Joseph A. Risser, MD
Family Medicine Physician · San Diego, CA
Joseph A. Risser, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in San Diego, California, and NPI 1952386765, issued on Dec 14, 2005. Check the license (California G70886, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph A. Risser
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- G70886 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6973 Linda Vista RD, San Diego, CA 92111
- Phone
- (714) 240-9046
- Enumerated
- Dec 14, 2005
- Record last updated
- Mar 26, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (858) 794-8305
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Joseph A. Risser in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G70886Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
61% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
5,697 Medicare Part D claims for 462 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Metformin Hcl300 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium282 claims
- Losartan Potassium229 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate197 claims
- Omeprazole159 claims
- Lisinopril147 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: $353.60
25 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk 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.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Joseph A. Risser among 17,133 family medicine physician records in California
Joseph A. Risser, MD 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 94% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 62% of these records are
- Record last updated2012 · 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).
780 family medicine physician records list a practice address in San Diego
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Common questions
What is Joseph A. Risser, MD's NPI number?
Joseph A. Risser, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1952386765, issued on Dec 14, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph A. Risser, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6973 Linda Vista RD, San Diego, CA, 92111. Phone: (714) 240-9046. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph A. Risser, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number G70886, 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 A. Risser, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joseph A. Risser, MD had 5,697 Medicare Part D claims for 462 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.