NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Lorenzo L. Pacelli, M.D.

Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician · La Jolla, CA

Lorenzo L. Pacelli, M.D. is an orthopaedic hand surgery physician with a practice address in La Jolla, California, and NPI 1457315178, issued on Apr 12, 2006. Check the license (California A75723, 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
1457315178
Name
Lorenzo L. Pacelli
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician 207XS0106X
License number
A75723 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
10666 N Torrey Pines RD, La Jolla, CA 92037
Phone
(858) 554-7989
Enumerated
Apr 12, 2006
Record last updated
Mar 7, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(858) 784-5960
Medicaid ID
00A757230 CA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20081117000462); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
George Washington University School Of Medicine, 1995
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 10666 N Torrey Pines RD

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

  1. Terri Abbott, P.A.Physician Assistant1811165566
  2. Richard Abello, M.D.Diagnostic Radiology Physician1245205996
  3. Amanda Abrisch, AUDAudiologist1780966903
  4. Edsel Abud, MD, PHDAllergy & Immunology Physician1891257192
  5. Christina Adams, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1023164605
  6. Dylan Adamson, M.D.Transplant Surgery Physician1598030702

Verify Lorenzo L. Pacelli 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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18% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic hand surgery physician in 2024

152 Medicare Part D claims for 69 beneficiaries, against an average of 186 among the 2,203 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.

  1. Lorenzo Pacelli152
  2. Specialty average186

Most prescribed

  1. Ibuprofen36 claims
  2. Methylprednisolone36 claims
  3. Cefadroxil25 claims
  4. Gabapentin16 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: $1,203.63

10 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Linvatec Corporation. The 1,819 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,529.86 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Lorenzo Pacelli$1,203.63
  2. Specialty average$5,529.86

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. Scripps HealthLa Jolla, CA

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

Lorenzo L. Pacelli among 288 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records in California

Lorenzo L. Pacelli, M.D. is one of 288 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records with a practice address in California. 85% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 11% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 11% of these records are older, 52% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • Graduated1995 · median 2004 among the 214 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2018 · 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 207XS0106X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician providers in California

There are 288 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records in California.

The 8 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Richard Brown, M.D.La Jolla, CA 920371477571958
  2. Paul Feldon, M.D.La Jolla, CA 920371346217817
  3. Merlin Hamer, M.D.La Jolla, CA 920371124233820
  4. Mark Rechnic, MDLa Jolla, CA 920371114060126
  5. Michael Thompson, M.D.La Jolla, CA 920371356313167
  6. Arush Patel, M.D.Escondido, CA 920291487892352
  7. Justin Chan, M.D.Encinitas, CA 920241619310208
  8. Robert Gelb, M.D.Encinitas, CA 920241710079314

Common questions

What is Lorenzo L. Pacelli, M.D.'s NPI number?

Lorenzo L. Pacelli, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1457315178, issued on Apr 12, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Lorenzo L. Pacelli, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 10666 N Torrey Pines RD, La Jolla, CA, 92037. Phone: (858) 554-7989. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Lorenzo L. Pacelli, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number A75723, 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 Lorenzo L. Pacelli, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Lorenzo L. Pacelli, M.D. had 152 Medicare Part D claims for 69 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic hand surgery physician prescribers was 186. 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.