NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Joel D. Barron, M.D.

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Physician · Moreno Valley, CA

Joel D. Barron, M.D. is a pediatric critical care medicine physician with a practice address in Moreno Valley, California, and NPI 1780644682, issued on Mar 24, 2006. Check the license (California A71235, 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
1780644682
Name
Joel D. Barron
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Physician 2080P0203X
License number
A71235 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
26520 Cactus Ave, Moreno Valley, CA 92555
Phone
(888) 350-2911
Enumerated
Mar 24, 2006
Record last updated
Mar 17, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(702) 369-5827
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20060308000163); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Albert Einstein College Of Medicine Of Yeshiva University, 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 26520 Cactus Ave

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

  1. Ihab Abed, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1912830514
  2. Mohamed Abu-Qaoud, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1366635534
  3. Barbara Ackerman, PH.D.Clinical Psychologist1639126410
  4. Sana Afroz, MDRheumatology Physician1356724074
  5. Georgina Aguilar-Portillo, MDFamily Medicine Physician1144804691
  6. Adolfo Aguilera, MDFamily Medicine Physician1477609808

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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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The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 87.7 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 score80.9
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%49.4
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%99.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

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

Industry payments in 2024: $19.36

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Gilead Sciences, Inc. The 414 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,291.66 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Joel Barron$19.36
  2. Specialty average$1,291.66

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

One hospital affiliation

  1. Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterWest Hollywood, CA · Acute Care Hospitals5 of 5 stars

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

Joel D. Barron among 337 pediatric critical care medicine physician records in California

Joel D. Barron, M.D. is one of 337 pediatric critical care medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 39% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 5% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 64% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 39% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 28% of these records are
  • Graduated1997 · median 2008 among the 95 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2008 · 44% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2080P0203X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Physician providers in California

There are 337 pediatric critical care medicine physician records in California.

The 8 pediatric critical care medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Menard Barruga, M.D.Moreno Valley, CA 925551477546414
  2. Theresa Longo, MDRiverside, CA 925041902990518
  3. Arunima Bera BrownRiverside, CA 925011073929337
  4. Marco Ayulo, M.D.Fountain Valley, CA 927081942592159
  5. Natalie Darro, DOFountain Valley, CA 927081083976716
  6. Alireza Fathi, MDFountain Valley, CA 927081992807523
  7. Maria Elena Imperial, MDFountain Valley, CA 927081659476984
  8. Kenneth Kim, M.DFountain Valley, CA 927081922002468

Common questions

What is Joel D. Barron, M.D.'s NPI number?

Joel D. Barron, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1780644682, issued on Mar 24, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Joel D. Barron, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 26520 Cactus Ave, Moreno Valley, CA, 92555. Phone: (888) 350-2911. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Joel D. Barron, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number A71235, 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 Joel D. Barron, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 87.7 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.