Colin M. Dougherty, MD
Emergency Medicine Physician · San Diego, CA
Colin M. Dougherty, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in San Diego, California, and NPI 1992857379, issued on Jan 17, 2007. Check the license (California A91002, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Colin M. Dougherty
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- A91002 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4647 Zion Ave, San Diego, CA 92120
- Phone
- (619) 528-5000
- Enumerated
- Jan 17, 2007
- Record last updated
- Dec 1, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20071214000578); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- R Franklin University Of Med & Sci/Chicago Medical School, 2003
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Colin M. Dougherty in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A91002Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
75% more Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
395 Medicare Part D claims for 320 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 21 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Doxycycline Monohydrate48 claims
- Prednisone41 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass37 claims
- Cephalexin36 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa21 claims
- Meloxicam19 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
- Sharp Rees-Stealy Medical Group IncSan Diego, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Colin M. Dougherty among 7,751 emergency medicine physician records in California
Colin M. Dougherty, MD 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 2007, is newer than 40% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 40% of these records are older, 50% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated2003 · median 2011 among the 4,560 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 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).
Emergency Medicine Physician providers in California
There are 7,751 emergency medicine physician records in California.
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- James Foster, M.D.San Diego, CA 921201699781955
- David Frant, MDSan Diego, CA 921201174690028
- Steven Kohler, MDSan Diego, CA 921201942377858
- James Larson, M.D.San Diego, CA 921201972519189
- Minh Le, MDSan Diego, CA 921201609829142
Common questions
What is Colin M. Dougherty, MD's NPI number?
Colin M. Dougherty, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1992857379, issued on Jan 17, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Colin M. Dougherty, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4647 Zion Ave, San Diego, CA, 92120. Phone: (619) 528-5000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Colin M. Dougherty, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A91002, 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 Colin M. Dougherty, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Colin M. Dougherty, MD had 395 Medicare Part D claims for 320 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.