NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Noel D. Goldthwaite, MD

Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician · Daly City, CA

Noel D. Goldthwaite, MD is an orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician with a practice address in Daly City, California, and NPI 1548232903, issued on Feb 1, 2006. Check the license (California G45635, 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
1548232903
Name
Noel D. Goldthwaite
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician 207XS0117X
License number
G45635 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
455 Hickey Blvd Ste 310, Daly City, CA 94015
Phone
(650) 985-7500
Enumerated
Feb 1, 2006
Record last updated
Apr 1, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(650) 731-4434
Medicaid ID
GR0041210 CA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20080530000742); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of California, Davis School Of Medicine, 1980
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 455 Hickey Blvd Ste 310

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

  1. James Reynolds, MDOrthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician1194797357
  2. Paul Slosar, MDOrthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician1417929548

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  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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44% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician in 2024

213 Medicare Part D claims for 26 beneficiaries, against an average of 381 among the 1,714 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims. 116 claims were for opioids.

  1. Noel Goldthwaite213
  2. Specialty average381

Most prescribed

  1. Oxycodone-Acetaminophen37 claims
  2. Gabapentin31 claims
  3. Morphine Sulfate20 claims
  4. Oxycodone Hcl17 claims
  5. Celecoxib13 claims
  6. Morphine Sulfate Er13 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $250.08

3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Spinal Elements, Inc. The 1,726 providers of this specialty with any payment received $34,071.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Noel Goldthwaite$250
  2. Specialty average$34,072

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

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Peninsula Orthopedic Associates IncDaly City, CA

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

Noel D. Goldthwaite among 314 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records in California

Noel D. Goldthwaite, MD is one of 314 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records with a practice address in California. 87% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 6% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 53% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
  • Graduated1980 · median 2003 among the 226 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2019 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207XS0117X 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 of the Spine Physician providers in California

There are 314 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records in California.

The 8 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. James Reynolds, MDDaly City, CA 940151194797357
  2. Paul Slosar, MDDaly City, CA 940151417929548
  3. Gaurav Abbi, MDBurlingame, CA 940101700074853
  4. Sohrab Gollogly, M.D.Monterey, CA 939401114964764
  5. Mark Howard, MDMonterey, CA 939401982624128
  6. William Campbell, D.O.San Francisco, CA 941091780611426
  7. Clement Jones, MDSan Francisco, CA 941091245221373
  8. Jeremie Larouche, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941101457729089

Common questions

What is Noel D. Goldthwaite, MD's NPI number?

Noel D. Goldthwaite, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1548232903, issued on Feb 1, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Noel D. Goldthwaite, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 455 Hickey Blvd Ste 310, Daly City, CA, 94015. Phone: (650) 985-7500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Noel D. Goldthwaite, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number G45635, 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 Noel D. Goldthwaite, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Noel D. Goldthwaite, MD had 213 Medicare Part D claims for 26 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician prescribers was 381. 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.