NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Joel Douglas Epstein, M.D.

Pulmonary Disease Physician · Lakewood, CA

Joel Douglas Epstein, M.D. is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Lakewood, California, and NPI 1013037779, issued on Mar 29, 2007. Check the license (California G39220, 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
1013037779
Name
Joel Douglas Epstein
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
License number
G39220 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3650 South St, Lakewood, CA 90712
Phone
(562) 633-2275
Enumerated
Mar 29, 2007
Record last updated
Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(562) 633-2579
Medicaid ID
00G392200 CA
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 3650 South St

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  2. Shyam Dahiya, M.D.Surgery Physician1720011356
  3. Michael Freund, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1447244157
  4. Arthur Gelb, M.D.Pulmonary Disease Physician1558481291
  5. Shobha Govind, MDFamily Medicine Physician1780792259
  6. Navrose Grewal, M.D.Surgery Physician1366631962

Verify Joel Douglas Epstein 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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97% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024

48 Medicare Part D claims for 18 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 31% of claims.

  1. Joel Epstein48
  2. Specialty average1,425

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.

Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in California

There are 1,443 pulmonary disease physician records in California.

All 1,443 in California → Every provider in Lakewood →

Other pulmonary disease physician records in California

  1. Manoochehr Abadian Sharifabad, M.D.Fountain Valley, CA1164655817
  2. Mahmoud Abdallah, DOGarden Grove, CA1871014027
  3. Mohamad Abdelfattah, MDFullerton, CA1134539711
  4. Loui Abdelghani, M.DStockton, CA1912161787
  5. Zainab Abdulsada, MBCHBSacramento, CA1144858333
  6. John Abe, MDTorrance, CA1578542569
  7. Moustapha Abidali, DOGlendora, CA1669810123
  8. Mohammed Abo Khamis, M.D.Modesto, CA1508098419
  9. Arin Aboulian, MDGlendale, CA1104038256
  10. Khader Abounasr, MDRancho Cucamonga, CA1780884015

Common questions

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

Joel Douglas Epstein, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1013037779, issued on Mar 29, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Joel Douglas Epstein, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3650 South St, Lakewood, CA, 90712. Phone: (562) 633-2275. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

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

NPPES lists California license number G39220, 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 Douglas Epstein, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Joel Douglas Epstein, M.D. had 48 Medicare Part D claims for 18 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. 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.

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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.