Paul S. Teirstein, M.D.
Interventional Cardiology Physician · La Jolla, CA
Paul S. Teirstein, M.D. is an interventional cardiology physician with a practice address in La Jolla, California, and NPI 1548210768, issued on May 10, 2006. Check the license (California G52018, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Paul S. Teirstein
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Interventional Cardiology Physician 207RI0011X
- License number
- G52018 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 9898 Genesee Ave, La Jolla, CA 92037
- Phone
- (858) 824-5222
- Enumerated
- May 10, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 6, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 00G520180 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20081103000764); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Icahn School Of Medicine At Mount Sinai, 1980
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Paul S. Teirstein in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G52018Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
99% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average interventional cardiology physician in 2024
17 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 3,179 among the 6,605 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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: $117,672.90
157 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 6,394 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,062.29 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
- Scripps HealthLa Jolla, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Paul S. Teirstein among 632 interventional cardiology physician records in California
Paul S. Teirstein, M.D. is one of 632 interventional cardiology physician records with a practice address in California. 90% 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 9% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 52% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 90% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 83% of these records are
- Graduated1980 · median 2001 among the 526 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RI0011X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Interventional Cardiology Physician providers in California
There are 632 interventional cardiology physician records in California.
All 632 in California → Every provider in La Jolla → Interventional Cardiology Physician nationwide →
The 8 interventional cardiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Fady Ibrahim, M.D.La Jolla, CA 920371861854390
- Sibi KrishnamurthyLa Jolla, CA 920371043672181
- Parhum Namdaran, MDLa Jolla, CA 920371952797870
- Jad Omran, MDLa Jolla, CA 920371366720211
- Matthew Price, M.D.La Jolla, CA 920371659343945
Common questions
What is Paul S. Teirstein, M.D.'s NPI number?
Paul S. Teirstein, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1548210768, issued on May 10, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Paul S. Teirstein, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9898 Genesee Ave, La Jolla, CA, 92037. Phone: (858) 824-5222. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Paul S. Teirstein, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number G52018, 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 S. Teirstein, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Paul S. Teirstein, M.D. had 17 Medicare Part D claims; the average among interventional cardiology physician prescribers was 3,179. 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.