Don Alan Paxton, MD
Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician · Toluca Lake, CA
Don Alan Paxton, MD is a pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician with a practice address in Toluca Lake, California, and NPI 1801040845, issued on Nov 4, 2008. Check the license on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Don Alan Paxton
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician 207LP2900X
- License number
- MD28530 OR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 10061 Riverside Dr, Toluca Lake, CA 91602
- Phone
- (818) 749-5490
- Enumerated
- Nov 4, 2008
- Record last updated
- Sep 18, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Don Alan Paxton in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of CaliforniaCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
43% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician in 2024
999 Medicare Part D claims for 285 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,750 among the 2,982 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims. 517 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen384 claims
- Gabapentin62 claims
- Diclofenac Sodium57 claims
- Meloxicam55 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen54 claims
- Tizanidine Hcl51 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $62.15
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC. The 2,789 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,225.41 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.
Don Alan Paxton among 536 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records in California
Don Alan Paxton, MD is one of 536 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records with a practice address in California. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 55% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 55% of these records are older, 38% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 68% of these records are
- Record last updated2009 · 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 207LP2900X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician providers in California
There are 536 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records in California.
All 536 in California → Every provider in Toluca Lake → Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician nationwide →
The 8 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Foead Geula, M.D.Studio City, CA 916071023146206
- Brian Shih, MDValley Village, CA 916071063483162
- Mark Schlesinger, M.D.Burbank, CA 915061023031267
- Atef Morkos, MDBaldwin Park, CA 917061184783748
- James Teng, MDBaldwin Park, CA 917061912074923
- David Lee, MDChino, CA 917101083063408
- Jessica Kuo, MDCovina, CA 917231205465085
- John Cho, M.D.Rancho Cucamonga, CA 917301053387423
Common questions
What is Don Alan Paxton, MD's NPI number?
Don Alan Paxton, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1801040845, issued on Nov 4, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Don Alan Paxton, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 10061 Riverside Dr, Toluca Lake, CA, 91602. Phone: (818) 749-5490. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Don Alan Paxton, MD's license?
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 Don Alan Paxton, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Don Alan Paxton, MD had 999 Medicare Part D claims for 285 beneficiaries; the average among pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician prescribers was 1,750. 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.