NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Joel A. Berman, M.D.

Surgery Physician · Fountain Valley, CA

Joel A. Berman, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Fountain Valley, California, and NPI 1790724490, issued on Jun 6, 2006. Check the license (California G24685, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1790724490
Name
Joel A. Berman
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Surgery Physician 208600000X
License number
G24685 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
11100 Warner Ave, Fountain Valley, CA 92708
Phone
(714) 979-3201
Enumerated
Jun 6, 2006
Record last updated
Jun 30, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(714) 979-1406
Medicaid ID
00G246851 CA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20120928000175); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
State University Of New York Downstate Medical Center, 1967
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 11100 Warner Ave

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

  1. Reginald Abraham, M DThoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician1720042864
  2. Bao Bui, M.D.Cardiovascular Disease Physician1801099593
  3. Andrew Ceavatta, M.D.Dermatology Physician1164486965
  4. Maria Crosby, PTPhysical Therapist1891709739
  5. Himmet Dajee, MDSpecialist1124082730
  6. Robert Devereaux, MDFamily Medicine Physician1043264781

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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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35% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024

96 Medicare Part D claims for 44 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 42 claims were for opioids.

  1. Joel Berman96
  2. Specialty average147

Most prescribed

  1. Tramadol Hcl42 claims
  2. Cephalexin37 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.

Joel A. Berman among 3,118 surgery physician records in California

Joel A. Berman, M.D. is one of 3,118 surgery physician records with a practice address in California. 75% 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 6% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 55% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
  • Graduated1967 · median 2003 among the 1,901 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2016 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Surgery Physician providers in California

There are 3,118 surgery physician records in California.

The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Sean Cao, M.D.Fountain Valley, CA 927081558360966
  2. Edgar Fernandez, M.D.Fountain Valley, CA 927081861456980
  3. Sahil Gambhir, M.D.Fountain Valley, CA 927081760878607
  4. Richard Guerrero, M.D.Fountain Valley, CA 927081891715835
  5. Atif Iqbal, MDFountain Valley, CA 927081669592473
  6. Quy Le, M.D.Fountain Valley, CA 927081073762274
  7. Thang Nguyen, MDFountain Valley, CA 927081831279009
  8. Parin Patel, M.D.Fountain Valley, CA 927081275780207

Common questions

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

Joel A. Berman, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1790724490, issued on Jun 6, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Joel A. Berman, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 11100 Warner Ave, Fountain Valley, CA, 92708. Phone: (714) 979-3201. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

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

NPPES lists California license number G24685, 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 A. Berman, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Joel A. Berman, M.D. had 96 Medicare Part D claims for 44 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.