Mehul Taylor, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Palmdale, CA
Mehul 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 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
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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 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 344 among the 17,387 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 Medicare quality score for 2023: 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, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Stryker Corporation. The 15,866 providers of this specialty with any payment received $21,294.10 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 hospital and facility affiliations
- Ridgecrest Regional HospitalRidgecrest, CA · Critical Access Hospitals
- Valley Orthopedic Institute IncRidgecrest, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in California
There are 2,427 orthopaedic surgery physician records in California.
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- Nicholas Abidi, MDCapitola, CA1548273758
- Joshua Acebo, MDPalo Alto, CA1396373734
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Common questions
What is Mehul Taylor, MD's NPI number?
Mehul 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 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 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 Taylor, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Mehul Taylor, MD had 282 Medicare Part D claims for 134 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 344. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Mehul Taylor, MD's Medicare quality 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), loaded Aug 27, 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.
Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.