NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Mustafa Adam Alwash, M.D

Hospitalist Physician · San Diego, CA

Mustafa Adam Alwash, M.D is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in San Diego, California, and NPI 1679936439, issued on Mar 30, 2016. Check the license (California 160516, 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 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1679936439
Name
Mustafa Adam Alwash
Credential
M.D
Primary taxonomy
Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
License number
160516 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
7901 Frost St, San Diego, CA 92123
Phone
(858) 541-0181
Enumerated
Mar 30, 2016
Record last updated
Aug 21, 2023
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20190815001683); accepts Medicare assignment
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 7901 Frost St

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

  1. Aileen Afshar, MDInternal Medicine Physician1134689946
  2. Saad Alkhider, MDInternal Medicine Physician1447712062
  3. Alexandra Anjier, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1467087510
  4. Anna Astashchanka, MDPulmonary Disease Physician1821594359
  5. Amir Bahreman, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1124249388
  6. Cynthia Behling, MDAnatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician1063476331

Verify Mustafa Adam Alwash 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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About as many Medicare Part D claims as the average hospitalist physician in 2024

519 Medicare Part D claims for 203 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 38 claims were for opioids.

  1. Mustafa Alwash519
  2. Specialty average521

Most prescribed

  1. Albuterol Sulfate Hfa29 claims
  2. Cefuroxime28 claims
  3. Furosemide20 claims
  4. Atorvastatin Calcium19 claims
  5. Prednisone18 claims
  6. Bumetanide16 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): 73.6 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score74.6
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%58.7
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $157.35

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 7,324 providers of this specialty with any payment received $494.84 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Mustafa Alwash$157.35
  2. Specialty average$494.84

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through 3 group practices

  1. Emergency And Acute Care Medical CorporationSan Diego, CA
  2. Family Health Centers OF San Diego IncSan Diego, CA
  3. Focus ON Health IncSan Diego, CA

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

Mustafa Adam Alwash among 3,099 hospitalist physician records in California

Mustafa Adam Alwash, M.D 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 2016, is newer than 70% of them.

  • NPI issued2016 · 70% of these records are older, 26% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 90% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • Graduated2011 · median 2010 among the 2,505 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 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. Kalpana Chalasani, M.D.San Diego, CA 921231467560920
  2. Trung Dang, M.D.San Diego, CA 921231275543670
  3. Brent Drouin, M.D.San Diego, CA 921231356351555
  4. Yevgeniy Grobman, MDSan Diego, CA 921231295050243
  5. Robert Holmes, MDSan Diego, CA 921231962493841
  6. Arturo Lara Llerena, MDSan Diego, CA 921231538501721
  7. Brian Lichtenstein, M.D.San Diego, CA 921231205142908
  8. Ton Ngo, MDSan Diego, CA 921231427007988

Common questions

What is Mustafa Adam Alwash, M.D's NPI number?

Mustafa Adam Alwash, M.D's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1679936439, issued on Mar 30, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Mustafa Adam Alwash, M.D located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7901 Frost St, San Diego, CA, 92123. Phone: (858) 541-0181. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Mustafa Adam Alwash, M.D's license?

NPPES lists California license number 160516, 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 Mustafa Adam Alwash, M.D prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Mustafa Adam Alwash, M.D had 519 Medicare Part D claims for 203 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Mustafa Adam Alwash, M.D's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 73.6 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.

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