Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

Joseph Brandel, M.D.

Surgical Critical Care Physician · Antioch, CA

Joseph Brandel, M.D. is a surgical critical care physician with a practice address in Antioch, California, and NPI 1770756884, issued on Apr 9, 2008. Check the license (California A97614, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, loaded Aug 27, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1770756884
Name
Joseph Brandel
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Surgical Critical Care Physician 2086S0102X
License numbers
A97614 CA
25MA08275600 NJ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2350 Country Hills Dr, Antioch, CA 94509
Phone
(925) 757-0800
Enumerated
Apr 9, 2008
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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  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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Statewide context: the Medical Board of California reported 374 disciplinary actions in FY 2022-23. California discipline data →

81% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgical critical care physician in 2024

15 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 78 among the 534 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.

  1. Joseph Brandel15
  2. Specialty average78

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 Medicare quality score for 2023: 80.4 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score72.9
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%55.1
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $15,112.90

30 payments, mostly travel and lodging; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc.. The 872 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,412.98 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Joseph Brandel$15,112.90
  2. Specialty average$2,412.98

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

One hospital or facility affiliation

  1. John Muir Trauma Physicians Billing ServiceWalnut Creek, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

Surgical Critical Care Physician providers in California

There are 147 surgical critical care physician records in California.

Other surgical critical care physician records in California

  1. Jose Acosta, MDSan Diego, CA1861418618
  2. Rodrigo Alban, M.D.Los Angeles, CA1023192663
  3. Stas AmatoSan Francisco, CA1013448695
  4. Alexander AramLos Angeles, CA1356802797
  5. Mariam Astarabadi, MD, MSSan Diego, CA1861012619
  6. Kyrillos Awad, DOSanta Maria, CA1932563210
  7. Noran Barry, M.D.Modesto, CA1467763300
  8. Peter Bendix, MDPalo Alto, CA1235304551
  9. Samy Bendjemil, MD, MPHPalo Alto, CA1801243068
  10. Patrick Berg, MDTravis Afb, CA1932593225

Common questions

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

Joseph Brandel, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1770756884, issued on Apr 9, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Joseph Brandel, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2350 Country Hills Dr, Antioch, CA, 94509. Phone: (925) 757-0800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

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

NPPES lists California license number A97614, 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 Brandel, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Joseph Brandel, M.D. had 15 Medicare Part D claims; the average among surgical critical care physician prescribers was 78. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Joseph Brandel, M.D.'s Medicare quality score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 80.4 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), loaded Aug 27, 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.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.