NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Joshua Cushing Brooks, MD

Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician · Temecula, CA

Joshua Cushing Brooks, MD is a critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician with a practice address in Temecula, California, and NPI 1790245363, issued on Mar 20, 2019. Check the license (California A179079, 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
1790245363
Name
Joshua Cushing Brooks
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician 207RC0200X
License number
A179079 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
31700 Temecula Pkwy Ste 2, Temecula, CA 92592
Phone
(951) 600-4337
Enumerated
Mar 20, 2019
Record last updated
Nov 5, 2025
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20231109000469); accepts Medicare assignment
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 31700 Temecula Pkwy Ste 2

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

  1. Chibuike Agwuegbo, MBBSStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1700535655
  2. Ahmed Al-Sarray, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1821773557
  3. Arezo Alamdaryazdi, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1568265809
  4. Sara AlsarrayInternal Medicine Physician1104403906
  5. Omar Alzayat, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1790560787
  6. Anderson Amador Corea, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1346188919

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  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
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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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61% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician in 2024

271 Medicare Part D claims for 92 beneficiaries, against an average of 696 among the 2,873 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Joshua Brooks271
  2. Specialty average696

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium24 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate13 claims
  3. Albuterol Sulfate Hfa12 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: $285.69

10 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Zoll Services LLC (a/k/a Zoll LifeCor Corp). The 2,708 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,958.68 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Joshua Brooks$285.69
  2. Specialty average$2,958.68

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

Bills Medicare through 3 group practices

  1. Faculty Physicians And Surgeons OF LlusmLoma Linda, CA
  2. Inpatient Specialists OF California PCTemecula, CA
  3. Temecula Valley Hospitalist Medical Group IncTemecula, CA

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

Joshua Cushing Brooks among 723 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records in California

Joshua Cushing Brooks, MD is one of 723 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records with a practice address in California. 87% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 94% of them.

  • NPI issued2019 · 94% of these records are older, 3% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 77% of these records are
  • Graduated2018 · median 2005 among the 559 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0200X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers in California

There are 723 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records in California.

The 8 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Lawrence Rouben, M.D.Menifee, CA 925851427003003
  2. Ajay Adial, M.DSan Jacinto, CA 925831568726594
  3. Horst-Helmut Meissner, M.D.San Jacinto, CA 925831730134248
  4. Michael Kahn, MDIrvine, CA 926181245727320
  5. Luqman NasoufMoreno Valley, CA 925551962908202
  6. Jasmin Chovatiya, MDHemet, CA 925431952953887
  7. Kia Ghiassi, D.O.Laguna Hills, CA 926531861887077
  8. Antony Awad, DO, MSNewport Beach, CA 926631144802042

Common questions

What is Joshua Cushing Brooks, MD's NPI number?

Joshua Cushing Brooks, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1790245363, issued on Mar 20, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Joshua Cushing Brooks, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 31700 Temecula Pkwy Ste 2, Temecula, CA, 92592. Phone: (951) 600-4337. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Joshua Cushing Brooks, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number A179079, 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 Joshua Cushing Brooks, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Joshua Cushing Brooks, MD had 271 Medicare Part D claims for 92 beneficiaries; the average among critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician prescribers was 696. 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.