Joel A. Trotter, M.D.
Infectious Disease Physician · Placentia, CA
Joel A. Trotter, M.D. is an infectious disease physician with a practice address in Placentia, California, and NPI 1578690343, issued on Feb 27, 2007. Check the license (California G65207, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joel A. Trotter
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Infectious Disease Physician 207RI0200X
- License number
- G65207 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1275 N. Rose Drive, Placentia, CA 92870
- Phone
- (714) 996-6500
- Enumerated
- Feb 27, 2007
- Record last updated
- Oct 26, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (714) 996-1722
- Medicaid ID
- GR0048130 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101103001030); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Oklahoma College Of Medicine, 1987
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Joel A. Trotter in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G65207Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
6% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average infectious disease physician in 2024
651 Medicare Part D claims for 104 beneficiaries, against an average of 689 among the 7,388 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Doxycycline Hyclate86 claims
- Dovato76 claims
- Azithromycin41 claims
- Rifampin38 claims
- Ethambutol Hcl37 claims
- Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim25 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $229.66
8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC. The 3,895 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,362.19 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
- Petreccia And Trotter Medical CorporationPlacentia, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joel A. Trotter among 1,119 infectious disease physician records in California
Joel A. Trotter, M.D. is one of 1,119 infectious disease physician records with a practice address in California. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 46% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 46% of these records are older, 41% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated1987 · median 2003 among the 735 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 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 207RI0200X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Infectious Disease Physician providers in California
There are 1,119 infectious disease physician records in California.
All 1,119 in California → Every provider in Placentia → Infectious Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 infectious disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Bhanu Sud, MDPlacentia, CA 928701972643344
- Rosa Andrade, MDOrange, CA 928681093919680
- Gina Askar, MDOrange, CA 928681376168468
- Emily Blodget, MD, MB, BCH, BAOOrange, CA 928681033379268
- Thomas C Cesario, MDOrange, CA 928681265512354
- Coleen Cunningham, M.D.Orange, CA 928681205999075
- Catherine Diamond, MDOrange, CA 928681649350786
- Peter Heseltine, MD, FACPOrange, CA 928681487771432
Common questions
What is Joel A. Trotter, M.D.'s NPI number?
Joel A. Trotter, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578690343, issued on Feb 27, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joel A. Trotter, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1275 N. Rose Drive, Placentia, CA, 92870. Phone: (714) 996-6500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joel A. Trotter, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number G65207, 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. Trotter, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joel A. Trotter, M.D. had 651 Medicare Part D claims for 104 beneficiaries; the average among infectious disease physician prescribers was 689. 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.