Desmond Paul-Coker, D.O.
Internal Medicine Physician · Fresno, CA
Desmond Paul-Coker, D.O. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Fresno, California, and NPI 1720340805, issued on Jun 13, 2012. Check the license (California 20A13835, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Desmond Paul-Coker
- Credential
- D.O.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License numbers
- 20A13835 CA
OT014864 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4770 W Herndon Ave Ste 107, Fresno, CA 93722
- Phone
- (559) 450-6310
- Enumerated
- Jun 13, 2012
- Record last updated
- Feb 27, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (559) 450-6311
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20151029001604); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- At Still University Of Health Sciences, College Of Osteo Med, Kirksville, 2012
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Desmond Paul-Coker in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license 20A13835Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
8,341 Medicare Part D claims for 638 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 575 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium512 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen331 claims
- Lisinopril318 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate317 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium298 claims
- Losartan Potassium270 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): 72.7 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: $1,979.99
132 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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
- Saint Agnes Medical FoundationFresno, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Desmond Paul-Coker among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California
Desmond Paul-Coker, D.O. is one of 17,696 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 79% 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 68% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 68% of these records are older, 29% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · median 2004 among the 11,065 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
335 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Fresno
They are 335 of the 19,440 NPPES records with a practice address in Fresno, and 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Desmond Paul-Coker, D.O.'s NPI number?
Desmond Paul-Coker, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720340805, issued on Jun 13, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Desmond Paul-Coker, D.O. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4770 W Herndon Ave Ste 107, Fresno, CA, 93722. Phone: (559) 450-6310. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Desmond Paul-Coker, D.O.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number 20A13835, 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 Desmond Paul-Coker, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Desmond Paul-Coker, D.O. had 8,341 Medicare Part D claims for 638 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Desmond Paul-Coker, D.O.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 72.7 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.