NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Paul Schalch, MD

Otolaryngology Physician · Chula Vista, CA

Paul Schalch, MD is an otolaryngology physician with a practice address in Chula Vista, California, and NPI 1558550053, issued on Oct 20, 2007. Check the license (California A92839, 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 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1558550053
Name
Paul Schalch
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Otolaryngology Physician 207Y00000X
License number
A92839 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
765 Medical Center CT Ste 210, Chula Vista, CA 91911
Phone
(619) 482-0565
Enumerated
Oct 20, 2007
Record last updated
May 16, 2023
Fax
(619) 482-2775
Medicaid ID
036125120 IL
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20150717002585); 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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Verify Paul Schalch 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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91% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average otolaryngology physician in 2024

51 Medicare Part D claims for 26 beneficiaries, against an average of 541 among the 8,339 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.

  1. Paul Schalch51
  2. Specialty average541

Most prescribed

  1. Fluticasone Propionate23 claims
  2. Ipratropium Bromide21 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.

No measured MIPS final score for 2023

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.

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

Industry payments in 2024: $7,816.83

51 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was LivaNova USA, Inc. The 6,429 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,922.50 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Paul Schalch$7,816.83
  2. Specialty average$1,922.50

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Hershcovitch MD PCBurbank, CA
  2. Regents OF The University OF CaliforniaSan Diego, CA

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

Paul Schalch among 1,212 otolaryngology physician records in California

Paul Schalch, MD is one of 1,212 otolaryngology physician records with a practice address in California. 80% 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 48% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 48% of these records are older, 42% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • Graduated2002 · median 2004 among the 818 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Y00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Otolaryngology Physician providers in California

There are 1,212 otolaryngology physician records in California.

The 8 otolaryngology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Michael Rensink, MDChula Vista, CA 919111629001177
  2. Carlos Jimenez, MDChula Vista, CA 919101982792578
  3. Laila RasulChula Vista, CA 919101881190767
  4. Alfred Trotter, MD FACSChula Vista, CA 919101285613125
  5. Linda Woo, M.D.Chula Vista, CA 919101467720656
  6. James Amsberry, M.D.La Mesa, CA 919421689736522
  7. Rowley Busino, MDLa Mesa, CA 919421396997664
  8. Michael Fenn, M.D.La Mesa, CA 919421013946904

Common questions

What is Paul Schalch, MD's NPI number?

Paul Schalch, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1558550053, issued on Oct 20, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Paul Schalch, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 765 Medical Center CT Ste 210, Chula Vista, CA, 91911. Phone: (619) 482-0565. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Paul Schalch, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number A92839, 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 Schalch, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Paul Schalch, MD had 51 Medicare Part D claims for 26 beneficiaries; the average among otolaryngology physician prescribers was 541. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Paul Schalch, MD's MIPS final score?

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.

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.