NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Michael Alan Baum, PHARM.D.

Pharmacist · Palm Desert, CA

Michael Alan Baum, PHARM.D. is a pharmacist with a practice address in Palm Desert, California, and NPI 1508147653, issued on Sep 2, 2011. Check the license (California 28179, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the federal record below is the public data PlainDoctor holds for this provider.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1508147653
Name
Michael Alan Baum
Credential
PHARM.D.
Primary taxonomy
Pharmacist 183500000X
License number
28179 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
72-675 Highway 111, Palm Desert, CA 92260
Phone
(760) 340-5244
Enumerated
Sep 2, 2011
Record last updated
Sep 2, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
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Michael Alan Baum among 32,533 pharmacist records in California

Michael Alan Baum, PHARM.D. is one of 32,533 pharmacist records with a practice address in California. 15% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does not. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 18% of them.

  • NPI issued2011 · 18% of these records are older, 72% newer
  • In a Medicare fileNo · 15% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · under 1% of these records are
  • Record last updated2011 · 76% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 183500000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

80 pharmacist records list a practice address in Palm Desert

They are 80 of the 1,495 NPPES records with a practice address in Palm Desert, and 32,533 pharmacist records in California. No Medicare prescribing, quality score, industry payment or hospital affiliation is published for this NPI.

The 8 pharmacist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Christiane Claude-Richards, PHARM DPalm Desert, CA 922601619383452
  2. Jan EngelbrechtPalm Desert, CA 922601326321944
  3. Mahvash Hashemi GazorPalm Desert, CA 922601184935587
  4. Marie Leslie LuPalm Desert, CA 922601427378645
  5. Ramin Molai, RPHPalm Desert, CA 922601366759664
  6. Wendy Nguyen, PHARMDPalm Desert, CA 922601164705588
  7. Nina Nguyen, PHARMDPalm Desert, CA 922601346527157
  8. Serkan Ozturk, RPHPalm Desert, CA 922601568782480

Common questions

What is Michael Alan Baum, PHARM.D.'s NPI number?

Michael Alan Baum, PHARM.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1508147653, issued on Sep 2, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Michael Alan Baum, PHARM.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 72-675 Highway 111, Palm Desert, CA, 92260. Phone: (760) 340-5244. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Michael Alan Baum, PHARM.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number 28179, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity 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. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.

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