NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Edward V. Becker, MD

Dermatology Physician · Walnut Creek, CA

Edward V. Becker, MD is a dermatology physician with a practice address in Walnut Creek, California, and NPI 1962515858, issued on Aug 16, 2006. Check the license (California G36892, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1962515858
Name
Edward V. Becker
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Dermatology Physician 207N00000X
License number
G36892 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2255 Ygnacio Valley RD, Walnut Creek, CA 94598
Phone
(925) 945-7005
Enumerated
Aug 16, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 19, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(925) 945-7084
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20101123001195); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Boston University School Of Medicine, 1975
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 2255 Ygnacio Valley RD

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

  1. Daniel John Bajada, M.P.T.Physical Therapist1447318381
  2. Tania Bajada, P.T.Physical Therapist1205947348
  3. Mary BakerPhysical Therapist1942843578
  4. Daniel BlanchardPhysical Therapist1104462852
  5. Marvin Engel, MDDermatopathology Physician1902804289
  6. Rashmi Jain, M.DInternal Medicine Physician1457536088

Verify Edward V. Becker 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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The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 98.3 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. Qualitynot scored (reweighted)
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%98.0
  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).

Industry payments in 2024: $30.49

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 10,250 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,544.61 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Edward Becker$30.49
  2. Specialty average$8,544.61

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

  1. Golden State Dermatology Associates, Inc.Walnut Creek, CA

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

Edward V. Becker among 2,083 dermatology physician records in California

Edward V. Becker, MD is one of 2,083 dermatology 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 2006, is newer than 6% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 56% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
  • Graduated1975 · median 2006 among the 1,450 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2017 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207N00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Dermatology Physician providers in California

There are 2,083 dermatology physician records in California.

The 8 dermatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Paru Chaudhari, MDWalnut Creek, CA 945981811148224
  2. Errol Craig, M.D., PHDWalnut Creek, CA 945981659344281
  3. Christina Fonseca, M.D.Walnut Creek, CA 945981225222128
  4. Nancy Franklin, MDWalnut Creek, CA 945981669550745
  5. Stacey Hunt, MDWalnut Creek, CA 945981841362688
  6. Stewart Kupetz, MDWalnut Creek, CA 945981366516973
  7. Min-Wei Lee, M.D.Walnut Creek, CA 945981124014741
  8. Shabnam Madani, MDWalnut Creek, CA 945981972681476

Common questions

What is Edward V. Becker, MD's NPI number?

Edward V. Becker, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1962515858, issued on Aug 16, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Edward V. Becker, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2255 Ygnacio Valley RD, Walnut Creek, CA, 94598. Phone: (925) 945-7005. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Edward V. Becker, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number G36892, 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.

What is Edward V. Becker, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 98.3 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.