NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Brent E. Rathbun, M.D.

Internal Medicine Physician · Del Mar, CA

Brent E. Rathbun, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Del Mar, California, and NPI 1720091697, issued on Aug 14, 2006. Check the license (California A54826, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1720091697
Name
Brent E. Rathbun
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
A54826 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2600 Via DE LA Valle, Del Mar, CA 92014
Phone
(858) 499-2600
Enumerated
Aug 14, 2006
Record last updated
Jun 6, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(858) 309-3189
Medicaid ID
00A548260 CA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100802000679); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of California, San Diego School Of Medicine, 1994
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 2600 Via DE LA Valle

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

  1. Lisa Gleason, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Physician1700865045
  2. Aristotelis Laliotis, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1124076435
  3. Andrea Munoz, PACMedical Physician Assistant1528165271
  4. David Reynaldo, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1386657187
  5. Ellenbeth Rodarte, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1205808714
  6. Richard Scott, M.D.Dermatology Physician1831102482

Verify Brent E. Rathbun 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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1% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

3,140 Medicare Part D claims for 403 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 71 claims were for opioids.

  1. Brent Rathbun3,140
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium219 claims
  2. Rosuvastatin Calcium213 claims
  3. Lisinopril126 claims
  4. Levothyroxine Sodium117 claims
  5. Metoprolol Succinate91 claims
  6. Metformin Hcl83 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 73.6 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score74.6
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%58.7
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

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

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Sharp Rees-Stealy Medical Group IncDel Mar, CA

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

Brent E. Rathbun among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California

Brent E. Rathbun, M.D. 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
  • Graduated1994 · median 2004 among the 11,065 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2014 · 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).

6 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Del Mar

They are 6 of the 344 NPPES records with a practice address in Del Mar, and 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Aristotelis Laliotis, M.D.Del Mar, CA 920141124076435
  2. David Reynaldo, M.D.Del Mar, CA 920141386657187
  3. Carl Trygstad, M.D.Del Mar, CA 920141649370206
  4. Valerie Youngblood, MDDel Mar, CA 920141538397815
  5. Steven Zizzo, MD MPH CCFP DABOM OHDel Mar, CA 920141821854910
  6. Lalitha Padmanabhan Aiyer, MDCarlsbad, CA 920111326373556
  7. Christine Kelso, MD, MPHCarlsbad, CA 920111821019753
  8. Valerie Novak, M.D.Carlsbad, CA 920111881769578

Common questions

What is Brent E. Rathbun, M.D.'s NPI number?

Brent E. Rathbun, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720091697, issued on Aug 14, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Brent E. Rathbun, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2600 Via DE LA Valle, Del Mar, CA, 92014. Phone: (858) 499-2600. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Brent E. Rathbun, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number A54826, 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 Brent E. Rathbun, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Brent E. Rathbun, M.D. had 3,140 Medicare Part D claims for 403 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Brent E. Rathbun, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 73.6 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.

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