Alethea L. Poste, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Temecula, CA
Alethea L. Poste, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Temecula, California, and NPI 1750637021, issued on Jul 24, 2012. Check the license (California C186667, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Alethea L. Poste
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License numbers
- C186667 CA
4088 WI
59886-20 WI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 28780 Single Oak Dr Ste 260, Temecula, CA 92590
- Phone
- (951) 676-4193
- Enumerated
- Jul 24, 2012
- Record last updated
- Feb 1, 2024
- Medicaid ID
- 1750637021 WI
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230831003377); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- New York Medical College, 2009
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 28780 Single Oak Dr Ste 260
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Shane CordreyPhysician Assistant1508222084
Verify Alethea L. Poste in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license C186667Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
24% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
2,685 Medicare Part D claims for 413 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 181 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium129 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen92 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium88 claims
- Alprazolam68 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate60 claims
- Gabapentin56 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: $95.66
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Hologic Sales and Service, LLC. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
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
- Rancho Family Medical Group IncTemecula, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Alethea L. Poste among 17,133 family medicine physician records in California
Alethea L. Poste, MD is one of 17,133 family medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 66% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 66% of these records are older, 32% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated2009 · median 2005 among the 10,652 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
80 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Temecula
They are 80 of the 4,057 NPPES records with a practice address in Temecula, and 17,133 family medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Alethea L. Poste, MD's NPI number?
Alethea L. Poste, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1750637021, issued on Jul 24, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Alethea L. Poste, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 28780 Single Oak Dr Ste 260, Temecula, CA, 92590. Phone: (951) 676-4193. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Alethea L. Poste, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number C186667, 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 Alethea L. Poste, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Alethea L. Poste, MD had 2,685 Medicare Part D claims for 413 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.