Dona Therese El-Khoury, MD
Infectious Disease Physician · Palm Desert, CA
Dona Therese El-Khoury, MD is an infectious disease physician with a practice address in Palm Desert, California, and NPI 1659990604, issued on Apr 9, 2020. Check the license (California A182683, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Dona Therese El-Khoury
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Infectious Disease Physician 207RI0200X
- License number
- A182683 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 36923 Cook St Ste 103, Palm Desert, CA 92211
- Phone
- (760) 636-1336
- Enumerated
- Apr 9, 2020
- Record last updated
- May 22, 2026
- Fax
- (760) 636-1335
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 36923 Cook St Ste 103
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Verify Dona Therese El-Khoury in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A182683Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
97% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average infectious disease physician in 2024
20 Medicare Part D claims for 13 beneficiaries, against an average of 689 among the 7,388 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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.
Dona Therese El-Khoury among 1,119 infectious disease physician records in California
Dona Therese El-Khoury, MD is one of 1,119 infectious disease 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 2020, is newer than 95% of them.
- NPI issued2020 · 95% of these records are older, 3% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 66% of these records are
- Record last updated2026 · 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 207RI0200X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Infectious Disease Physician providers in California
There are 1,119 infectious disease physician records in California.
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The 8 infectious disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Bachir Younes, M.D. , M.P.H.Palm Desert, CA 922111184661571
- Jason Halperin, M.D.Cathedral City, CA 922341952626228
- Mohammed Al-Jasim, MDEl Centro, CA 922431760479786
- Fernando Dominguez, MDSan Ysidro, CA 921731972917672
- Andrea Polesky, MDSan Ysidro, CA 921731063517365
- Aaron Carlin, M.D., PH.D.San Diego, CA 921611760718035
- David Looney, M.D.San Diego, CA 921611912955048
- Douglas Richman, MDSan Diego, CA 921611215033303
Common questions
What is Dona Therese El-Khoury, MD's NPI number?
Dona Therese El-Khoury, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1659990604, issued on Apr 9, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Dona Therese El-Khoury, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 36923 Cook St Ste 103, Palm Desert, CA, 92211. Phone: (760) 636-1336. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Dona Therese El-Khoury, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A182683, 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 Dona Therese El-Khoury, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Dona Therese El-Khoury, MD had 20 Medicare Part D claims for 13 beneficiaries; the average among infectious disease physician prescribers was 689. 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.