NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Patrick T. Paw, M.D.

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Bakersfield, CA

Patrick T. Paw, M.D. is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Bakersfield, California, and NPI 1306946793, issued on Sep 25, 2006. Check the license (California G068451, 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 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1306946793
Name
Patrick T. Paw
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
License number
G068451 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3838 San Dimas St, Bakersfield, CA 93301
Phone
(661) 327-8538
Enumerated
Sep 25, 2006
Record last updated
Aug 3, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(661) 327-5432
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20080602000874); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of California, San Diego School Of Medicine, 1988
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 3838 San Dimas St

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

  1. Lorraine Campbell, PACMedical Physician Assistant1194747808
  2. Romona Dolan, PA-CPhysician Assistant1831181932
  3. David Dougherty, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1205858917
  4. Sahaphun Hansa, MDPulmonary Disease Physician1982659082
  5. Samuel Hardy, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1407951189
  6. Stephen Helper, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1497882948

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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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The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 96.5 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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 score80.3
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

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

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Dignity Health Medical FoundationBakersfield, CA

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

Patrick T. Paw among 634 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in California

Patrick T. Paw, M.D. is one of 634 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in California. 75% 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 10% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 45% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
  • Graduated1988 · median 1997 among the 408 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208G00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in California

There are 634 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in California.

The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Aldrin Alpuerto, MDBakersfield, CA 933011376049767
  2. Rodrigo Miranda, MDBakersfield, CA 933011578622148
  3. Eric Peck, M.D.Bakersfield, CA 933011124128517
  4. Sarabjit Purewal, M.D.Bakersfield, CA 933011043310436
  5. Jemi Olak, MDBakersfield, CA 933051750363586
  6. Leheb Araim, M.D.Visalia, CA 932911083623540
  7. Amir Berjis, M.D.Bakersfield, CA 933111316026800
  8. Sergio Caminha, MDVisalia, CA 932911104891951

Common questions

What is Patrick T. Paw, M.D.'s NPI number?

Patrick T. Paw, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1306946793, issued on Sep 25, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Patrick T. Paw, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3838 San Dimas St, Bakersfield, CA, 93301. Phone: (661) 327-8538. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Patrick T. Paw, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number G068451, 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.

What is Patrick T. Paw, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 96.5 of 100. 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.

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.