NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Freddie Joe Combs, M.D.

Diagnostic Radiology Physician · Costa Mesa, CA

Freddie Joe Combs, M.D. is a diagnostic radiology physician with a practice address in Costa Mesa, California, and NPI 1215130976, issued on Jun 8, 2007. Check the license (California C53942, 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 2023 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1215130976
Name
Freddie Joe Combs
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Diagnostic Radiology Physician 2085R0202X
License numbers
C53942 CA
28182 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1640 Newport Blvd, Costa Mesa, CA 92627
Phone
(949) 515-3544
Enumerated
Jun 8, 2007
Record last updated
Feb 11, 2025
Medicaid ID
1215130976 CA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20240612001327); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Arizona College Of Medicine, 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 1640 Newport Blvd

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

  1. Jason Anderson, PTPhysical Therapist1639319924
  2. Scott Carlton, DCChiropractor1134628704
  3. Swati Gandhi, MDPediatrics Physician1437152998
  4. Michael Krychman, MDObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1982689725
  5. Shawna Le, MDInternal Medicine Physician1265061451
  6. Jessica Li, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1851948160

Verify Freddie Joe Combs 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 100 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 score82.4
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  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).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Southwest Diagnostic Imaging LLCScottsdale, AZ

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

Freddie Joe Combs among 4,500 diagnostic radiology physician records in California

Freddie Joe Combs, M.D. is one of 4,500 diagnostic radiology 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 2007, is newer than 48% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 48% of these records are older, 41% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
  • Graduated1997 · median 2004 among the 3,130 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2085R0202X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Diagnostic Radiology Physician providers in California

There are 4,500 diagnostic radiology physician records in California.

The 8 diagnostic radiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Lynda Frye, M.D.Costa Mesa, CA 926271639119274
  2. Lewis Bruggeman, M.D.Dana Point, CA 926291962655670
  3. Kunal Sidhar, M.D.Dana Point, CA 926291568782530
  4. Gerald Levinson, M.D.Capistrano Beach, CA 926241164764551
  5. Ammar Hindi, M.D.Irvine, CA 926201437306032
  6. Ralph MarcusIrvine, CA 926201346566056
  7. Hiren Dave, MDIrvine, CA 926181316193915
  8. Bennett Gray, MDIrvine, CA 926181376637132

Common questions

What is Freddie Joe Combs, M.D.'s NPI number?

Freddie Joe Combs, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1215130976, issued on Jun 8, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Freddie Joe Combs, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1640 Newport Blvd, Costa Mesa, CA, 92627. Phone: (949) 515-3544. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Freddie Joe Combs, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number C53942, 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 Freddie Joe Combs, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 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.

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.