Carlos Paz, MD, PHD
Procedural Dermatology Physician · Fresno, CA
Carlos Paz, MD, PHD is a procedural dermatology physician with a practice address in Fresno, California, and NPI 1275885709, issued on Oct 8, 2012. Check the license (California A 121126, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Carlos Paz
- Credential
- MD, PHD
- Primary taxonomy
- Procedural Dermatology Physician 207NS0135X
- License number
- A 121126 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 7095 N Recreation Ave, Fresno, CA 93720
- Phone
- (559) 575-2233
- Enumerated
- Oct 8, 2012
- Record last updated
- May 14, 2026
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20130715000746); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Harvard Medical School, 2008
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 7095 N Recreation Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Melissa Manriques, BC, FNPPrimary Care Nurse Practitioner1679564140
- Gabriel Zapata, PA-CPhysician Assistant1710380274
Verify Carlos Paz in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A 121126Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
22% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average procedural dermatology physician in 2024
556 Medicare Part D claims for 404 beneficiaries, against an average of 713 among the 446 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 68 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Minocycline Hcl288 claims
- Cephalexin106 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen67 claims
- Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim43 claims
- Ciprofloxacin Hcl23 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): 96.1 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $193.37
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Revance Therapeutics, Inc. The 377 providers of this specialty with any payment received $10,439.11 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
- Fresno Dermatology Specialists IncFresno, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Carlos Paz among 120 procedural dermatology physician records in California
Carlos Paz, MD, PHD is one of 120 procedural dermatology physician records with a practice address in California. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 88% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 88% of these records are older, 8% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 52% of these records are
- Graduated2008 · median 1993 among the 62 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 64% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207NS0135X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Procedural Dermatology Physician providers in California
There are 120 procedural dermatology physician records in California.
All 120 in California → Every provider in Fresno → Procedural Dermatology Physician nationwide →
The 8 procedural dermatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Edwin Hamlin, M.D.Fresno, CA 937101952585226
- Chia Yeh-To, MDFresno, CA 937101528076742
- Meghan McDonald, M.D.Carmel, CA 939231700149077
- Christine Kilcline, M.D.San Luis Obispo, CA 934011093724791
- John Siebenlist, M.D.San Luis Obispo, CA 934011164476909
- Andrew Menkes, M.D.Mountain View, CA 940401306905088
- Michael Wick, M.D.Woodside, CA 940621801917950
- Jane Chung, M.D.Sunnyvale, CA 940871164748737
Common questions
What is Carlos Paz, MD, PHD's NPI number?
Carlos Paz, MD, PHD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1275885709, issued on Oct 8, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Carlos Paz, MD, PHD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7095 N Recreation Ave, Fresno, CA, 93720. Phone: (559) 575-2233. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Carlos Paz, MD, PHD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A 121126, 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 Carlos Paz, MD, PHD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Carlos Paz, MD, PHD had 556 Medicare Part D claims for 404 beneficiaries; the average among procedural dermatology physician prescribers was 713. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Carlos Paz, MD, PHD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 96.1 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.
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.