NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Clifford A. Bernstein, M.D.

Interventional Pain Medicine Physician · Huntington Beach, CA

Clifford A. Bernstein, M.D. is an interventional pain medicine physician with a practice address in Huntington Beach, California, and NPI 1639199045, issued on Jul 20, 2006. Check the license (California G73289, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1639199045
Name
Clifford A. Bernstein
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Interventional Pain Medicine Physician 208VP0014X
License number
G73289 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
18800 Delaware Street, Suite 400, Huntington Beach, CA 92648
Phone
(714) 495-4050
Enumerated
Jul 20, 2006
Record last updated
Feb 25, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(714) 380-6285
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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98% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average interventional pain medicine physician in 2024

39 Medicare Part D claims for 20 beneficiaries, against an average of 2,306 among the 2,100 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 19 claims were for opioids.

  1. Clifford Bernstein39
  2. Specialty average2,306

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.

Industry payments in 2024: $71.84

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. The 1,966 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,889.53 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Clifford Bernstein$71.84
  2. Specialty average$3,889.53

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Clifford A. Bernstein among 219 interventional pain medicine physician records in California

Clifford A. Bernstein, M.D. is one of 219 interventional pain medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 87% 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 10% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 55% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 76% of these records are
  • Record last updated2013 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208VP0014X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Interventional Pain Medicine Physician providers in California

There are 219 interventional pain medicine physician records in California.

The 8 interventional pain medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Raafat Mattar, M.D.Huntington Beach, CA 926481083789085
  2. Lido Chen, MDLaguna Hills, CA 926531891781753
  3. Shahryar Mousavi, MDLaguna Hills, CA 926531023263282
  4. Paul Kim, M.D.Aliso Viejo, CA 926561144541665
  5. Balaji Charlu, MDNewport Beach, CA 926601609980432
  6. Sten Kramer, MDNewport Beach, CA 926601780783712
  7. Oran Mehrnia, DONewport Beach, CA 926601851812960
  8. John Petraglia, M.D.Newport Beach, CA 926601417933938

Common questions

What is Clifford A. Bernstein, M.D.'s NPI number?

Clifford A. Bernstein, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1639199045, issued on Jul 20, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Clifford A. Bernstein, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 18800 Delaware Street, Suite 400, Huntington Beach, CA, 92648. Phone: (714) 495-4050. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Clifford A. Bernstein, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number G73289, 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 Clifford A. Bernstein, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Clifford A. Bernstein, M.D. had 39 Medicare Part D claims for 20 beneficiaries; the average among interventional pain medicine physician prescribers was 2,306. 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.

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