NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Paulina Quintana, MD

Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician · National City, CA

Paulina Quintana, MD is an anatomic pathology & clinical pathology physician with a practice address in National City, California, and NPI 1164482477, issued on Mar 23, 2006. Check the license (California A71355, 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
1164482477
Name
Paulina Quintana
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician 207ZP0102X
License number
A71355 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2400 E 4TH St, National City, CA 91950
Phone
(619) 470-4175
Enumerated
Mar 23, 2006
Record last updated
Sep 11, 2025
Medicaid ID
00A452000 CA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20090701000173); 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 2400 E 4TH St

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Stacy Amer-Davis, N.P.Nurse Practitioner1750661641
  2. Lina Arsulich, NP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1629854583
  3. Douglas Ballesteros, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1275572372
  4. Tanya Bosque, LCSWClinical Social Worker1831761899
  5. Que Chu, MDPediatrics Physician1750358768
  6. Andrew Clark, PH.D.Psychologist1629010533

Verify Paulina Quintana 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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The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 0 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score0.0
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  4. Improvement activities0 of 40 points · 15%0.0

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

Industry payments in 2024: $43.06

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 2,607 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,565.00 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Paulina Quintana$43.06
  2. Specialty average$3,565.00

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. Digestive Disease Associates IncSan Diego, CA

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

Paulina Quintana among 1,554 anatomic pathology & clinical pathology physician records in California

Paulina Quintana, MD is one of 1,554 anatomic pathology & clinical pathology physician records with a practice address in California. 65% 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 7% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 57% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 65% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
  • Graduated1984 · median 2003 among the 891 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207ZP0102X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician providers in California

There are 1,554 anatomic pathology & clinical pathology physician records in California.

The 8 anatomic pathology & clinical pathology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Ujvala Sawkar, MDNational City, CA 919501922068170
  2. James Carry, M.D.La Mesa, CA 919441285693424
  3. Roshanak Alialy, MDLa Mesa, CA 919421730683160
  4. Octavio Armas, M.D.La Mesa, CA 919421629047147
  5. Sharon Mair, M.D.La Mesa, CA 919421245209782
  6. Helene Saffer, M.D.La Mesa, CA 919421164491353
  7. K Campbell, MDChula Vista, CA 919111164484697
  8. Anuradha Kanungo, M.D.Carlsbad, CA 920081821003203

Common questions

What is Paulina Quintana, MD's NPI number?

Paulina Quintana, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1164482477, issued on Mar 23, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Paulina Quintana, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2400 E 4TH St, National City, CA, 91950. Phone: (619) 470-4175. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Paulina Quintana, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number A71355, 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.

What is Paulina Quintana, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 0 of 100. 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.