Joseph Caperna, M.D.
Infectious Disease Physician · San Diego, CA
Joseph Caperna, M.D. is an infectious disease physician with a practice address in San Diego, California, and NPI 1720141153, issued on Dec 18, 2006. Check the license (California A49951, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph Caperna
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Infectious Disease Physician 207RI0200X
- License number
- A49951 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2333 1St Ave Ste 104, San Diego, CA 92101
- Phone
- (619) 795-1975
- Enumerated
- Dec 18, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 14, 2026
- Fax
- (619) 795-1976
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100928001602); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Clvlnd Clinic Lerner College Of Med Of Case Wstn Rsv University, 1990
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Joseph Caperna in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A49951Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
7.8 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average infectious disease physician in 2024
5,341 Medicare Part D claims for 116 beneficiaries, against an average of 689 among the 7,388 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 25% of claims. 255 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Rosuvastatin Calcium158 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium153 claims
- Biktarvy148 claims
- Omeprazole123 claims
- Testosterone112 claims
- Valacyclovir109 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: $1,593.85
95 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was ViiV Healthcare Company. The 3,895 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,362.19 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.
Joseph Caperna among 1,119 infectious disease physician records in California
Joseph Caperna, M.D. is one of 1,119 infectious disease physician records with a practice address in California. 79% 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, 54% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated1990 · median 2003 among the 735 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 207RI0200X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Infectious Disease Physician providers in California
There are 1,119 infectious disease physician records in California.
All 1,119 in California → Every provider in San Diego → Infectious Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 infectious disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Samuel Bozzette, MD, PHDSan Diego, CA 921011992893929
- George Sakoulas, MDSan Diego, CA 921011184647893
- Saima Aslam, M.D.San Diego, CA 921031477565257
- Constance Benson, M.D.San Diego, CA 921031871541664
- Sara Browne, M.DSan Diego, CA 921031275571176
- Joshua Fierer, M.D.San Diego, CA 921031871525584
- Theodoros Katsivas, MDSan Diego, CA 921031679526164
- William Mathews, M.D.San Diego, CA 921031194773259
Common questions
What is Joseph Caperna, M.D.'s NPI number?
Joseph Caperna, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720141153, issued on Dec 18, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph Caperna, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2333 1St Ave Ste 104, San Diego, CA, 92101. Phone: (619) 795-1975. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph Caperna, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A49951, 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 Caperna, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joseph Caperna, M.D. had 5,341 Medicare Part D claims for 116 beneficiaries; the average among infectious disease physician prescribers was 689. 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.