Joseph Ford Behymer, M.D
Family Medicine Physician · La Jolla, CA
Joseph Ford Behymer, M.D is a family medicine physician with a practice address in La Jolla, California, and NPI 1922043108, issued on Jun 19, 2006. Check the license (California A47739, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph Ford Behymer
- Credential
- M.D
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- A47739 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 9500 Gilman Dr, La Jolla, CA 92093
- Phone
- (858) 534-1759
- Enumerated
- Jun 19, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 28, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (858) 534-1910
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040917000632); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Joseph Ford Behymer in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A47739Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
99% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
35 Medicare Part D claims for 26 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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
- American Current Care OF California A Medical CorporationLa Mesa, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joseph Ford Behymer among 17,133 family medicine physician records in California
Joseph Ford Behymer, M.D is one of 17,133 family medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 81% 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 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 59% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated1987 · median 2005 among the 10,652 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Joseph Ford Behymer, M.D's NPI number?
Joseph Ford Behymer, M.D's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1922043108, issued on Jun 19, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph Ford Behymer, M.D located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9500 Gilman Dr, La Jolla, CA, 92093. Phone: (858) 534-1759. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph Ford Behymer, M.D's license?
NPPES lists California license number A47739, 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 Ford Behymer, M.D prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joseph Ford Behymer, M.D had 35 Medicare Part D claims for 26 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.