Candice Branch, MD, MPH
Internal Medicine Physician · Escondido, CA
Candice Branch, MD, MPH is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Escondido, California, and NPI 1891120697, issued on Sep 11, 2013. Check the license (California A127587, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Candice Branch
- Credential
- MD, MPH
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- A127587 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 625 E Grand Ave, Escondido, CA 92025
- Phone
- (760) 745-1551
- Enumerated
- Sep 11, 2013
- Record last updated
- Dec 1, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (760) 745-9240
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20141027002553); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Candice Branch in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A127587Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
7,128 Medicare Part D claims for 724 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims. 288 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium544 claims
- Losartan Potassium288 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium285 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate266 claims
- Lisinopril261 claims
- Metformin Hcl199 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 one group practice
- Southern California Permanente Medical GroupSan Marcos, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Candice Branch among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California
Candice Branch, MD, MPH 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 2013, is newer than 71% of them.
- NPI issued2013 · 71% of these records are older, 26% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2010 · median 2004 among the 11,065 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 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).
44 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Escondido
They are 44 of the 3,509 NPPES records with a practice address in Escondido, and 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Candice Branch, MD, MPH's NPI number?
Candice Branch, MD, MPH's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1891120697, issued on Sep 11, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Candice Branch, MD, MPH located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 625 E Grand Ave, Escondido, CA, 92025. Phone: (760) 745-1551. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Candice Branch, MD, MPH's license?
NPPES lists California license number A127587, 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 Candice Branch, MD, MPH prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Candice Branch, MD, MPH had 7,128 Medicare Part D claims for 724 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.