Aytac H. Apaydin, MD
Urology Physician · Salinas, CA
Aytac H. Apaydin, MD is a urology physician with a practice address in Salinas, California, and NPI 1689606741, issued on Jul 7, 2006. Check the license (California A46632, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Aytac H. Apaydin
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Urology Physician 208800000X
- License number
- A46632 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1115 Los Palos Dr, Salinas, CA 93901
- Phone
- (831) 758-3851
- Enumerated
- Jul 7, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 10, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (831) 758-8701
- Medicaid ID
- 00A466320 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050214000959); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Rochester School Of Medicine And Dentistry, 1988
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1115 Los Palos Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Aytac H. Apaydin in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A46632Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
29% more Medicare Part D claims than the average urology physician in 2024
1,725 Medicare Part D claims for 454 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,340 among the 10,782 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 205 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Tamsulosin Hcl392 claims
- Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim316 claims
- Acetaminophen-Codeine191 claims
- Ciprofloxacin Hcl187 claims
- Oxybutynin Chloride Er116 claims
- Cefuroxime95 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): 26.5 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: $198.02
9 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Accord Healthcare, Inc. The 9,340 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,800.04 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
- Salinas Valley Urology AssociatesSalinas, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Aytac H. Apaydin among 1,524 urology physician records in California
Aytac H. Apaydin, MD is one of 1,524 urology physician records with a practice address in California. 82% 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 8% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 8% of these records are older, 51% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated1988 · median 2003 among the 1,049 with a school on file
- Record last updated2008 · 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 208800000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Urology Physician providers in California
There are 1,524 urology physician records in California.
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- Ross Sweet, MDSalinas, CA 939011114972890
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- Stephen Worsham, M.D.Salinas, CA 939011649294133
Common questions
What is Aytac H. Apaydin, MD's NPI number?
Aytac H. Apaydin, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1689606741, issued on Jul 7, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Aytac H. Apaydin, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1115 Los Palos Dr, Salinas, CA, 93901. Phone: (831) 758-3851. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Aytac H. Apaydin, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A46632, 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 Aytac H. Apaydin, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Aytac H. Apaydin, MD had 1,725 Medicare Part D claims for 454 beneficiaries; the average among urology physician prescribers was 1,340. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Aytac H. Apaydin, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 26.5 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.