Joie Russo, M.D.
Obstetrics Physician · Encino, CA
Joie Russo, M.D. is an obstetrics physician with a practice address in Encino, California, and NPI 1619988532, issued on Aug 10, 2006. Check the license (California 20A8335, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joie Russo
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Obstetrics Physician 207VX0000X
- License number
- 20A8335 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 18034 Ventura Blvd Ste 332, Encino, CA 91316
- Phone
- (818) 757-2345
- Enumerated
- Aug 10, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 28, 2024
- Fax
- (818) 757-0137
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040914001236); may accept Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- New York College Of Osteo Medicine Of New York Institute Of Technology, 1998
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest obstetrics physician records → All 174 in California → Look up another NPI →
Verify Joie Russo in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license 20A8335Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
83% more Medicare Part D claims than the average obstetrics physician in 2024
398 Medicare Part D claims for 110 beneficiaries, against an average of 218 among the 863 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 21% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Estradiol75 claims
- Estradiol (Twice Weekly)40 claims
- Progesterone30 claims
- Estradiol-Norethindrone Acetat27 claims
- Clobetasol Propionate21 claims
- Yuvafem21 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: $959.22
34 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Pfizer Inc. The 679 providers of this specialty with any payment received $826.19 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.
Joie Russo among 174 obstetrics physician records in California
Joie Russo, M.D. is one of 174 obstetrics physician records with a practice address in California. 67% 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 8% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 8% of these records are older, 56% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 52% of these records are
- Graduated1998 · median 2002 among the 91 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207VX0000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Obstetrics Physician providers in California
There are 174 obstetrics physician records in California.
All 174 in California → Every provider in Encino → Obstetrics Physician nationwide →
The 8 obstetrics physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Robert Grossman, MDThousand Oaks, CA 913201053462606
- Maryam Ardalan, MDSanta Clarita, CA 913551396936217
- Ming-Kong Chen, M.D.Valencia, CA 913551316276942
- Don Nishiguchi, M.D.Valencia, CA 913551043368277
- Rebecca Perlow, D.O.Tarzana, CA 913561346235157
- Payman Joseph, M.D.Van Nuys, CA 914051184736589
- Cesar Caldera, M.DGlendale, CA 912041912010778
- Richard Friedman, M.D.Burbank, CA 915051285641837
Common questions
What is Joie Russo, M.D.'s NPI number?
Joie Russo, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1619988532, issued on Aug 10, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joie Russo, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 18034 Ventura Blvd Ste 332, Encino, CA, 91316. Phone: (818) 757-2345. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joie Russo, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number 20A8335, 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 Joie Russo, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joie Russo, M.D. had 398 Medicare Part D claims for 110 beneficiaries; the average among obstetrics physician prescribers was 218. 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.