NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Josh Faguet, M.D., PH.D.

Hospitalist Physician · Santa Monica, CA

Josh Faguet, M.D., PH.D. is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Santa Monica, California, and NPI 1043745938, issued on Apr 27, 2017. Check the license (California A157679, 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
1043745938
Name
Josh Faguet
Credential
M.D., PH.D.
Primary taxonomy
Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
License number
A157679 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2121 Santa Monica Blvd, Santa Monica, CA 90404
Phone
(310) 829-5511
Enumerated
Apr 27, 2017
Record last updated
Mar 31, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20200615003105); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of California, San Francisco School Of Medicine, 2016
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 2121 Santa Monica Blvd

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

  1. Anabelle AhdootRegistered Dietitian1396283263
  2. Katiuscha Almeida Merath Reis, MDSurgery Physician1861055626
  3. Sandra Andrews, RD, CDERegistered Dietitian1427347954
  4. Maia Aronson, P.A.Physician Assistant1861762882
  5. Daniel ArtensteinStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1023402310
  6. Bita Azizi, RDRegistered Dietitian1861797839

Verify Josh Faguet 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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55% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024

232 Medicare Part D claims for 108 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 23 claims were for opioids.

  1. Josh Faguet232
  2. Specialty average521

Most prescribed

  1. Naloxone Hcl17 claims
  2. Pantoprazole Sodium13 claims
  3. Oxycodone Hcl12 claims
  4. Eliquis11 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: $57.94

3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen Inc. The 7,324 providers of this specialty with any payment received $494.84 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Josh Faguet$57.94
  2. Specialty average$494.84

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

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Providence Saint Johns Medical FoundationSanta Monica, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Josh Faguet among 3,099 hospitalist physician records in California

Josh Faguet, M.D., PH.D. is one of 3,099 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in California. 90% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 74% of them.

  • NPI issued2017 · 74% of these records are older, 23% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 90% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • Graduated2016 · median 2010 among the 2,505 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

96 hospitalist physician records list a practice address in Santa Monica

They are 96 of the 5,151 NPPES records with a practice address in Santa Monica, and 3,099 hospitalist physician records in California.

The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Spencer Adams, MDSanta Monica, CA 904041487688198
  2. Nathan Cox, M.D.Santa Monica, CA 904041912173378
  3. Erin Dowling, M.D.Santa Monica, CA 904041568645901
  4. Retha GoodglickSanta Monica, CA 904041396994034
  5. Adela Greeley, M.D.Santa Monica, CA 904041205968492
  6. David Kagan, MDSanta Monica, CA 904041992965768
  7. Russell KerbelSanta Monica, CA 904041164699203
  8. Mike La, M.D.Santa Monica, CA 904041790949535

Common questions

What is Josh Faguet, M.D., PH.D.'s NPI number?

Josh Faguet, M.D., PH.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1043745938, issued on Apr 27, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Josh Faguet, M.D., PH.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2121 Santa Monica Blvd, Santa Monica, CA, 90404. Phone: (310) 829-5511. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Josh Faguet, M.D., PH.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number A157679, 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 Josh Faguet, M.D., PH.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Josh Faguet, M.D., PH.D. had 232 Medicare Part D claims for 108 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. 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.