NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Douglas Taylor Hofstetter, M.D.

Emergency Medicine Physician · Twentynine Palms, CA

Douglas Taylor Hofstetter, M.D. is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Twentynine Palms, California, and NPI 1316396252, issued on Jun 10, 2016. Check the license (California A150829, 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 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1316396252
Name
Douglas Taylor Hofstetter
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License number
A150829 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1145 Sturgis Road, Twentynine Palms, CA 92278
Phone
(760) 830-2190
Enumerated
Jun 10, 2016
Record last updated
Dec 2, 2022
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20221213002515); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
St. Louis College Of Physicians And Surgeons, 2016
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1145 Sturgis Road

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Sarina Acharya, PHARMDPharmacist1558192534
  2. Diego Aguilar, PHARMD, RPHPharmacist1063365641
  3. Racquel Allen, M.D.Pediatrics Physician1184080855
  4. Aaron Arzamendi, M.D.General Practice Physician1811377666
  5. Joshua Bagley, DPTPhysical Therapist1942075981
  6. Christopher BarajasAudiologist1093538597

Verify Douglas Taylor Hofstetter in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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70% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

68 Medicare Part D claims for 50 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Douglas Hofstetter68
  2. Specialty average226

Most prescribed

  1. Ondansetron Odt11 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): 94.6 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score76.7
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%97.1
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. San Francisco Emergency Medical AssociatesSan Francisco, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Douglas Taylor Hofstetter among 7,751 emergency medicine physician records in California

Douglas Taylor Hofstetter, M.D. 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 2016, is newer than 75% of them.

  • NPI issued2016 · 75% of these records are older, 22% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
  • Graduated2016 · median 2011 among the 4,560 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 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).

12 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Twentynine Palms

They are 12 of the 318 NPPES records with a practice address in Twentynine Palms, and 7,751 emergency medicine physician records in California.

The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Elizabeth Buckalew, D.O.Twentynine Palms, CA 922781346496486
  2. Riley Hoyer, M.D.Twentynine Palms, CA 922781093166480
  3. Koichi KunitakeTwentynine Palms, CA 922781689837510
  4. Michael Lanker, D.O.Twentynine Palms, CA 922781861696833
  5. Charles Nixon, MDTwentynine Palms, CA 922781215912092
  6. Kimberly Pistell, DOTwentynine Palms, CA 922781730612292
  7. Jeffrey Ricks, M.D.Twentynine Palms, CA 922781063476752
  8. Ryan Snow, MDTwentynine Palms, CA 922781114238227

Common questions

What is Douglas Taylor Hofstetter, M.D.'s NPI number?

Douglas Taylor Hofstetter, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1316396252, issued on Jun 10, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Douglas Taylor Hofstetter, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1145 Sturgis Road, Twentynine Palms, CA, 92278. Phone: (760) 830-2190. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Douglas Taylor Hofstetter, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number A150829, 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 Douglas Taylor Hofstetter, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Douglas Taylor Hofstetter, M.D. had 68 Medicare Part D claims for 50 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Douglas Taylor Hofstetter, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 94.6 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.