NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Alexander S. Urioste, MD

Diagnostic Radiology Physician · La Mesa, CA

Alexander S. Urioste, MD is a diagnostic radiology physician with a practice address in La Mesa, California, and NPI 1528011020, issued on May 18, 2006. Check the license (California A78795, 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 2023 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1528011020
Name
Alexander S. Urioste
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Diagnostic Radiology Physician 2085R0202X
License number
A78795 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
8881 Fletcher Parkway, La Mesa, CA 91942
Phone
(619) 461-1830
Enumerated
May 18, 2006
Record last updated
Feb 15, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(619) 797-1484
Medicaid ID
00A787950 CA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20050825001082); accepts Medicare assignment
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 8881 Fletcher Parkway

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

  1. Ramoncito Aquitania, MDNeurology Physician1922185289
  2. Thomas Brannigan, MDDiagnostic Radiology Physician1598710030
  3. Harry Ellison, MDDiagnostic Radiology Physician1780639039
  4. Kuljinder Grewal, M.D.Retina Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician1700807393
  5. James Jacobsen, MDDiagnostic Radiology Physician1356394811
  6. Jenna Liu, MDDiagnostic Radiology Physician1952514978

Verify Alexander S. Urioste 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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No measured MIPS final score for 2023

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through 3 group practices

  1. Beverly Radiology Medical Group IIICorona, CA
  2. Ihs Radiology Medical Group IncSan Diego, CA
  3. North County Radiology Associates IncEscondido, CA

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

Alexander S. Urioste among 4,500 diagnostic radiology physician records in California

Alexander S. Urioste, MD is one of 4,500 diagnostic radiology physician records with a practice address in California. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 7% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 52% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
  • Graduated2000 · median 2004 among the 3,130 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2011 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2085R0202X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Diagnostic Radiology Physician providers in California

There are 4,500 diagnostic radiology physician records in California.

The 8 diagnostic radiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Thomas Brannigan, MDLa Mesa, CA 919421598710030
  2. Weiling Chang, M.D.La Mesa, CA 919421659326460
  3. Harry Ellison, MDLa Mesa, CA 919421780639039
  4. Jon Ellison, M.D.La Mesa, CA 919421760630669
  5. James Jacobsen, MDLa Mesa, CA 919421356394811
  6. Thomas Kilcheski, M.D.La Mesa, CA 919421639124803
  7. Valentin Lance, MDLa Mesa, CA 919421720303191
  8. Jenna Liu, MDLa Mesa, CA 919421952514978

Common questions

What is Alexander S. Urioste, MD's NPI number?

Alexander S. Urioste, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1528011020, issued on May 18, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Alexander S. Urioste, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8881 Fletcher Parkway, La Mesa, CA, 91942. Phone: (619) 461-1830. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Alexander S. Urioste, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number A78795, 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.

What is Alexander S. Urioste, MD's MIPS final score?

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.

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.