Edward Horacio Bestard, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · San Clemente, CA
Edward Horacio Bestard, M.D., F.A.C.S. is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in San Clemente, California, and NPI 1396857769, issued on Aug 31, 2006. Check the license (California G50298, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Edward Horacio Bestard
- Credential
- M.D., F.A.C.S.
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- G50298 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 653 Camino DE Los Mares, San Clemente, CA 92673
- Phone
- (949) 661-8800
- Enumerated
- Aug 31, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 12, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (949) 661-9033
- Medicaid ID
- 00G5029800 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120427000688); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Southern California Keck School Of Medicine, 1982
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Edward Horacio Bestard in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G50298Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
79% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
74 Medicare Part D claims for 27 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 28 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Tramadol Hcl14 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.
Edward Horacio Bestard among 2,276 orthopaedic surgery physician records in California
Edward Horacio Bestard, M.D., F.A.C.S. is one of 2,276 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in California. 74% 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 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 46% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated1982 · median 2003 among the 1,347 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 66% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in California
There are 2,276 orthopaedic surgery physician records in California.
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The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Adam Franklin, M.D.San Clemente, CA 926731508084120
- Raymond Imatani, MDSan Clemente, CA 926731780659557
- Gonzalo Covarrubias, M.D.San Juan Capistrano, CA 926751962572586
- Roger Sohn, MDSan Juan Capistrano, CA 926751588600555
- Louis Kang, M.D.Laguna Niguel, CA 926771770808701
- Vu Le, MDNewport Beach, CA 926631023274180
- Mark Newman, M.D.Newport Beach, CA 926631689710360
- Kasra Rowshan, MDNewport Beach, CA 926631942463112
Common questions
What is Edward Horacio Bestard, M.D., F.A.C.S.'s NPI number?
Edward Horacio Bestard, M.D., F.A.C.S.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1396857769, issued on Aug 31, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Edward Horacio Bestard, M.D., F.A.C.S. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 653 Camino DE Los Mares, San Clemente, CA, 92673. Phone: (949) 661-8800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Edward Horacio Bestard, M.D., F.A.C.S.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number G50298, 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 Edward Horacio Bestard, M.D., F.A.C.S. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Edward Horacio Bestard, M.D., F.A.C.S. had 74 Medicare Part D claims for 27 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. 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.