NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Ronald Paul Portnoff, MD

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Indian Wells, CA

Ronald Paul Portnoff, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Indian Wells, California, and NPI 1568788966, issued on Apr 12, 2010. Check the license (California C31418, 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 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1568788966
Name
Ronald Paul Portnoff
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
License number
C31418 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
77714 Cove Pointe, Indian Wells, CA 92210
Phone
(760) 772-6169
Enumerated
Apr 12, 2010
Record last updated
Apr 12, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(760) 772-6189
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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  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
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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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97% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024

12 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Ronald Portnoff12
  2. Specialty average346

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.

Ronald Paul Portnoff among 2,276 orthopaedic surgery physician records in California

Ronald Paul Portnoff, MD 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 2010, is newer than 72% of them.

  • NPI issued2010 · 72% of these records are older, 25% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 59% of these records are
  • Record last updated2010 · 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).

1 orthopaedic surgery physician record lists a practice address in Indian Wells

They are 1 of the 69 NPPES records with a practice address in Indian Wells, and 2,276 orthopaedic surgery physician records in California.

The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Sohail Ahmad, MDPalm Desert, CA 922111366413270
  2. Mark Reis, MDBeaumont, CA 922231982709432
  3. Christopher Lai, MDBrawley, CA 922271508905159
  4. Veerinder Anand, M.D.El Centro, CA 922431881613420
  5. Robert Fay, M.D.La Quinta, CA 922531609803287
  6. Gilbert Hyde, M.D.La Quinta, CA 922531093755159
  7. Morris Platt, MDLa Quinta, CA 922531922187806
  8. Lyle Reber, M.D.La Quinta, CA 922531063444578

Common questions

What is Ronald Paul Portnoff, MD's NPI number?

Ronald Paul Portnoff, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1568788966, issued on Apr 12, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Ronald Paul Portnoff, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 77714 Cove Pointe, Indian Wells, CA, 92210. Phone: (760) 772-6169. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Ronald Paul Portnoff, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number C31418, 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 Ronald Paul Portnoff, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Ronald Paul Portnoff, MD had 12 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.