Assad U. Darawal, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Indio, CA
Assad U. Darawal, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Indio, California, and NPI 1902877301, issued on Feb 1, 2006. Check the license (California A051602, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Assad U. Darawal
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- A051602 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 81893 Dr Carreon Blvd, Indio, CA 92201
- Phone
- (760) 342-8005
- Enumerated
- Feb 1, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 28, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (760) 342-5451
- Medicaid IDs
- GR0085630 CA
00A516020 CA - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070813000477); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Assad U. Darawal in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A051602Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
10.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
32,974 Medicare Part D claims for 903 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 18% of claims. 167 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Metformin Hcl1,150 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium1,137 claims
- Gabapentin1,112 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate854 claims
- Losartan Potassium853 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium830 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 100 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,128.18
49 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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.
Assad U. Darawal among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California
Assad U. Darawal, MD is one of 17,696 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 79% 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 5% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 56% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated1984 · median 2004 among the 11,065 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Internal Medicine Physician providers in California
There are 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Assad U. Darawal, MD's NPI number?
Assad U. Darawal, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1902877301, issued on Feb 1, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Assad U. Darawal, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 81893 Dr Carreon Blvd, Indio, CA, 92201. Phone: (760) 342-8005. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Assad U. Darawal, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A051602, 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 Assad U. Darawal, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Assad U. Darawal, MD had 32,974 Medicare Part D claims for 903 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Assad U. Darawal, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.