Phillip Tafoya, MD
Specialist · Temecula, CA
Phillip Tafoya, MD is a specialist with a practice address in Temecula, California, and NPI 1073509469, issued on Sep 21, 2005. Check the license (California A78828, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Phillip Tafoya
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Specialist 174400000X
- License number
- A78828 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 45143 Saddleback CT, Temecula, CA 92592
- Phone
- (951) 538-8830
- Enumerated
- Sep 21, 2005
- Record last updated
- Apr 27, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050916000257); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Southern California Keck School Of Medicine, 2000
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Phillip Tafoya in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license A78828Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average specialist in 2024
3,142 Medicare Part D claims for 364 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,380 among the 8,233 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 13 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium176 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium164 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate107 claims
- Tamsulosin Hcl91 claims
- Lisinopril90 claims
- Losartan Potassium90 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 2 group practices
- Global Medical Grp IncWest Covina, CA
- Mobile Physicians Medical Allied Group IncWest Covina, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Phillip Tafoya among 5,749 specialist records in California
Phillip Tafoya, MD is one of 5,749 specialist records with a practice address in California. 30% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 93% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 30% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 19% of these records are
- Graduated2000 · median 1989 among the 1,075 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 77% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 174400000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Specialist providers in California
There are 5,749 specialist records in California.
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The 8 specialist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Azim Azhand, M.DTemecula, CA 925911548362064
- Maggie Gama, M.D.Temecula, CA 925911114977881
- Kelly O'Neil, M.D.Temecula, CA 925911396081006
- John Shen, M.D.Temecula, CA 925911902812159
- Anne-Marie Vaillant-Newman, P.T.,M.A.Temecula, CA 925911538219985
- Matthew Wilson, M.D.Temecula, CA 925911548244247
- Charles Jones, MDTemecula, CA 925901881631414
- Steven Kiefer, C.O.Temecula, CA 925901922239979
Common questions
What is Phillip Tafoya, MD's NPI number?
Phillip Tafoya, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1073509469, issued on Sep 21, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Phillip Tafoya, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 45143 Saddleback CT, Temecula, CA, 92592. Phone: (951) 538-8830. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Phillip Tafoya, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A78828, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Phillip Tafoya, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Phillip Tafoya, MD had 3,142 Medicare Part D claims for 364 beneficiaries; the average among specialist prescribers was 1,380. 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.