NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Jadwiga Julia Close, M.D.

Hospitalist Physician · Newport Beach, CA

Jadwiga Julia Close, M.D. is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Newport Beach, California, and NPI 1053595876, issued on Dec 28, 2007. Check the license (California A99438, 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 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1053595876
Name
Jadwiga Julia Close
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
License number
A99438 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1 Hoag Dr, Newport Beach, CA 92663
Phone
(949) 610-7245
Enumerated
Dec 28, 2007
Record last updated
May 26, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(657) 241-7720
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20080915000425); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of California, Geffen School Of Medicine, 2005
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 1 Hoag Dr

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

  1. Hana Abuershaid, M.D.Hospitalist Physician1497164016
  2. Anatoly Akselrod, PHARMDPharmacist1508733379
  3. Bahram Alavynejad, MDPulmonary Disease Physician1124071972
  4. Eric Alcouloumre, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1568425312
  5. Gilda Ameri, MDHospitalist Physician1821477498
  6. Anna-Maria Angelakis, M.D.Hospitalist Physician1124259890

Verify Jadwiga Julia Close 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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3% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024

505 Medicare Part D claims for 179 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 26 claims were for opioids.

  1. Jadwiga Close505
  2. Specialty average521

Most prescribed

  1. Pantoprazole Sodium49 claims
  2. Eliquis31 claims
  3. Carvedilol19 claims
  4. Clopidogrel19 claims
  5. Amlodipine Besylate15 claims
  6. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen15 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 44 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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 score41.1
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%56.3
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  4. Improvement activities0 of 40 points · 15%0.0

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

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Pacific Hospitalist Associates A Medical CorporationNewport Beach, CA

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

Jadwiga Julia Close among 3,099 hospitalist physician records in California

Jadwiga Julia Close, M.D. is one of 3,099 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in California. 90% 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 27% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 27% of these records are older, 66% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 90% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • Graduated2005 · median 2010 among the 2,505 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2017 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

63 hospitalist physician records list a practice address in Newport Beach

They are 63 of the 4,414 NPPES records with a practice address in Newport Beach, and 3,099 hospitalist physician records in California.

The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Hany Bashandy, MDNewport Beach, CA 926631750302378
  2. Thanhmy Bui, MDNewport Beach, CA 926631396842498
  3. Weston Chandler, M.D.Newport Beach, CA 926631053350397
  4. Michael Eilbert, M.DNewport Beach, CA 926631487686069
  5. William Ensley, M.DNewport Beach, CA 926631376587709
  6. Patty Huang, M.DNewport Beach, CA 926631528003514
  7. Joel Katz, M.DNewport Beach, CA 926631881639052
  8. Janie Liao, M.D.Newport Beach, CA 926631144292335

Common questions

What is Jadwiga Julia Close, M.D.'s NPI number?

Jadwiga Julia Close, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1053595876, issued on Dec 28, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Jadwiga Julia Close, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1 Hoag Dr, Newport Beach, CA, 92663. Phone: (949) 610-7245. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Jadwiga Julia Close, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number A99438, 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 Jadwiga Julia Close, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Jadwiga Julia Close, M.D. had 505 Medicare Part D claims for 179 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Jadwiga Julia Close, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 44 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.