Jose Javier Canales, M.D.
Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician · San Diego, CA
Jose Javier Canales, M.D. is an endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism physician with a practice address in San Diego, California, and NPI 1669550257, issued on Nov 1, 2006. Check the license (California A066673, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Jose Javier Canales
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician 207RE0101X
- License number
- A066673 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3033 Bunker Hill St, San Diego, CA 92109
- Phone
- (858) 580-1803
- Enumerated
- Nov 1, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 30, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (858) 581-8208
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040429000542); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of California, San Francisco School Of Medicine, 1997
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Jose Javier Canales in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A066673Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
23% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism physician in 2024
2,012 Medicare Part D claims for 500 beneficiaries, against an average of 2,630 among the 8,223 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 19% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium530 claims
- Alendronate Sodium260 claims
- Methimazole114 claims
- Forteo74 claims
- Calcitriol71 claims
- Nano 2nd Gen Pen Needle65 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: $140.53
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Sanofi-Aventis U.S. LLC. The 5,661 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,742.15 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
- Southern California Permanente Medical GroupBonita, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Jose Javier Canales among 1,131 endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism physician records in California
Jose Javier Canales, M.D. is one of 1,131 endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism physician records with a practice address in California. 84% 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 5% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 54% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated1997 · median 2003 among the 779 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 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 207RE0101X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician providers in California
There are 1,131 endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism physician records in California.
All 1,131 in California → Every provider in San Diego → Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician nationwide →
The 8 endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Patricia Wu, M.D.San Diego, CA 921091619054236
- Johanna Gerwer, MD, MPHSan Diego, CA 921131043742588
- Schafer Boeder, M.D.San Diego, CA 921031477808285
- Scarlett Decamps, MDSan Diego, CA 921031477014611
- Priya Desai, DOSan Diego, CA 921031366191439
- Preethika Ekanayake, M.D.San Diego, CA 921031083922462
- Vala Hamidi, M.D.San Diego, CA 921031316231681
- Ravi Iyengar, M.D.San Diego, CA 921031982959425
Common questions
What is Jose Javier Canales, M.D.'s NPI number?
Jose Javier Canales, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1669550257, issued on Nov 1, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Jose Javier Canales, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3033 Bunker Hill St, San Diego, CA, 92109. Phone: (858) 580-1803. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Jose Javier Canales, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A066673, 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 Jose Javier Canales, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Jose Javier Canales, M.D. had 2,012 Medicare Part D claims for 500 beneficiaries; the average among endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism physician prescribers was 2,630. 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.