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
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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.
Carol Engel among 7,751 emergency medicine physician records in California
Carol Engel, FNP is one of 7,751 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 81% 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 4% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 4% of these records are older, 60% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 59% of these records are
- Record last updated2011 · 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 207P00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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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The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Nnaemeka Diribe, DOJoshua Tree, CA 922521053767160
- Daniel Injo, M.D.Joshua Tree, CA 922521043254634
- John Lambros, M.D.Joshua Tree, CA 922521306880190
- Todd Sallenbach, M.D.Joshua Tree, CA 922521326081464
- Mark Bayer, M.D.La Quinta, CA 922531346275278
- Christine Duranceau, MDLa Quinta, CA 922531750379970
- Debra Kuracina, M.D.La Quinta, CA 922531811915424
- Bohdan Olesnicky, MDLa Quinta, CA 922531043254709
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.