Paul Emile Wakim, D.O.
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Huntington Beach, CA
Paul Emile Wakim, D.O. is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Huntington Beach, California, and NPI 1891857405, issued on Dec 14, 2006. Check the license (California 20A4964, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Paul Emile Wakim
- Credential
- D.O.
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- 20A4964 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 18800 Delaware St Ste 1100, Huntington Beach, CA 92648
- Phone
- (714) 841-5333
- Enumerated
- Dec 14, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 24, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (714) 841-5303
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050725000242); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 18800 Delaware St Ste 1100
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Robert Vu, MDOccupational Medicine Physician1205929296
Verify Paul Emile Wakim in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license 20A4964Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
85% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
52 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Meloxicam18 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: $186.13
10 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Ibsa Pharma Inc. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 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
- Pacifica Orthopedics Medical CorporationHuntington Beach, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Paul Emile Wakim among 2,276 orthopaedic surgery physician records in California
Paul Emile Wakim, D.O. is one of 2,276 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in California. 74% 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, 46% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated1972 · median 2003 among the 1,347 with a school on file
- Record last updated2017 · 66% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in California
There are 2,276 orthopaedic surgery physician records in California.
All 2,276 in California → Every provider in Huntington Beach → Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- David Kim, M.D.Huntington Beach, CA 926481255314431
- Rick Pospisil, MDHuntington Beach, CA 926481265450837
- Derek Dee, M.D.Huntington Beach, CA 926471669568457
- Timothy Gibson, MDHuntington Beach, CA 926471760464242
- Steven Graboff, MDHuntington Beach, CA 926471518037829
- Karim Abdollahi, M.D.Laguna Beach, CA 926511942240403
- John Dorsey, MDLaguna Hills, CA 926531346393659
- Wesley Nottage, M.D.Laguna Hills, CA 926531235182924
Common questions
What is Paul Emile Wakim, D.O.'s NPI number?
Paul Emile Wakim, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1891857405, issued on Dec 14, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Paul Emile Wakim, D.O. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 18800 Delaware St Ste 1100, Huntington Beach, CA, 92648. Phone: (714) 841-5333. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Paul Emile Wakim, D.O.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number 20A4964, 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 Emile Wakim, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Paul Emile Wakim, D.O. had 52 Medicare Part D claims; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. 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.