NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Joe Benjamin Flores, MD

Family Medicine Physician · San Diego, CA

Joe Benjamin Flores, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in San Diego, California, and NPI 1033647409, issued on May 31, 2017. Check the license (California A171135, 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
1033647409
Name
Joe Benjamin Flores
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
A171135 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4094 4TH Ave, San Diego, CA 92103
Phone
(619) 515-2545
Enumerated
May 31, 2017
Record last updated
Aug 16, 2023
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20221031002614); accepts Medicare assignment
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 4094 4TH Ave

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

  1. Susan AllenMarriage & Family Therapist1780939470
  2. Jennifer Asuncion, LCSWClinical Social Worker1083056279
  3. Renaldo Barrios, NPAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1609865740
  4. Donald Beeler, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1356705529
  5. Lisa Benton, ARNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1487933545
  6. Chase Billotte, DPTPhysical Therapist1689064214

Verify Joe Benjamin Flores 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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70% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

1,076 Medicare Part D claims for 176 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Joe Flores1,076
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium79 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate67 claims
  3. Metformin Hcl66 claims
  4. Lisinopril50 claims
  5. Rosuvastatin Calcium49 claims
  6. Levothyroxine Sodium39 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $202.81

11 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was ViiV Healthcare Company. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Joe Flores$202.81
  2. Specialty average$902.55

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. Family Health Centers OF San Diego IncSan Diego, CA

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

Joe Benjamin Flores among 17,133 family medicine physician records in California

Joe Benjamin Flores, MD is one of 17,133 family medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 79% of them.

  • NPI issued2017 · 79% of these records are older, 18% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
  • Graduated2017 · median 2005 among the 10,652 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

780 family medicine physician records list a practice address in San Diego

They are 780 of the 52,937 NPPES records with a practice address in San Diego, and 17,133 family medicine physician records in California.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Suraj Achar, M.D.San Diego, CA 921031235167321
  2. Arthur Blain, M.D.San Diego, CA 921031801816525
  3. Ian Diaz, MDSan Diego, CA 921031023038411
  4. Theodore Ganiats, M.D.San Diego, CA 921031659303170
  5. Cecilia Gutierrez, M.D.San Diego, CA 921031780600528
  6. Esmatullah HatamySan Diego, CA 921031659329837
  7. Gene Kallenberg, M.D.San Diego, CA 921031861417446
  8. Stacey Layle, MDSan Diego, CA 921031437112349

Common questions

What is Joe Benjamin Flores, MD's NPI number?

Joe Benjamin Flores, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1033647409, issued on May 31, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Joe Benjamin Flores, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4094 4TH Ave, San Diego, CA, 92103. Phone: (619) 515-2545. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Joe Benjamin Flores, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number A171135, 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 Joe Benjamin Flores, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Joe Benjamin Flores, MD had 1,076 Medicare Part D claims for 176 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.