Joel M. Asunto, MD, MSC
Hospitalist Physician · Visalia, CA
Joel M. Asunto, MD, MSC is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Visalia, California, and NPI 1346861671, issued on Apr 28, 2020. Check the license (California A190777, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joel M. Asunto
- Credential
- MD, MSC
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License number
- A190777 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1416 W Glendale Ave, Visalia, CA 93291
- Phone
- (818) 860-4940
- Enumerated
- Apr 28, 2020
- Record last updated
- Feb 26, 2025
- Fax
- (859) 251-7604
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240916002906); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Joel M. Asunto in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A190777Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
66% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024
175 Medicare Part D claims for 50 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate11 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Galen Inpatient Physicians PCReedley, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joel M. Asunto among 3,099 hospitalist physician records in California
Joel M. Asunto, MD, MSC 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 2020, is newer than 85% of them.
- NPI issued2020 · 85% of these records are older, 10% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 90% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 81% of these records are
- Graduated2020 · median 2010 among the 2,505 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 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).
Hospitalist Physician providers in California
There are 3,099 hospitalist physician records in California.
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The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Matthew Kim, M.D.Visalia, CA 932911013449149
- Usha Mahat, M.D.Visalia, CA 932911043829567
- Niraj Patel, MDVisalia, CA 932911346506730
- Keivan Saeed, M.D.Visalia, CA 932911720413123
- Tehniyat Shorish, M.D;Visalia, CA 932911942615521
- Adnan Al Shaer, M.D.Bakersfield, CA 933011477790657
- Htun Aung, M.B.,B.S.Bakersfield, CA 933011255775326
- Taiba Kator Mulk, D.O.Bakersfield, CA 933011154766822
Common questions
What is Joel M. Asunto, MD, MSC's NPI number?
Joel M. Asunto, MD, MSC's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1346861671, issued on Apr 28, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joel M. Asunto, MD, MSC located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1416 W Glendale Ave, Visalia, CA, 93291. Phone: (818) 860-4940. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joel M. Asunto, MD, MSC's license?
NPPES lists California license number A190777, 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 Joel M. Asunto, MD, MSC prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joel M. Asunto, MD, MSC had 175 Medicare Part D claims for 50 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. 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.