Paulino Antonio Equihua, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Downey, CA
Paulino Antonio Equihua, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Downey, California, and NPI 1922238112, issued on Jul 22, 2009. Check the license (California A102615, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Paulino Antonio Equihua
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- A102615 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 7107 Nada St, Downey, CA 90242
- Phone
- (562) 928-5882
- Enumerated
- Jul 22, 2009
- Record last updated
- Nov 19, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20091027000238); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of California, Geffen School Of Medicine, 2006
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Paulino Antonio Equihua in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A102615Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024
9,236 Medicare Part D claims for 1,487 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims. 133 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium1,017 claims
- Lisinopril446 claims
- Metformin Hcl440 claims
- Losartan Potassium421 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate419 claims
- Glipizide288 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Southern California Permanente Medical GroupFontana, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Paulino Antonio Equihua among 17,133 family medicine physician records in California
Paulino Antonio Equihua, M.D. is one of 17,133 family 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 2009, is newer than 58% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 58% of these records are older, 40% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated2006 · median 2005 among the 10,652 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
65 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Downey
They are 65 of the 3,607 NPPES records with a practice address in Downey, and 17,133 family medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Paulino Antonio Equihua, M.D.'s NPI number?
Paulino Antonio Equihua, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1922238112, issued on Jul 22, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Paulino Antonio Equihua, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7107 Nada St, Downey, CA, 90242. Phone: (562) 928-5882. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Paulino Antonio Equihua, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A102615, 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 Paulino Antonio Equihua, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Paulino Antonio Equihua, M.D. had 9,236 Medicare Part D claims for 1,487 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.