NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Ezell Askew, MD

Interventional Pain Medicine Physician · Lodi, CA

Ezell Askew, MD is an interventional pain medicine physician with a practice address in Lodi, California, and NPI 1699760769, issued on Sep 15, 2005. Check the license (California A90462, 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
1699760769
Name
Ezell Askew
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Interventional Pain Medicine Physician 208VP0014X
License numbers
A90462 CA
2000-07 NM
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
801 S Fairmont Ave, Lodi, CA 95240
Phone
(209) 603-9217
Enumerated
Sep 15, 2005
Record last updated
Dec 3, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(209) 594-1665
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20241002001809); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Uniformed Services Uhs Fe Hebert School Of Med, 1997
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 801 S Fairmont Ave

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  1. Mitchell Mays, D.C.Chiropractor1750447587

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  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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96% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average interventional pain medicine physician in 2024

96 Medicare Part D claims for 48 beneficiaries, against an average of 2,306 among the 2,100 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Ezell Askew96
  2. Specialty average2,306

Most prescribed

  1. Tizanidine Hcl56 claims
  2. Clopidogrel16 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 46.5 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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 score0.0
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%34.1
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

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

Industry payments in 2024: $29,095.11

72 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Nevro Corp. The 1,966 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,889.53 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Ezell Askew$29,095
  2. Specialty average$3,890

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. Monterey Bay Vascular IncSalinas, CA

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

Interventional Pain Medicine Physician providers in California

There are 219 interventional pain medicine physician records in California.

Other interventional pain medicine physician records in California

  1. Peter Abaci, MDLos Gatos, CA1447200761
  2. Hussein Abdulhadi, M.D.Santee, CA1629004890
  3. Nader Achackzad, M.D.Santa Clara, CA1831375302
  4. Sam Ahdab, M.D.West Covina, CA1992941397
  5. Roozbeh Ahmadi, M.D.Lodi, CA1134657943
  6. Patrick Akin, DOTurlock, CA1073072096
  7. Kais Alsharif, MDLong Beach, CA1730380007
  8. John Benjamin Arevalo, MD, MBASan Francisco, CA1629561170
  9. Kamyar Assil, MDThousand Oaks, CA1750321568
  10. Pari Azari, M.D.Clearlake, CA1942442132

Common questions

What is Ezell Askew, MD's NPI number?

Ezell Askew, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1699760769, issued on Sep 15, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Ezell Askew, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 801 S Fairmont Ave, Lodi, CA, 95240. Phone: (209) 603-9217. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Ezell Askew, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number A90462, 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 Ezell Askew, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Ezell Askew, MD had 96 Medicare Part D claims for 48 beneficiaries; the average among interventional pain medicine physician prescribers was 2,306. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Ezell Askew, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 46.5 of 100. 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.

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