Paul Edward Dato, M.D.
Urology Physician · La Mesa, CA
Paul Edward Dato, M.D. is a urology physician with a practice address in La Mesa, California, and NPI 1588632715, issued on Mar 14, 2006. Check the license (California A43540, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Paul Edward Dato
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Urology Physician 208800000X
- License number
- A43540 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 8851 Center Dr, La Mesa, CA 91942
- Phone
- (619) 697-2456
- Enumerated
- Mar 14, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 18, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (619) 697-2494
- Medicaid ID
- 00A462510 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050803001264); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Tulane University School Of Medicine, 1984
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Paul Edward Dato in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A43540Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
52% more Medicare Part D claims than the average urology physician in 2024
2,042 Medicare Part D claims for 346 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,340 among the 10,782 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 50% of claims. 94 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Orgovyx444 claims
- Xtandi242 claims
- Prednisone203 claims
- Abiraterone Acetate195 claims
- Erleada130 claims
- Tamsulosin Hcl112 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 84 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $71,104.06
228 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Biotech, Inc. The 9,340 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,800.04 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
- Genesis Healthcare Partners PCLa Mesa, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Paul Edward Dato among 1,524 urology physician records in California
Paul Edward Dato, M.D. is one of 1,524 urology physician records with a practice address in California. 82% 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 8% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 8% of these records are older, 51% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated1984 · median 2003 among the 1,049 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 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 208800000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Urology Physician providers in California
There are 1,524 urology physician records in California.
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The 8 urology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Carrie Aisen, M.D.La Mesa, CA 919421245673334
- Mohamed Bidair, M.D.La Mesa, CA 919421598758203
- Scott Brown, M.D.La Mesa, CA 919421477592681
- Eileen Byrne, M.D.La Mesa, CA 919421487180261
- William Friedel, M.D.La Mesa, CA 919421023048501
- Franklin Gaylis, M.D.La Mesa, CA 919421750360806
- Wilfred Kearse, M.D.La Mesa, CA 919421144232778
- Satenik MelkonyanLa Mesa, CA 919421124662234
Common questions
What is Paul Edward Dato, M.D.'s NPI number?
Paul Edward Dato, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1588632715, issued on Mar 14, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Paul Edward Dato, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8851 Center Dr, La Mesa, CA, 91942. Phone: (619) 697-2456. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Paul Edward Dato, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A43540, 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 Edward Dato, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Paul Edward Dato, M.D. had 2,042 Medicare Part D claims for 346 beneficiaries; the average among urology physician prescribers was 1,340. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Paul Edward Dato, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 84 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.