NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Edward Orestes Obrien, MD

Critical Care Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician · San Diego, CA

Edward Orestes Obrien, MD is a critical care medicine (anesthesiology) physician with a practice address in San Diego, California, and NPI 1891716254, issued on Jul 21, 2006. Check the license (California A68754, 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 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1891716254
Name
Edward Orestes Obrien
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Critical Care Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician 207LC0200X
License numbers
A68754 CA
036177179 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
200 W Arbor Dr, San Diego, CA 92103
Phone
(800) 926-8273
Enumerated
Jul 21, 2006
Record last updated
Feb 2, 2026
Fax
(888) 539-8781
Medicaid ID
00A687540 CA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20110801000710); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Harvard Medical School, 1997
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 200 W Arbor Dr

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

  1. Alison A'Court, MDAnesthesiology Physician1912218199
  2. Benjamin Abbadessa, M.D.Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician1255593612
  3. Geraldine Abcede, RNCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1982384046
  4. Joseph Abdelmalek, M.DNephrology Physician1740485531
  5. Kristy AbelCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1962113035
  6. Paula Abeleda, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1558945022

Verify Edward Orestes Obrien 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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Industry payments in 2024: $8,882.99

12 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Chiesi USA, Inc. The 394 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,001.81 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Edward Obrien$8,882.99
  2. Specialty average$2,001.81

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Carle Health Care IncorporatedUrbana, IL
  2. Regents OF The University OF CaliforniaSan Diego, CA

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

Edward Orestes Obrien among 146 critical care medicine (anesthesiology) physician records in California

Edward Orestes Obrien, MD is one of 146 critical care medicine (anesthesiology) physician records with a practice address in California. 86% 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 3% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 3% of these records are older, 72% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 86% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 84% of these records are
  • Graduated1997 · median 2009 among the 123 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 47% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207LC0200X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Critical Care Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician providers in California

There are 146 critical care medicine (anesthesiology) physician records in California.

The 8 critical care medicine (anesthesiology) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Ron Barak, MDSan Diego, CA 921031386900157
  2. Mina GhobrialSan Diego, CA 921031003304833
  3. Erik Kistler, M.D.San Diego, CA 921031952591042
  4. Martin Krause, M.D.San Diego, CA 921031417243239
  5. Arthur Lam, M.D.San Diego, CA 921031184700932
  6. Brian Lemkuil, MDSan Diego, CA 921031922267319
  7. Anushirvan Minokadeh, M.D.San Diego, CA 921031053339093
  8. Sara Sedrak, MDSan Diego, CA 921031801282579

Common questions

What is Edward Orestes Obrien, MD's NPI number?

Edward Orestes Obrien, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1891716254, issued on Jul 21, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Edward Orestes Obrien, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 200 W Arbor Dr, San Diego, CA, 92103. Phone: (800) 926-8273. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Edward Orestes Obrien, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number A68754, 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.

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.