Oscar Joaquin Paz-Altschul, MD
Trauma Surgery Physician · Palm Springs, CA
Oscar Joaquin Paz-Altschul, MD is a trauma surgery physician with a practice address in Palm Springs, California, and NPI 1699792317, issued on Jul 17, 2006. Check the license (California A43866, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Oscar Joaquin Paz-Altschul
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Trauma Surgery Physician 2086S0127X
- License number
- A43866 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1150 N Indian Canyon Dr, Palm Springs, CA 92262
- Phone
- (760) 323-6316
- Enumerated
- Jul 17, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (760) 323-6531
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090624000586); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1150 N Indian Canyon Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Matthew Ancheta, PHARM.D.Pharmacist1669778346
Verify Oscar Joaquin Paz-Altschul in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A43866Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4.8 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average trauma surgery physician in 2024
228 Medicare Part D claims for 107 beneficiaries, against an average of 48 among the 447 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Doxycycline Hyclate58 claims
- Gentamicin Sulfate27 claims
- Triamcinolone Acetonide24 claims
- Santyl13 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: $407.56
15 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Organogenesis Inc. The 762 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,324.59 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Desert Trauma Surgeons IncPalm Springs, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Oscar Joaquin Paz-Altschul among 146 trauma surgery physician records in California
Oscar Joaquin Paz-Altschul, MD is one of 146 trauma surgery physician records with a practice address in California. 88% 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 7% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 62% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 80% of these records are
- Graduated1982 · median 2007 among the 117 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 44% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2086S0127X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Trauma Surgery Physician providers in California
There are 146 trauma surgery physician records in California.
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The 8 trauma surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Daniel Smith, D.O.Loma Linda, CA 923501609212919
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- Zane Ashman, M.D.Loma Linda, CA 923541891137915
- Richard Catalano, M.D.Loma Linda, CA 923541205864584
- Ryan Hayton, M.D.Loma Linda, CA 923541124259940
- Eugenia KwonLoma Linda, CA 923541821441791
- Husayn Ladhani, MDLoma Linda, CA 923541851718902
- Kaushik Mukherjee, MD MSCILoma Linda, CA 923541952442386
Common questions
What is Oscar Joaquin Paz-Altschul, MD's NPI number?
Oscar Joaquin Paz-Altschul, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1699792317, issued on Jul 17, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Oscar Joaquin Paz-Altschul, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1150 N Indian Canyon Dr, Palm Springs, CA, 92262. Phone: (760) 323-6316. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Oscar Joaquin Paz-Altschul, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A43866, 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 Oscar Joaquin Paz-Altschul, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Oscar Joaquin Paz-Altschul, MD had 228 Medicare Part D claims for 107 beneficiaries; the average among trauma surgery physician prescribers was 48. 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.