NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Michelle Faierman, MD

Hospitalist Physician · Escondido, CA

Michelle Faierman, MD is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Escondido, California, and NPI 1235526617, issued on Apr 23, 2015. Check the license (California A145830, 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
1235526617
Name
Michelle Faierman
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
License number
A145830 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2185 Citracado Pkwy, Escondido, CA 92029
Phone
(442) 281-4047
Enumerated
Apr 23, 2015
Record last updated
Jul 5, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20180621001060); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 2185 Citracado Pkwy

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

  1. Khaldoun Abouelhosn, M.DInternal Medicine Physician1336310093
  2. Sam Adllirad, DOInternal Medicine Physician1770287583
  3. Sandy Akrawe, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1679927578
  4. Rami Alassaad, M.DHospitalist Physician1235449265
  5. Amir Asgari, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1730484981
  6. Sarin Atam, MDInternal Medicine Physician1194394494

Verify Michelle Faierman 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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3.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average hospitalist physician in 2024

1,739 Medicare Part D claims for 317 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 85 claims were for opioids.

  1. Michelle Faierman1,739
  2. Specialty average521

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium64 claims
  2. Pantoprazole Sodium63 claims
  3. Amlodipine Besylate59 claims
  4. Losartan Potassium56 claims
  5. Eliquis55 claims
  6. Levothyroxine Sodium46 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. North County Inpatient Medical Alliance, A Medical Group, IncEncinitas, CA

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

Michelle Faierman among 3,099 hospitalist physician records in California

Michelle Faierman, MD is one of 3,099 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in California. 90% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 66% of them.

  • NPI issued2015 · 66% of these records are older, 30% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 90% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • Graduated2015 · median 2010 among the 2,505 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2018 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Hospitalist Physician providers in California

There are 3,099 hospitalist physician records in California.

The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Rami Alassaad, M.DEscondido, CA 920291235449265
  2. Elena Atchikova, M.D.Escondido, CA 920291851534853
  3. Aashiv Bharij, DOEscondido, CA 920291932605615
  4. Tariq Dastagir, MDEscondido, CA 920291033197082
  5. Kristina Djekic, DOEscondido, CA 920291417343732
  6. Anna Gelberg, MDEscondido, CA 920291104004258
  7. Farah Hamdard, M.D.Escondido, CA 920291205984945
  8. Wasim Mouazzen, MDEscondido, CA 920291326542010

Common questions

What is Michelle Faierman, MD's NPI number?

Michelle Faierman, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1235526617, issued on Apr 23, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Michelle Faierman, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2185 Citracado Pkwy, Escondido, CA, 92029. Phone: (442) 281-4047. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Michelle Faierman, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number A145830, 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 Michelle Faierman, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Michelle Faierman, MD had 1,739 Medicare Part D claims for 317 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. 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.