Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

Joseph Romeo, MD

Otolaryngology/Facial Plastic Surgery Physician · Turlock, CA

Joseph Romeo, MD is an otolaryngology/facial plastic surgery physician with a practice address in Turlock, California, and NPI 1679521033, issued on May 5, 2006. Check the license (California 00G806610, 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
1679521033
Name
Joseph Romeo
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Otolaryngology/Facial Plastic Surgery Physician 207YX0905X
License number
00G806610 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1801 Colorado Avenue, Turlock, CA 95382
Phone
(209) 216-3300
Enumerated
May 5, 2006
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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Also registered at 1801 Colorado Avenue

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Thomas Helsby, M.D.Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1114169877

Verify Joseph Romeo 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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Statewide context: the Medical Board of California reported 374 disciplinary actions in FY 2022-23. California discipline data →

39% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average otolaryngology/facial plastic surgery physician in 2024

365 Medicare Part D claims for 148 beneficiaries, against an average of 601 among the 593 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 28 claims were for opioids.

  1. Joseph Romeo365
  2. Specialty average601

Most prescribed

  1. Omeprazole73 claims
  2. Ondansetron Odt33 claims
  3. Tobramycin-Dexamethasone29 claims
  4. Fluticasone Propionate28 claims
  5. Mupirocin28 claims
  6. Ciprofloxacin Hcl27 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 Medicare quality score for 2023: 0 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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 score0.0
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%
  4. Improvement activities0 of 40 points · 15%0.0

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

One hospital or facility affiliation

  1. First Choice Physician PartnersModesto, 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.

Otolaryngology/Facial Plastic Surgery Physician providers in California

There are 103 otolaryngology/facial plastic surgery physician records in California.

Other otolaryngology/facial plastic surgery physician records in California

  1. Esrafil Abedi, MDLaguna Hills, CA1093794604
  2. David Alessi, MDBeverly Hills, CA1477588721
  3. William Anderson, MDTurlock, CA1366490724
  4. Anwuli Anyah, D.O.Modesto, CA1407238835
  5. Behrad Aynehchi, M.D.Culver City, CA1275709040
  6. Babak Azizzadeh, MDBeverly Hills, CA1124051172
  7. Corliss Best, MDOrange, CA1821720129
  8. George Boris, MDCulver City, CA1699833996
  9. H. Brennan, M.D.Newport Beach, CA1558396895
  10. Lorenzo Brown, MDInglewood, CA1770594749

Common questions

What is Joseph Romeo, MD's NPI number?

Joseph Romeo, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1679521033, issued on May 5, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Joseph Romeo, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1801 Colorado Avenue, Turlock, CA, 95382. Phone: (209) 216-3300. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Joseph Romeo, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number 00G806610, 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 Romeo, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Joseph Romeo, MD had 365 Medicare Part D claims for 148 beneficiaries; the average among otolaryngology/facial plastic surgery physician prescribers was 601. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Joseph Romeo, MD's Medicare quality score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 0 of 100. 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.