Mehul M. Taylor, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Palmdale, CA
Mehul M. Taylor, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Palmdale, California, and NPI 1205037561, issued on May 31, 2007. Check the license (California A102466, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Mehul M. Taylor
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License numbers
- A102466 CA
49621 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 647 W Avenue Q, Palmdale, CA 93551
- Phone
- (661) 949-8643
- Enumerated
- May 31, 2007
- Record last updated
- Mar 13, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (661) 947-1631
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20081118000638); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Chicago College Of Medicine And Surgery, 2002
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 647 W Avenue Q
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Troy McIntoshAthletic Trainer1114515426
- Cassandra Pallotto, PA-CPhysician Assistant1578952057
- Anand Shah, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1700087582
Verify Mehul M. Taylor in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A102466Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
18% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
282 Medicare Part D claims for 134 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 90 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen61 claims
- Meloxicam57 claims
- Gabapentin32 claims
- Amoxicillin29 claims
- Methylprednisolone14 claims
- Tramadol Hcl13 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 22 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $198.20
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Stryker Corporation. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 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.
2 hospitals and group practices
- Ridgecrest Regional HospitalRidgecrest, CA · Critical Access Hospitals
- Valley Orthopedic Institute IncRidgecrest, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov).
Mehul M. Taylor among 2,276 orthopaedic surgery physician records in California
Mehul M. Taylor, MD is one of 2,276 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in California. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 54% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 54% of these records are older, 35% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated2002 · median 2003 among the 1,347 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 66% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in California
There are 2,276 orthopaedic surgery physician records in California.
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- Anand Shah, M.D.Palmdale, CA 935511700087582
- Timothy Crall, MDMammoth Lakes, CA 935461972794097
- Michael Karch, M.D.Mammoth Lakes, CA 935461861548448
- Collin Laporte, MDMammoth Lakes, CA 935461780265587
- Kyle MinkelMammoth Lakes, CA 935461073142501
- Tyler Williamson, M.D.Mammoth Lakes, CA 935461225561939
Common questions
What is Mehul M. Taylor, MD's NPI number?
Mehul M. Taylor, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1205037561, issued on May 31, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Mehul M. Taylor, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 647 W Avenue Q, Palmdale, CA, 93551. Phone: (661) 949-8643. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Mehul M. Taylor, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A102466, 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 Mehul M. Taylor, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Mehul M. Taylor, MD had 282 Medicare Part D claims for 134 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Mehul M. Taylor, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 22 of 100. 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.