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2026 NPPES data Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician NPI 1427411172 M.D.
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Arshia Etesam, M.D.

Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician in San Diego, California.

This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 15,618 in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.

Federal data, no proprietary rating. We show these CMS records as-is - no composite score, no star rating, no editorial opinion layered on top.
Prescribing volume
73
Medicare Part D claims · 14 beneficiaries · Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician avg: 793
MIPS score
75/100
▼ 9 pts below national avg 83.5 · Above neutral
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What the federal data shows

Arshia Etesam, M.D. reported a CMS MIPS final score of 75/100 - below the 83.5 national average - and filed 73 Medicare Part D claims in 2024.

75/100
MIPS score · -8 vs avg
73
Part D claims, 2024
Likely
board-certified (heuristic)
≥15th
pct among measured MIPS (lower-bound band)

Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.

Federal trust snapshot

What official records show about Arshia Etesam, M.D.

Federal records show an active NPI with both Medicare prescribing volume and a measured CMS quality score — objective registry data, not patient reviews.

  • Verified

    NPI registry status

    Active listing in the CMS National Provider Identifier Registry (NPI 1427411172), first enumerated 03/31/2016.

    Source: CMS NPPES

  • Reported

    Medicare Part D participation

    Filed 73 Medicare Part D prescription claims in the 2023 CMS public use file — indicates active Medicare prescribing participation.

    Source: CMS Part D Prescriber PUF

  • Reported

    CMS quality reporting (MIPS)

    Reported a CMS MIPS final score of 75/100 in the Quality Payment Program — a federal quality measure, not a patient review.

    Source: CMS Quality Payment Program

  • Reported

    Board certification signal

    Heuristic suggests board-certified status based on ABMS-eligible specialty taxonomy plus active CMS participation signals — not a direct ABMS verification.

    Source: NUCC taxonomy + CMS participation heuristic

  • Reported

    Hospital affiliations

    1 CMS Care Compare hospital affiliation on record — practice footprint from the Doctors and Clinicians file.

    Source: CMS Care Compare

  • State context

    State board disciplinary context

    California statewide board action statistics are published annually — these figures describe aggregate state activity, not Arshia Etesam, M.D.'s individual license status. Verify directly with the state medical board.

    Source: MBC annual report 2023

  • Not in federal data

    Individual sanction lookup

    PlainDoctor does not publish per-provider disciplinary determinations. Confirm current license and any individual actions through the state medical board or FSMB verification service.

    Source: State medical board / FSMB

This trust snapshot summarizes only what appears in federal CMS/NPPES public records. It is not a composite score, star rating, patient review, or clinical recommendation. PlainDoctor never fabricates reviews or AggregateRating schema.

CMS NPPES provider registry desk

NPI 1427411172 · Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician

NPI-10 · ENUM-MID · TAX-MID · MIPS-BELOW · RX-TRACE · BOOK-LIGHT · PHOTO-FINISH

  • NPI-10 1427411172
  • ENUM-MID 2016
  • TAX-MID 16K Physical Medicine
  • MIPS-BELOW 75/100
  • RX-TRACE 73
  • BOOK-LIGHT 1,552 in California
  • PHOTO-FINISH John Adams · ±0.0

MIPS final-score neighbourhood

Same-specialty nationwide peers by CMS final score, not geographic proximity

MIPS pts

What this shows Nearest measured MIPS peers for this NUCC specialty (2023 performance year).

Source CMS Quality Payment Program (MIPS) As of 2023

Arshia Etesam, M.D.'s MIPS score vs every measured U.S. clinician

CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023, the federal quality measure. Clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded.

75 ≥ 15th percentile 15% of 454,083 measured providers are in lower value bands

0–10: 8,684 measured providers (2%). Below this entry. 10–20: 3,008 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 20–30: 3,069 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 30–40: 2,746 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 40–50: 2,928 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 50–60: 5,882 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 60–70: 13,906 measured providers (3%). Below this entry. 70–80: 94,570 measured providers (21%). This entry sits in this band. 80–90: 129,887 measured providers (29%). Above this entry. 90+: 189,403 measured providers (42%). Above this entry. This provider 0 100 every measured MIPS clinician, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more measured providers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

The percentile is a conservative whole-score-point band: it counts only measured clinicians in lower score bands. A CMS MIPS metric is not a recommendation or a clinical-quality rating by PlainDoctor. See methodology § corpus placement.

Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023

Where Arshia Etesam, M.D. sits

This provider among physical medicine & rehabilitation physician peers

Across the 2,483 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician providers who report both Medicare Part D prescribing and a MIPS quality score, Arshia Etesam, M.D. writes more Part D claims than 17% of them and scores higher on MIPS quality than 24% - placing this provider in the lower-volume, lower-quality quadrant. Volume reflects patient-panel size and specialty, not quality; the two axes are independent.

Lower volume · High qualityHigh volume · High qualityLower volume · Lower qualityHigh volume · Lower quality0255075100023.647.370.994.5Part D claim volume, percentile in specialtyMIPS quality, percentilePoint, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 70 · MIPS quality, percentile: 87Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 30 · MIPS quality, percentile: 73Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 23 · MIPS quality, percentile: 82Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 20 · MIPS quality, percentile: 42Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 25 · MIPS quality, percentile: 47Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 87 · MIPS quality, percentile: 63Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 8 · MIPS quality, percentile: 12Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 50 · MIPS quality, percentile: 58Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 37 · MIPS quality, percentile: 78Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 3 · MIPS quality, percentile: 20Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 2 · MIPS quality, percentile: 90Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 17 · MIPS quality, percentile: 90Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 43 · MIPS quality, percentile: 13Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 100 · MIPS quality, percentile: 65Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 12 · MIPS quality, percentile: 62Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 15 · MIPS quality, percentile: 88Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 93 · MIPS quality, percentile: 52Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 47 · MIPS quality, percentile: 37Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 83 · MIPS quality, percentile: 68Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 48 · MIPS quality, percentile: 33Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 53 · MIPS quality, percentile: 43Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 77 · MIPS quality, percentile: 0Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 0 · MIPS quality, percentile: 40Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 88 · MIPS quality, percentile: 78Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 63 · MIPS quality, percentile: 28Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 68 · MIPS quality, percentile: 90Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 65 · MIPS quality, percentile: 50Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 78 · MIPS quality, percentile: 70Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 60 · MIPS quality, percentile: 90Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 8 · MIPS quality, percentile: 8Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 38 · MIPS quality, percentile: 82Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 85 · MIPS quality, percentile: 38Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 95 · MIPS quality, percentile: 22Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 72 · MIPS quality, percentile: 57Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 45 · MIPS quality, percentile: 82Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 62 · MIPS quality, percentile: 90Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 40 · MIPS quality, percentile: 45Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 90 · MIPS quality, percentile: 60Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 73 · MIPS quality, percentile: 35Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 42 · MIPS quality, percentile: 25Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 55 · MIPS quality, percentile: 30Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 97 · MIPS quality, percentile: 90Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 7 · MIPS quality, percentile: 77Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 82 · MIPS quality, percentile: 18Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 67 · MIPS quality, percentile: 0Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 28 · MIPS quality, percentile: 53Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 75 · MIPS quality, percentile: 10Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 13 · MIPS quality, percentile: 72Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 5 · MIPS quality, percentile: 67Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 27 · MIPS quality, percentile: 23Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 33 · MIPS quality, percentile: 55Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 52 · MIPS quality, percentile: 15Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 58 · MIPS quality, percentile: 48Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 80 · MIPS quality, percentile: 7Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 98 · MIPS quality, percentile: 0Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 92 · MIPS quality, percentile: 90Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 22 · MIPS quality, percentile: 17Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 32 · MIPS quality, percentile: 75Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 57 · MIPS quality, percentile: 0Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 35 · MIPS quality, percentile: 27Arshia Etesam, M.D., Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 17 · MIPS quality, percentile: 24
Part D claim volume vs MIPS quality, by specialty percentile

Each dot is one physical medicine & rehabilitation physician peer from a representative sample of 60; the gold marker is Arshia Etesam, M.D.. Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber data and the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, 2023.

✓
Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)

Arshia Etesam, M.D. practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + MIPS quality reporting + 1 hospital affiliation - signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).

What does the federal data show about Arshia Etesam, M.D.?

Below national average

NPI registry status

Active

Issued 03/31/2016

NPI 1427411172

Primary specialty

Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician

Mid-sized

15,618 US NPIs in this specialty

Medicare Part D claims

73 91% vs specialty avg

2024 prescription claims

Specialty avg: 793

MIPS final score

75/100 8.5 pts vs avg

Above neutral band

vs 83.5 national avg

Specialty distribution in California

How Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician compares to other specialties among California providers

California providers
Behavior Technician17.9%Marriage & Family Therapist5.4%Student in an Organized Heal…5.1%Mental Health Counselor3.7%Pharmacist3.4%Clinical Social Worker3.1%Physical Medicine & Rehabili…0.2%
Largest specialties in California (% of in-state providers)

Medicare quality performance, MIPS

Arshia Etesam, M.D.'s 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician national average

Below national average
MIPS Final Score
75/100
vs 83.5 national avg · 2023 performance year
0%100%National avg84%75%
MIPS final score (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician) - 75/100 vs national avg 83.5
How MIPS and board certification work

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.

Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).

Practice Address

555 WASHINGTON ST
San Diego, CA 92103
(619) 260-8300

Provider Details

NPI 1427411172
Specialty Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician
Credentials M.D.
Gender Male
NPI Issued 03/31/2016

CMS Quality Score (MIPS)

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.

75
Final Score
Measured-score avg: 83.5
40
Quality

Reporting: Group practice

Hospital and facility affiliations

Facilities where Arshia Etesam, M.D. bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.

Pacific Coast Rehabilitation
Escondido, CA

Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).

License & disciplinary context - California MBC 2023 annual report

Aggregate state board data only, NOT a determination of any individual provider's status. The figures below describe statewide disciplinary activity across all ~150K California medical licensees in 2023 - they are NOT specific to Arshia Etesam, M.D.. To verify Arshia Etesam, M.D.'s current license status, search the MBC public license lookup directly, or check the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) verification service.

576
Total board actions, California 2023
Across 556 cases
3.84
Actions per 1,000 licensees
California statewide rate
probation
Most common action type
186 cases

MBC publishes annual disciplinary statistics as part of public-record reporting under each state's Administrative Procedure Act. See the full breakdown by action type and year on the California disciplinary trends page. Cross-checked against FSMB U.S. Medical Regulatory Trends.

Medicare Part D Prescribing Data

CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2024.

73
Total Claims
$4K
Total Drug Cost
14
Medicare Beneficiaries

Prescribing Breakdown

30-Day Fills
82.567
Total Day Supply
2,238
Generic Drug Cost
$1K

Patient Demographics

Average Patient Age
76.6 years
Avg HCC Risk Score
1.74

Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)

Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2024. Based on Medicare Part D data only.

Drug Claims
Metoprolol Succinate
 13

* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.

More Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician in CA → All providers in California → Compare specialties →

Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician Overview

How Arshia Etesam, M.D. fits within the Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician landscape nationally.

15,618
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician Providers in US
54
States with Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician
793
Avg Claims per Provider

Arshia Etesam, M.D.'s 73 claims are below the specialty average of 793.

Nationwide Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year

Two federal-record peer sets for Etesam, both outside California so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.

Similar MIPS final score

Nearest same-specialty clinicians by CMS MIPS final score (75 here).

John Adams 75 FL James Bainbridge 75 CO Clifford Baker 75 AZ Azad Bhatt 75 FL

Same NPPES enumeration year (2016)

Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.

Joelle Gabet Cleveland, OH Michael Spickler Farmington Hills, MI Kevin Gates Temple, TX Steven Punzell Asheville, NC

Nearby Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician Providers in California

Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in California, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Etesam.

One of 1,552 Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician providers enrolled in California, 5 are shown here.

Dr. Payandeh Abadee
M.D.
San Pedro, CA
Dr. Sammantha Abbott
DPT
Eureka, CA
Dr. Alexan Abdel-Malek
MD
Sylmar, CA
Dr. Alicia Abels
M.D.
Folsom, CA
Dr. Gary Abrams
M.D.
San Francisco, CA

Compare Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Arshia Etesam, M.D.'s specialty? ▼
Arshia Etesam, M.D. specializes in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician and practices in San Diego, California. Credentials: M.D..
How much does Arshia Etesam, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2024, Arshia Etesam, M.D. wrote 73 Medicare Part D claims totaling $4K in drug costs for 14 beneficiaries.
What is Arshia Etesam, M.D.'s Medicare quality score? ▼
Arshia Etesam, M.D. has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 75/100 (Quality: 40). The average MIPS Final Score across the 454,083 clinicians with at least one published category score is 83.5; clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded from that average. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is Arshia Etesam, M.D. located? ▼
Arshia Etesam, M.D. is located at 555 WASHINGTON ST, San Diego, CA, 92103. Phone: (619) 260-8300.
What is Arshia Etesam, M.D.'s NPI number? ▼
Arshia Etesam, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1427411172, issued on 03/31/2016.
How many Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 15,618 Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician providers across 54 states in the US. The average Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician provider writes 793 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Arshia Etesam, M.D. prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2024 Medicare Part D data, Arshia Etesam, M.D.'s most frequently prescribed drugs include Metoprolol Succinate. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Arshia Etesam, M.D. accept Medicare? ▼
Arshia Etesam, M.D. appears in CMS Medicare data with 73 Part D claims and 14 Medicare beneficiaries in 2024. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Arshia Etesam, M.D.'s credentials? ▼
Arshia Etesam, M.D.'s NPI is 1427411172 with credentials M.D.. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.

Data Sources

View source datasets and methodology notes
Provider Directory
CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
Specialty Classification
NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2024). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
Quality Performance
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) - 2023 performance year.
Limitations
Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.

See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.

Data as of August 2026 (NPPES) / 2024 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

Disclaimer: Data from CMS NPPES and Medicare Part D. PlainDoctor does not rate or rank providers. Provider information is self-reported and may not be current. Always verify information directly with the provider. About · Methodology

Compiled from official public sources by the editorial process.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.