Carol Engel, FNP
Emergency Medicine Physician · Joshua Tree, CA
Carol Engel, FNP is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Joshua Tree, California, and NPI 1255374245, issued on Jun 14, 2006. Check the license (California 1448, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Carol Engel
- Credential
- FNP
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- 1448 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- HI-Desert Medical Center, Joshua Tree, CA 92252
- Phone
- (760) 366-2711
- Enumerated
- Jun 14, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 18, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at HI-Desert Medical Center
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- John Davis, N.P.Nurse Practitioner1760426449
- Daniel Injo, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1043254634
Verify Carol Engel in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license 1448Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
1,046 Medicare Part D claims for 691 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 109 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Prednisone185 claims
- Azithromycin143 claims
- Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro67 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen61 claims
- Ciprofloxacin Hcl46 claims
- Tramadol Hcl45 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.
5 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Joshua Tree
They are 5 of the 85 NPPES records with a practice address in Joshua Tree, and 7,751 emergency medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Carol Engel, FNP's NPI number?
Carol Engel, FNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1255374245, issued on Jun 14, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Carol Engel, FNP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at HI-Desert Medical Center, Joshua Tree, CA, 92252. Phone: (760) 366-2711. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Carol Engel, FNP's license?
NPPES lists California license number 1448, 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 Carol Engel, FNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Carol Engel, FNP had 1,046 Medicare Part D claims for 691 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.