Joel M. Solano, M.D.
Ophthalmology Physician · Palm Desert, CA
Joel M. Solano, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Palm Desert, California, and NPI 1952380834, issued on Jan 10, 2006. Check the license (California C146976, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joel M. Solano
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License numbers
- C146976 CA
48053 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 44139 Monterey Ave, Palm Desert, CA 92260
- Phone
- (760) 779-0800
- Enumerated
- Jan 10, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 24, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (760) 779-0801
- Medicaid ID
- 340033600 MN
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170131001515); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Mayo Medical School, 2003
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 44139 Monterey Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Joel M. Solano in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license C146976Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4.8 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
7,258 Medicare Part D claims for 1,337 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 23% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost3,800 claims
- Timolol Maleate1,603 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate485 claims
- Dorzolamide Hcl475 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol296 claims
- Rhopressa78 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $6,407.10
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was consulting fee; the largest payer was Thea Pharma Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
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
- Retina Institute OF California Medical Group, A California Medical ParPalm Desert, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
13 ophthalmology physician records list a practice address in Palm Desert
They are 13 of the 1,495 NPPES records with a practice address in Palm Desert, and 2,899 ophthalmology physician records in California.
All 13 in Palm Desert → All 2,899 in California → Every provider in Palm Desert →
Other ophthalmology physician records in California
- Sam Abbassi, MD, MSWest Hills, CA1881937720
- Richard Abbott, M.D.San Francisco, CA1346276573
- Jean-Paul Abboud, M.D., PH.D.Del Mar, CA1760776728
- Nizar Abdelfattah, MDPasadena, CA1801359393
- Parastou Abedi, MDAliso Viejo, CA1720067333
- Shahla Abedi, MDAliso Viejo, CA1467431072
- Lilit Ablabutyan, M.D.Glendale, CA1497013064
- Nathan Abraham, M.D.Valencia, CA1306224456
- James Abrams, M.D.San Bruno, CA1912903329
- Adam Abroms, MDWestlake Village, CA1497743702
Common questions
What is Joel M. Solano, M.D.'s NPI number?
Joel M. Solano, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1952380834, issued on Jan 10, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joel M. Solano, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 44139 Monterey Ave, Palm Desert, CA, 92260. Phone: (760) 779-0800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joel M. Solano, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number C146976, 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. Solano, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joel M. Solano, M.D. had 7,258 Medicare Part D claims for 1,337 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Joel M. Solano, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.