Joseph Bellezzo, M.D.
Emergency Medicine Physician · San Diego, CA
Joseph Bellezzo, M.D. is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in San Diego, California, and NPI 1760450340, issued on Mar 9, 2006. Check the license (California A67932, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph Bellezzo
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- A67932 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 7901 Frost St, San Diego, CA 92123
- Phone
- (619) 541-3400
- Enumerated
- Mar 9, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 13, 2026
- Fax
- (619) 285-5999
- Medicaid ID
- 00A679320 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20251106001541); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Joseph Bellezzo in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A67932Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
21% more Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
273 Medicare Part D claims for 186 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 6% of claims. 56 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen28 claims
- Ondansetron Odt21 claims
- Meloxicam16 claims
- Tramadol Hcl16 claims
- Ciprofloxacin Hcl15 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate15 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 73.6 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $279.60
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Inari Medical, Inc. The 12,335 providers of this specialty with any payment received $953.79 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 2 group practices
- San Diego Emergency Physicians IncSan Diego, CA
- University OF Utah Adult ServicesSalt Lake City, UT
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joseph Bellezzo among 7,751 emergency medicine physician records in California
Joseph Bellezzo, M.D. is one of 7,751 emergency 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 4% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 4% of these records are older, 60% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated1997 · median 2011 among the 4,560 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Emergency Medicine Physician providers in California
There are 7,751 emergency medicine physician records in California.
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The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- William Carter, M.D.San Diego, CA 921231457329062
- Delbert Clark, D.O.San Diego, CA 921231194799593
- Heather Conrad, M.D.San Diego, CA 921231205813409
- Andrew Desjardins, M.D.San Diego, CA 921231396713103
- William Fornaciari, M.D.San Diego, CA 921231083682546
- Lolie Fromm, M.D.San Diego, CA 921231457329096
- Arthur Gruen, M.D.San Diego, CA 921231376511303
- Christopher Ho, M.D.San Diego, CA 921231821066457
Common questions
What is Joseph Bellezzo, M.D.'s NPI number?
Joseph Bellezzo, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1760450340, issued on Mar 9, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph Bellezzo, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7901 Frost St, San Diego, CA, 92123. Phone: (619) 541-3400. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph Bellezzo, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A67932, 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 Bellezzo, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joseph Bellezzo, M.D. had 273 Medicare Part D claims for 186 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Joseph Bellezzo, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 73.6 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.