NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

John D. Attenello, M.D.

Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician · Los Angeles, CA

John D. Attenello, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician with a practice address in Los Angeles, California, and NPI 1629456553, issued on May 12, 2015. Check the license (California A166979, 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
1629456553
Name
John D. Attenello
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician 207XS0117X
License number
A166979 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1513 S Grand Ave # 380, Los Angeles, CA 90015
Phone
(310) 337-2589
Enumerated
May 12, 2015
Record last updated
Aug 18, 2025
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20200731001813); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of California, San Diego School Of Medicine, 2015
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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  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
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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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79% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician in 2024

79 Medicare Part D claims for 35 beneficiaries, against an average of 381 among the 1,714 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 24 claims were for opioids.

  1. John Attenello79
  2. Specialty average381

Most prescribed

  1. Gabapentin41 claims
  2. Oxycodone Hcl18 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: $27,601.31

22 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was GS Solutions, Inc. The 1,726 providers of this specialty with any payment received $34,071.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. John Attenello$27,601
  2. Specialty average$34,072

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

John D. Attenello among 314 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records in California

John D. Attenello, M.D. is one of 314 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records with a practice address in California. 87% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 83% of them.

  • NPI issued2015 · 83% of these records are older, 13% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
  • Graduated2015 · median 2003 among the 226 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207XS0117X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician providers in California

There are 314 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records in California.

The 8 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Ersno Eromo, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900151548498454
  2. Tae Shin, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900171750483723
  3. Jan Duncan, MDLos Angeles, CA 900121821109083
  4. Francis D'Ambrosio, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900241407127657
  5. David Fribourg, MDLos Angeles, CA 900271679644611
  6. Paul Parks Jr., MDLos Angeles, CA 900271396812285
  7. Tyler Tetreault, MDLos Angeles, CA 900271639532179
  8. Ram Alluri, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900331487064150

Common questions

What is John D. Attenello, M.D.'s NPI number?

John D. Attenello, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1629456553, issued on May 12, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is John D. Attenello, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1513 S Grand Ave # 380, Los Angeles, CA, 90015. Phone: (310) 337-2589. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify John D. Attenello, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number A166979, 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 John D. Attenello, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, John D. Attenello, M.D. had 79 Medicare Part D claims for 35 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician prescribers was 381. 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.