Eric R. Hentzen, M.D. PH.D.
Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician · San Diego, CA
Eric R. Hentzen, M.D. PH.D. is an orthopaedic hand surgery physician with a practice address in San Diego, California, and NPI 1245411180, issued on Nov 20, 2007. Check the license (California A83117, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Eric R. Hentzen
- Credential
- M.D. PH.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician 207XS0106X
- License number
- A83117 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 200 W Arbor Dr, San Diego, CA 92103
- Phone
- (619) 543-6312
- Enumerated
- Nov 20, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jan 7, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (619) 543-7480
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090122000429); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Baylor College Of Medicine, 2001
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Eric R. Hentzen in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A83117Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
90% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic hand surgery physician in 2024
19 Medicare Part D claims for 13 beneficiaries, against an average of 186 among the 2,203 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $270.35
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Stryker Corporation. The 1,819 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,529.86 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
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
- 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).
Eric R. Hentzen among 288 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records in California
Eric R. Hentzen, M.D. PH.D. is one of 288 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records with a practice address in California. 85% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 48% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 48% of these records are older, 38% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
- Graduated2001 · median 2004 among the 214 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 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 207XS0106X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician providers in California
There are 288 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records in California.
All 288 in California → Every provider in San Diego → Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Reid Abrams, MDSan Diego, CA 921031548202245
- Gregory Balourdas, M.D.San Diego, CA 921031194856427
- Matthew Meunier, MDSan Diego, CA 921031265470553
- Scott Tanaka, MDSan Diego, CA 921031881843050
- Samantha Piper, MDSan Diego, CA 921111912235482
- Emily Skarda, MDLa Jolla, CA 920931710548300
- Matthew Shillito, M.D.San Diego, CA 921201538318548
- Michael Pomerantz, MDSan Diego, CA 921211356505705
Common questions
What is Eric R. Hentzen, M.D. PH.D.'s NPI number?
Eric R. Hentzen, M.D. PH.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1245411180, issued on Nov 20, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Eric R. Hentzen, M.D. PH.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 200 W Arbor Dr, San Diego, CA, 92103. Phone: (619) 543-6312. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Eric R. Hentzen, M.D. PH.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A83117, 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 Eric R. Hentzen, M.D. PH.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Eric R. Hentzen, M.D. PH.D. had 19 Medicare Part D claims for 13 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic hand surgery physician prescribers was 186. 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.