20A22931 CA
T1637 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
16702 Valley View Ave, La Mirada, CA 90638
Phone
(714) 367-5390
Enumerated
Apr 5, 2017
Record last updated
Sep 12, 2025
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20240920003399); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Lake Erie College Of Osteopathic Medicine, Erie, 2017
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 16702 Valley View Ave

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

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  3. Robert Andrade, D.C.Chiropractor1902037864
  4. Gurtej BajajPain Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician1982223830
  5. Blake Berman, D.O.Neurological Surgery Physician1023164365
  6. Edward Chappell, MDNeurological Surgery Physician1972683068

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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56% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician in 2024

644 Medicare Part D claims for 107 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,479 among the 1,457 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims. 328 claims were for opioids.

  1. Aaron Arel644
  2. Specialty average1,479

Most prescribed

  1. Tramadol Hcl105 claims
  2. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen85 claims
  3. Gabapentin68 claims
  4. Belbuca51 claims
  5. Baclofen38 claims
  6. Pregabalin27 claims

Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.

Industry payments in 2024: $742.59

29 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 1,126 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,193.30 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Aaron Arel$742.59
  2. Specialty average$2,193.30

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Healthpointe Medical Group, Inc.Corona, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Aaron Todd Arel among 290 pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician records in California

Aaron Todd Arel, D.O. is one of 290 pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician records with a practice address in California. 85% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 83% of them.

  • NPI issued2017 · 83% of these records are older, 14% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
  • Graduated2017 · median 2005 among the 196 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2081P2900X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Pain Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician providers in California

There are 290 pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician records in California.

All 290 in California → Every provider in La Mirada → Pain Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician nationwide →

The 8 pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Gurtej BajajLa Mirada, CA 906381982223830
  2. Tariq Hilal, D.O.Los Alamitos, CA 907201992149843
  3. William Barreto, M.D.Torrance, CA 905051053526285
  4. Sumera Chaggan, PATorrance, CA 905051144702887
  5. Arash Nafissi, D.O.Long Beach, CA 908061437383064
  6. Andrei Dokukin, MDLong Beach, CA 908071770715575
  7. Arash Lavian, MDSanta Monica, CA 904041023204518
  8. Michael Sinel, M.D.Santa Monica, CA 904041760402762

Common questions

What is Aaron Todd Arel, D.O.'s NPI number?

Aaron Todd Arel, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1346773520, issued on Apr 5, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Aaron Todd Arel, D.O. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 16702 Valley View Ave, La Mirada, CA, 90638. Phone: (714) 367-5390. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Aaron Todd Arel, D.O.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number 20A22931, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Aaron Todd Arel, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Aaron Todd Arel, D.O. had 644 Medicare Part D claims for 107 beneficiaries; the average among pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician prescribers was 1,479. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.

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Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.