NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Alejandro Pino, MD

Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician · Encinitas, CA

Alejandro Pino, MD is a critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician with a practice address in Encinitas, California, and NPI 1457748089, issued on Apr 21, 2015. Check the license (California A172405, 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
1457748089
Name
Alejandro Pino
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician 207RC0200X
License number
A172405 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
326 Santa FE Dr Ste 100, Encinitas, CA 92024
Phone
(760) 230-8994
Enumerated
Apr 21, 2015
Record last updated
Aug 26, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20210603001253); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 326 Santa FE Dr Ste 100

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

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  2. Alisha Kabadi, MDPulmonary Disease Physician1356838957
  3. Kevin Shaw, M.DPulmonary Disease Physician1154520864
  4. Kenneth Trestman, MDPulmonary Disease Physician1346358793

Verify Alejandro Pino in five checks

  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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2.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician in 2024

1,816 Medicare Part D claims for 292 beneficiaries, against an average of 696 among the 2,873 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 45% of claims.

  1. Alejandro Pino1,816
  2. Specialty average696

Most prescribed

  1. Prednisone212 claims
  2. Montelukast Sodium196 claims
  3. Albuterol Sulfate Hfa182 claims
  4. Trelegy Ellipta157 claims
  5. Breztri Aerosphere79 claims
  6. Doxycycline Hyclate78 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: $2,531.79

102 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 2,708 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,958.68 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Alejandro Pino$2,531.79
  2. Specialty average$2,958.68

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

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Acute Care Associates IncEncinitas, CA
  2. Scott A Eisman MD IncEncinitas, CA

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

Alejandro Pino among 723 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records in California

Alejandro Pino, MD is one of 723 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records with a practice address in California. 87% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 81% of them.

  • NPI issued2015 · 81% of these records are older, 15% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 77% of these records are
  • Graduated2018 · median 2005 among the 559 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 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 207RC0200X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers in California

There are 723 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records in California.

The 8 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Benjamin Kanter, MDEscondido, CA 920251144338591
  2. Steven Zgliniec, M.D.Escondido, CA 920251033246608
  3. Jeffrey Bonenfant, D.O.Escondido, CA 920291780094755
  4. Craig Burrows, MDEscondido, CA 920291295841864
  5. Zahid Saeed, M.DEscondido, CA 920291679960686
  6. Jacqueline Chang, M.D.La Jolla, CA 920371053410027
  7. Lalaine Corate, M.DLa Jolla, CA 920371598777336
  8. John Cronin, M.D.La Jolla, CA 920371760469381

Common questions

What is Alejandro Pino, MD's NPI number?

Alejandro Pino, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1457748089, issued on Apr 21, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Alejandro Pino, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 326 Santa FE Dr Ste 100, Encinitas, CA, 92024. Phone: (760) 230-8994. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Alejandro Pino, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number A172405, 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 Alejandro Pino, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Alejandro Pino, MD had 1,816 Medicare Part D claims for 292 beneficiaries; the average among critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician prescribers was 696. 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.

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.