NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

John Richard Faulkner, MD

Urology Physician · Rancho Mirage, CA

John Richard Faulkner, MD is a urology physician with a practice address in Rancho Mirage, California, and NPI 1497741722, issued on Sep 22, 2005. Check the license (California A70567, 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 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1497741722
Name
John Richard Faulkner
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Urology Physician 208800000X
License number
A70567 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
39000 Bob Hope Dr, Rancho Mirage, CA 92270
Phone
(760) 346-8555
Enumerated
Sep 22, 2005
Record last updated
Jul 27, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(760) 346-8666
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20040901001476); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Brody School Of Medicine At East Carolina University, 1998
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 39000 Bob Hope Dr

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

  1. Benedict Abaya, FNP-BC, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1417685462
  2. Mehrdad Abbasi, MDInternal Medicine Physician1477646776
  3. Ala Abojaradeh, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1316733900
  4. Naeem Abu-Shehab, M.D.Hospitalist Physician1134363252
  5. Roux Abubakar, MDHospitalist Physician1982223822
  6. Mohammad Abushehab, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1457293516

Verify John Richard Faulkner 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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2.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average urology physician in 2024

3,139 Medicare Part D claims for 894 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,340 among the 10,782 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 77 claims were for opioids.

  1. John Faulkner3,139
  2. Specialty average1,340

Most prescribed

  1. Tamsulosin Hcl674 claims
  2. Finasteride381 claims
  3. Alfuzosin Hcl Er283 claims
  4. Terazosin Hcl155 claims
  5. Myrbetriq117 claims
  6. Levofloxacin106 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.

The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 84.3 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score89.0
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%58.7
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

One hospital affiliation

  1. Eisenhower Medical CenterRancho Mirage, CA · Acute Care Hospitals4 of 5 stars

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

John Richard Faulkner among 1,524 urology physician records in California

John Richard Faulkner, MD is one of 1,524 urology physician records with a practice address in California. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 92% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
  • Graduated1998 · median 2003 among the 1,049 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2020 · 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 208800000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Urology Physician providers in California

There are 1,524 urology physician records in California.

The 8 urology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Jay Bishoff, MDRancho Mirage, CA 922701477531705
  2. James Hendricks, M.D.Rancho Mirage, CA 922701710976055
  3. Jeffrey Herz, M.D.Rancho Mirage, CA 922701124091772
  4. Geraldine Klein, MDRancho Mirage, CA 922701245659523
  5. Elliot Lander, M.D.Rancho Mirage, CA 922701497770994
  6. Gary Leifer, MDRancho Mirage, CA 922701376651265
  7. Farshid Mirzaee, MDRancho Mirage, CA 922701194969436
  8. William Page, MDRancho Mirage, CA 922701750352167

Common questions

What is John Richard Faulkner, MD's NPI number?

John Richard Faulkner, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497741722, issued on Sep 22, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is John Richard Faulkner, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 39000 Bob Hope Dr, Rancho Mirage, CA, 92270. Phone: (760) 346-8555. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify John Richard Faulkner, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number A70567, 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 Richard Faulkner, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, John Richard Faulkner, MD had 3,139 Medicare Part D claims for 894 beneficiaries; the average among urology physician prescribers was 1,340. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is John Richard Faulkner, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 84.3 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

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.