John L. Pinches, DO
Gynecology Physician · Los Alamitos, CA
John L. Pinches, DO is a gynecology physician with a practice address in Los Alamitos, California, and NPI 1568577658, issued on Aug 20, 2006. Check the license (California 20A6917, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- John L. Pinches
- Credential
- DO
- Primary taxonomy
- Gynecology Physician 207VG0400X
- License number
- 20A6917 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3801 Katella Ave Ste 302, Los Alamitos, CA 90720
- Phone
- (562) 596-5566
- Enumerated
- Aug 20, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 13, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (562) 596-6506
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20051109000618); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- College Of Osteo Med Of The Pacific At Pomona, 1995
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify John L. Pinches in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license 20A6917Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
16% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average gynecology physician in 2024
251 Medicare Part D claims for 51 beneficiaries, against an average of 299 among the 1,919 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Estradiol58 claims
- Premarin16 claims
- Ibandronate Sodium12 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium11 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: $89.57
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Exeltis, USA Inc. The 1,398 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,469.88 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
- Obhg California PCFountain Valley, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
John L. Pinches among 369 gynecology physician records in California
John L. Pinches, DO is one of 369 gynecology physician records with a practice address in California. 60% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 9% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 40% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 60% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 38% of these records are
- Graduated1995 · median 1995 among the 141 with a school on file
- Record last updated2013 · 70% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207VG0400X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Gynecology Physician providers in California
There are 369 gynecology physician records in California.
All 369 in California → Every provider in Los Alamitos → Gynecology Physician nationwide →
The 8 gynecology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Mallory Stuparich, M.D.Los Alamitos, CA 907201609166974
- Haifa Azawi, M.D.Paramount, CA 907231366451908
- Joyce Kakkis, MDLong Beach, CA 908031083670640
- Susan Sklar, M.D.Long Beach, CA 908031851334585
- Sterling PillsburyLong Beach, CA 908041720445117
- Narender Bhatia, M.D.Long Beach, CA 908061982708921
- Melissa Huggins, M.D.Long Beach, CA 908061740366178
Common questions
What is John L. Pinches, DO's NPI number?
John L. Pinches, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1568577658, issued on Aug 20, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is John L. Pinches, DO located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3801 Katella Ave Ste 302, Los Alamitos, CA, 90720. Phone: (562) 596-5566. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify John L. Pinches, DO's license?
NPPES lists California license number 20A6917, 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 L. Pinches, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, John L. Pinches, DO had 251 Medicare Part D claims for 51 beneficiaries; the average among gynecology physician prescribers was 299. 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.