Andrew Taylor Adams, MD
Emergency Medicine Physician · Laguna Beach, CA
Andrew Taylor Adams, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Laguna Beach, California, and NPI 1174085260, issued on Apr 5, 2019. Check the license (California 177816, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Andrew Taylor Adams
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- 177816 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 31872 Coast Hwy, Laguna Beach, CA 92651
- Phone
- (949) 499-1311
- Enumerated
- Apr 5, 2019
- Record last updated
- Aug 5, 2026
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220803003939); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Andrew Taylor Adams in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license 177816Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
26% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
168 Medicare Part D claims for 137 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 25 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Cephalexin24 claims
- Ondansetron Odt22 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen20 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass11 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.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Mission Viejo Emergency Medical AssociatesMission Viejo, CA
- Mission Viejo Emergency Medical Associates, Inc.Laguna Beach, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Andrew Taylor Adams among 7,751 emergency medicine physician records in California
Andrew Taylor Adams, MD is one of 7,751 emergency 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 2019, is newer than 85% of them.
- NPI issued2019 · 85% of these records are older, 12% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated2019 · median 2011 among the 4,560 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
11 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Laguna Beach
They are 11 of the 505 NPPES records with a practice address in Laguna Beach, and 7,751 emergency medicine physician records in California.
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The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Mary Ashkenaze, M.D.Laguna Beach, CA 926511912011453
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- William DodgeLaguna Beach, CA 926511588640312
- Janice Karelius, N.P.Laguna Beach, CA 926511902910318
- Timothy Korber, M.D.Laguna Beach, CA 926511104881481
- Shadi Manavi, M.D.Laguna, CA 926511437443785
- True McMahan, M.D.Laguna Beach, CA 926511114977683
- Lewis Moss, MDLaguna Beach, CA 926511568490332
Common questions
What is Andrew Taylor Adams, MD's NPI number?
Andrew Taylor Adams, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1174085260, issued on Apr 5, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Andrew Taylor Adams, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 31872 Coast Hwy, Laguna Beach, CA, 92651. Phone: (949) 499-1311. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Andrew Taylor Adams, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number 177816, 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 Andrew Taylor Adams, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Andrew Taylor Adams, MD had 168 Medicare Part D claims for 137 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.