NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Paul Y. Abou, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · La Mesa, CA

Paul Y. Abou, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in La Mesa, California, and NPI 1033264882, issued on Jan 24, 2007. Check the license (California A56122, 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
1033264882
Name
Paul Y. Abou
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
A56122 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
5555 Grossmont Center Dr, La Mesa, CA 91942
Phone
(619) 465-0711
Enumerated
Jan 24, 2007
Record last updated
Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100630000254); may accept 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 5555 Grossmont Center Dr

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

  1. Mohammed Al-Janabi, M.D.Pulmonary Disease Physician1760773725
  2. Lori Alford, L.C.S.W.Clinical Social Worker1043463003
  3. Roshanak Alialy, MDAnatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician1730683160
  4. Kikelomo Aluko, MSN, APRN, PMHNP BCPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1083584346
  5. Vian AmerPharmacist Clinician (PhC)/ Clinical Pharmacy Specialist1972186609
  6. Rafid Arabo, MDInternal Medicine Physician1902928260

Verify Paul Y. Abou 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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76% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

762 Medicare Part D claims for 185 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 19 claims were for opioids.

  1. Paul Abou762
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium59 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate45 claims
  3. Furosemide45 claims
  4. Carvedilol40 claims
  5. Gabapentin34 claims
  6. Clopidogrel28 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: $300.65

8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Paul Abou$300.65
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

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. Emergency And Acute Care Medical CorporationChula Vista, CA

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

Paul Y. Abou among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California

Paul Y. Abou, MD is one of 17,696 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 44% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 44% of these records are older, 44% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • Graduated1988 · median 2004 among the 11,065 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2007 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

61 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in La Mesa

They are 61 of the 2,168 NPPES records with a practice address in La Mesa, and 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Ali Alamar, M.D.La Mesa, CA 919421972606374
  2. Mary Alexander, M.D.La Mesa, CA 919421538177845
  3. Felicia Briones-Colman, M.D.La Mesa, CA 919421962517367
  4. Robert Foster, MDLa Mesa, CA 919421871593756
  5. Eva Leonard, M.D.La Mesa, CA 919421386602746
  6. Douglas Levey, M.D.La Mesa, CA 919421932210523
  7. Ellyn Levine, M.D.La Mesa, CA 919421760470546
  8. Teh Liang, M.D.La Mesa, CA 919421255340535

Common questions

What is Paul Y. Abou, MD's NPI number?

Paul Y. Abou, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1033264882, issued on Jan 24, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Paul Y. Abou, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5555 Grossmont Center Dr, La Mesa, CA, 91942. Phone: (619) 465-0711. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Paul Y. Abou, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number A56122, 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 Paul Y. Abou, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Paul Y. Abou, MD had 762 Medicare Part D claims for 185 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.