NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Joseph Anthony Avalos, M.D.

Hospitalist Physician · San Diego, CA

Joseph Anthony Avalos, M.D. is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in San Diego, California, and NPI 1912296971, issued on Mar 30, 2011. Check the license (California A143574, 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
1912296971
Name
Joseph Anthony Avalos
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
License number
A143574 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
200 W Arbor Drive, San Diego, CA 92103
Phone
(619) 471-9198
Enumerated
Mar 30, 2011
Record last updated
Sep 12, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(619) 543-8255
Medicaid IDs
04505760 MS
2146513 LA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20160915002095); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of New Mexico School Of Medicine, 2011
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 200 W Arbor Drive

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

  1. Angharad Ames, MDPsychiatry Physician1467949727
  2. Jessica Bazick, MDHospitalist Physician1114155082
  3. Diamond Berg, MDInternal Medicine Physician1699477216
  4. Rachel CorrenStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1558163089
  5. Dudley Elmore, RN,FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1568620375
  6. Alanna Fraser, CFNPAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1770794760

Verify Joseph Anthony Avalos 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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64% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024

186 Medicare Part D claims for 56 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Joseph Avalos186
  2. Specialty average521

Most prescribed

  1. Eliquis13 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Regents OF The University OF CaliforniaSan Diego, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Joseph Anthony Avalos among 3,099 hospitalist physician records in California

Joseph Anthony Avalos, M.D. is one of 3,099 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in California. 90% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 47% of them.

  • NPI issued2011 · 47% of these records are older, 49% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 90% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • Graduated2011 · median 2010 among the 2,505 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2017 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Hospitalist Physician providers in California

There are 3,099 hospitalist physician records in California.

The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Ali Amirrezvani, M.D.San Diego, CA 921031861485005
  2. William Anapoell, MDSan Diego, CA 921031982631289
  3. Deepak Asudani, M.D.San Diego, CA 921031548208812
  4. Atousa Brandish, M.D.San Diego, CA 921031609814235
  5. Michael Hogarth, M.D.San Diego, CA 921031225019193
  6. Matthew Hom, M.D.San Diego, CA 921031881632081
  7. Bryan Huang, M.D.San Diego, CA 921031881652394
  8. Ian Jenkins, M.D.San Diego, CA 921031992762520

Common questions

What is Joseph Anthony Avalos, M.D.'s NPI number?

Joseph Anthony Avalos, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1912296971, issued on Mar 30, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Joseph Anthony Avalos, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 200 W Arbor Drive, San Diego, CA, 92103. Phone: (619) 471-9198. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Joseph Anthony Avalos, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number A143574, 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 Joseph Anthony Avalos, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Joseph Anthony Avalos, M.D. had 186 Medicare Part D claims for 56 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. 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.