NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Joseph S. Cerni, D.O.

Family Medicine Physician · Newport Beach, CA

Joseph S. Cerni, D.O. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Newport Beach, California, and NPI 1982874954, issued on Mar 6, 2008. Check the license (California 20A4439, 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
1982874954
Name
Joseph S. Cerni
Credential
D.O.
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
20A4439 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3620 Birch St Ste 100, Newport Beach, CA 92660
Phone
(949) 553-0260
Enumerated
Mar 6, 2008
Record last updated
May 16, 2024
Fax
(949) 735-6779
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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Verify Joseph S. Cerni 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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98% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

60 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.

  1. Joseph Cerni60
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Acyclovir18 claims
  2. Cephalexin16 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: $4,398.07

87 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Joseph Cerni$4,398.07
  2. Specialty average$902.55

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

Joseph S. Cerni among 17,133 family medicine physician records in California

Joseph S. Cerni, D.O. 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 2008, is newer than 53% of them.

  • NPI issued2008 · 53% of these records are older, 42% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 62% of these records are
  • Record last updated2024 · 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).

84 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Newport Beach

They are 84 of the 4,414 NPPES records with a practice address in Newport Beach, and 17,133 family medicine physician records in California.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Allyson Brooks, MDNewport Beach, CA 926601831144559
  2. Cameron Carlen, M.D.Newport Beach, CA 926601740256221
  3. Patrick Giesemann, M.DNewport Beach, CA 926601649204785
  4. Catou Greenberg, M.D.Newport Beach, CA 926601528008828
  5. Lori Izabal, M.D.Newport Beach, CA 926601114992328
  6. Karen Kim, D.O.Newport Beach, CA 926601457384315
  7. Gigi Kroll, MDNewport Beach, CA 926601912951773
  8. Ilan Kuperman, M.D.Newport Beach, CA 926601336178169

Common questions

What is Joseph S. Cerni, D.O.'s NPI number?

Joseph S. Cerni, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1982874954, issued on Mar 6, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Joseph S. Cerni, D.O. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3620 Birch St Ste 100, Newport Beach, CA, 92660. Phone: (949) 553-0260. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Joseph S. Cerni, D.O.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number 20A4439, 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 S. Cerni, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Joseph S. Cerni, D.O. had 60 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.