NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Joshua Kamnetz

Emergency Medicine Physician · La Mesa, CA

Joshua Kamnetz is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in La Mesa, California, and NPI 1912392846, issued on Mar 28, 2015. Check the license (California A153698, 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 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1912392846
Name
Joshua Kamnetz
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License numbers
A153698 CA
25MA12318600 NJ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
5555 Grossmont Center Dr, La Mesa, CA 91942
Phone
(619) 740-6000
Enumerated
Mar 28, 2015
Record last updated
Oct 9, 2024
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20250711002225); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Texas Medical Branch At Galveston, 2015
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 5555 Grossmont Center Dr

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

  1. Paul Abou, MDInternal Medicine Physician1033264882
  2. Mohammed Al-Janabi, M.D.Pulmonary Disease Physician1760773725
  3. Lori Alford, L.C.S.W.Clinical Social Worker1043463003
  4. Roshanak Alialy, MDAnatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician1730683160
  5. Kikelomo Aluko, MSN, APRN, PMHNP BCPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1083584346
  6. Vian AmerPharmacist Clinician (PhC)/ Clinical Pharmacy Specialist1972186609

Verify Joshua Kamnetz 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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12% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

200 Medicare Part D claims for 130 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims.

  1. Joshua Kamnetz200
  2. Specialty average226

Most prescribed

  1. Cephalexin22 claims
  2. Ondansetron Odt21 claims
  3. Prednisone15 claims
  4. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass12 claims
  5. Meclizine Hcl11 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 71.2 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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 score46.1
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%58.7
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%99.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

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

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Emergency Coverage LLCWoodbridge, VA
  2. Mercy Medical CenterWilliston, ND

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

Joshua Kamnetz among 7,751 emergency medicine physician records in California

Joshua Kamnetz is one of 7,751 emergency 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 2015, is newer than 72% of them.

  • NPI issued2015 · 72% of these records are older, 25% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
  • Graduated2015 · median 2011 among the 4,560 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

42 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in La Mesa

They are 42 of the 2,168 NPPES records with a practice address in La Mesa, and 7,751 emergency medicine physician records in California.

The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Brook Beall, MDLa Mesa, CA 919421508803529
  2. Brent Butcher, MDLa Mesa, CA 919421861413700
  3. Kellie Freeborn, NPLa Mesa, CA 919421841220860
  4. Erwin Handley, MDLa Mesa, CA 919421871536631
  5. Kevin KellyLa Mesa, CA 919421811924764
  6. Swathi Lavu-Rao, MDLa Mesa, CA 919421497789630
  7. Brendan Lee, DOLa Mesa, CA 919421033146022
  8. William Linnik, MDLa Mesa, CA 919421871526327

Common questions

What is Joshua Kamnetz's NPI number?

Joshua Kamnetz's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1912392846, issued on Mar 28, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Joshua Kamnetz located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5555 Grossmont Center Dr, La Mesa, CA, 91942. Phone: (619) 740-6000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Joshua Kamnetz's license?

NPPES lists California license number A153698, 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 Kamnetz prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Joshua Kamnetz had 200 Medicare Part D claims for 130 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Joshua Kamnetz's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 71.2 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

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.