Joshua Charles Steichen, M.D.
Gastroenterology Physician · San Diego, CA
Joshua Charles Steichen, M.D. is a gastroenterology physician with a practice address in San Diego, California, and NPI 1659503688, issued on Aug 8, 2009. Check the license (California A115830, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joshua Charles Steichen
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Gastroenterology Physician 207RG0100X
- License number
- A115830 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 10670 Wexford St, San Diego, CA 92131
- Phone
- (858) 621-4016
- Enumerated
- Aug 8, 2009
- Record last updated
- Aug 3, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (858) 621-4018
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20150807015464); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of California, Irvine, California College Of Medicine, 2009
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Joshua Charles Steichen in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A115830Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
35% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average gastroenterology physician in 2024
527 Medicare Part D claims for 147 beneficiaries, against an average of 811 among the 16,445 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Pantoprazole Sodium163 claims
- Omeprazole77 claims
- Linzess29 claims
- Dicyclomine Hcl24 claims
- Gavilyte-G21 claims
- Mesalamine18 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): 73.6 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Sharp Rees-Stealy Medical Group IncSan Diego, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joshua Charles Steichen among 2,140 gastroenterology physician records in California
Joshua Charles Steichen, M.D. is one of 2,140 gastroenterology physician records with a practice address in California. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 69% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 69% of these records are older, 28% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated2009 · median 2002 among the 1,538 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RG0100X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Joshua Charles Steichen, M.D.'s NPI number?
Joshua Charles Steichen, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1659503688, issued on Aug 8, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joshua Charles Steichen, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 10670 Wexford St, San Diego, CA, 92131. Phone: (858) 621-4016. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joshua Charles Steichen, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A115830, 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 Charles Steichen, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joshua Charles Steichen, M.D. had 527 Medicare Part D claims for 147 beneficiaries; the average among gastroenterology physician prescribers was 811. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Joshua Charles Steichen, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 73.6 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.