Mark H. Bouffard, M.D.
Pain Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician · Palm Desert, CA
Mark H. Bouffard, M.D. is a pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician with a practice address in Palm Desert, California, and NPI 1528168622, issued on Sep 25, 2006. Check the license (California A89206, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Mark H. Bouffard
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Pain Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician 2081P2900X
- License number
- A89206 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 72650 Fred Waring Dr, Palm Desert, CA 92260
- Phone
- (760) 776-7999
- Enumerated
- Sep 25, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 12, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (760) 776-7994
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050121000233); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Mark H. Bouffard in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A89206Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
11% more Medicare Part D claims than the average pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician in 2024
1,644 Medicare Part D claims for 210 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,479 among the 1,457 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 1,062 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen267 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen196 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl123 claims
- Morphine Sulfate Er82 claims
- Tizanidine Hcl73 claims
- Gabapentin70 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): 100 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,155.77
41 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 1,126 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,193.30 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
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
- Pain And Spine Center OF The Desert IncPalm Desert, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Mark H. Bouffard among 290 pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician records in California
Mark H. Bouffard, M.D. is one of 290 pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) 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 7% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 60% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated1998 · median 2005 among the 196 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 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 2081P2900X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pain Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician providers in California
There are 290 pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician records in California.
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The 8 pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Sharron Thompson, MDRancho Mirage, CA 922701669462883
- Eric Yuan, DOPalm Desert, CA 922111104263607
- Edward Albert Balbas, M.D.Colton, CA 923241629062435
- Jiensup Kim, M.D.Colton, CA 923241639131154
- Sunny Bang, MDLoma Linda, CA 923541225692874
Common questions
What is Mark H. Bouffard, M.D.'s NPI number?
Mark H. Bouffard, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1528168622, issued on Sep 25, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Mark H. Bouffard, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 72650 Fred Waring Dr, Palm Desert, CA, 92260. Phone: (760) 776-7999. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Mark H. Bouffard, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A89206, 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 Mark H. Bouffard, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Mark H. Bouffard, M.D. had 1,644 Medicare Part D claims for 210 beneficiaries; the average among pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician prescribers was 1,479. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Mark H. Bouffard, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 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.