NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Paul P. Arellano, M.D.

Surgery Physician · El Paso, TX

Paul P. Arellano, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in El Paso, Texas, and NPI 1134187396, issued on May 3, 2006. Check the license (Texas L9073, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; 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
1134187396
Name
Paul P. Arellano
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Surgery Physician 208600000X
License number
L9073 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1700 Curie Dr, El Paso, TX 79902
Phone
(915) 543-9600
Enumerated
May 3, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 13, 2026
Fax
(915) 543-9700
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20041105000185); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Texas Tech University Health Science Center School Of Medicine, 1999
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 1700 Curie Dr

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

  1. Jason Acosta, PMHNPChild & Adolescent Psychiatric/Mental Health Clinical Nurse Specialist1164240511
  2. Gerard Crecca, MDSurgery Physician1104965490
  3. Jeremy Cuthbertson, M.D.Retina Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician1902809247
  4. Victor Diaz, M.D.Surgery Physician1679521173
  5. Rhonda Fleming, M.D.Infectious Disease Physician1376590067
  6. Elizabeth Ghadimi, PMHNPPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1154145761

Verify Paul P. Arellano in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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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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2.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average surgery physician in 2024

310 Medicare Part D claims for 185 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 160 claims were for opioids.

  1. Paul Arellano310
  2. Specialty average147

Most prescribed

  1. Tramadol Hcl84 claims
  2. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen67 claims
  3. Methocarbamol44 claims
  4. Ketorolac Tromethamine39 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: $291.62

4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Paul Arellano$291.62
  2. Specialty average$3,513.80

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. Bhs Physicians Network, IncEl Paso, TX

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

Paul P. Arellano among 2,192 surgery physician records in Texas

Paul P. Arellano, M.D. is one of 2,192 surgery physician records with a practice address in Texas. 76% 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, 58% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
  • Graduated1999 · median 2004 among the 1,350 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 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 208600000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Surgery Physician providers in Texas

There are 2,192 surgery physician records in Texas.

The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Courtney Brown, M.D.El Paso, TX 799021578513735
  2. Jorge Carmona Rodriguez, M.D.El Paso, TX 799021295025765
  3. Benjamin Clapp, M.D.El Paso, TX 799021700804275
  4. Gerard Crecca, MDEl Paso, TX 799021104965490
  5. Victor Diaz, M.D.El Paso, TX 799021679521173
  6. Robert Jacobs, M.D.El Paso, TX 799021689735664
  7. Atur Kasha, D.O.El Paso, TX 799021598770356
  8. Mark Landeros, M.D.El Paso, TX 799021902857006

Common questions

What is Paul P. Arellano, M.D.'s NPI number?

Paul P. Arellano, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1134187396, issued on May 3, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Paul P. Arellano, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1700 Curie Dr, El Paso, TX, 79902. Phone: (915) 543-9600. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Paul P. Arellano, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Texas license number L9073, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Paul P. Arellano, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Paul P. Arellano, M.D. had 310 Medicare Part D claims for 185 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.