NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Paul Narayan Hein, MD

Emergency Medicine Physician · La Mesa, CA

Paul Narayan Hein, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in La Mesa, California, and NPI 1124524228, issued on Apr 5, 2018. Check the license (California A179932, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1124524228
Name
Paul Narayan Hein
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License number
A179932 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
5555 Grossmont Center Dr, La Mesa, CA 91942
Phone
(619) 740-6000
Enumerated
Apr 5, 2018
Record last updated
May 6, 2025
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20220809002873); accepts 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. Paul Abou, MDInternal Medicine Physician1033264882
  2. Mohammed Al-Janabi, M.D.Pulmonary Disease Physician1760773725
  3. Lori Alford, L.C.S.W.Clinical Social Worker1043463003
  4. Roshanak Alialy, MDAnatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician1730683160
  5. Kikelomo Aluko, MSN, APRN, PMHNP BCPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1083584346
  6. Vian AmerPharmacist Clinician (PhC)/ Clinical Pharmacy Specialist1972186609

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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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40% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

135 Medicare Part D claims for 103 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 24 claims were for opioids.

  1. Paul Hein135
  2. Specialty average226

Most prescribed

  1. Oxycodone Hcl22 claims
  2. Ondansetron Odt14 claims
  3. Cephalexin11 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: $15.91

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. The 12,335 providers of this specialty with any payment received $953.79 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Paul Hein$15.91
  2. Specialty average$953.79

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. Team Physicians OF Northern California Medical Group IncLa Mesa, CA

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

Paul Narayan Hein among 7,751 emergency medicine physician records in California

Paul Narayan Hein, MD is one of 7,751 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 81% of them.

  • NPI issued2018 · 81% of these records are older, 15% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
  • Graduated2018 · median 2011 among the 4,560 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 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 207P00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

42 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in La Mesa

They are 42 of the 2,168 NPPES records with a practice address in La Mesa, and 7,751 emergency medicine physician records in California.

The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Brook Beall, MDLa Mesa, CA 919421508803529
  2. Brent Butcher, MDLa Mesa, CA 919421861413700
  3. Kellie Freeborn, NPLa Mesa, CA 919421841220860
  4. Erwin Handley, MDLa Mesa, CA 919421871536631
  5. Kevin KellyLa Mesa, CA 919421811924764
  6. Swathi Lavu-Rao, MDLa Mesa, CA 919421497789630
  7. Brendan Lee, DOLa Mesa, CA 919421033146022
  8. William Linnik, MDLa Mesa, CA 919421871526327

Common questions

What is Paul Narayan Hein, MD's NPI number?

Paul Narayan Hein, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1124524228, issued on Apr 5, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Paul Narayan Hein, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5555 Grossmont Center Dr, La Mesa, CA, 91942. Phone: (619) 740-6000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Paul Narayan Hein, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number A179932, 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 Narayan Hein, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Paul Narayan Hein, MD had 135 Medicare Part D claims for 103 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.