NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Royce Harwood Johnson, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · Bakersfield, CA

Royce Harwood Johnson, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Bakersfield, California, and NPI 1336174655, issued on Jul 12, 2006. Check the license (California G21369, 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
1336174655
Name
Royce Harwood Johnson
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
G21369 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2201 Mt Vernon Ave, Bakersfield, CA 93306
Phone
(661) 872-7000
Enumerated
Jul 12, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(661) 872-0499
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20081029000192); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of California, Irvine, California College Of Medicine, 1970
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 2201 Mt Vernon Ave

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

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  2. Cary Freeman, MDOphthalmology Physician1265467583
  3. Suresh Kumari, MDPediatrics Physician1023042884
  4. Augustine Munoz, MDPulmonary Disease Physician1205861523
  5. Alan RaglandInternal Medicine Physician1629002407

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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
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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88% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

392 Medicare Part D claims for 39 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 23% of claims. 40 claims were for opioids.

  1. Royce Johnson392
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Cresemba78 claims
  2. Fluconazole72 claims
  3. Posaconazole29 claims
  4. Cephalexin22 claims
  5. Morphine Sulfate Er20 claims
  6. Lisinopril16 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.

The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 85.7 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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 score65.8
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%59.4
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

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

Industry payments in 2024: $496.33

12 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Shionogi Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Royce Johnson$496.33
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

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. Kern County Hospital AuthorityBakersfield, CA

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

Royce Harwood Johnson among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California

Royce Harwood Johnson, MD is one of 17,696 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 79% 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 5% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 56% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • Graduated1970 · median 2004 among the 11,065 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2007 · 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 207R00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

214 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Bakersfield

They are 214 of the 11,539 NPPES records with a practice address in Bakersfield, and 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Mariam AbdelmissehBakersfield, CA 933061902250574
  2. David Aguirre, M.D.Bakersfield, CA 933061538401013
  3. Ararat Avetisyan, M.D.Bakersfield, CA 933061649680471
  4. Si Chen, M.D.Bakersfield, CA 933061467794180
  5. Bahareh Ghafarizadeh, M.DBakersfield, CA 933061548503683
  6. Mohamed Hammami, MDBakersfield, CA 933061285049726
  7. Jerome Lazaga, M.D.Bakersfield, CA 933061639417181
  8. Louis Lurie, M.D.Bakersfield, CA 933061275875312

Common questions

What is Royce Harwood Johnson, MD's NPI number?

Royce Harwood Johnson, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1336174655, issued on Jul 12, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Royce Harwood Johnson, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2201 Mt Vernon Ave, Bakersfield, CA, 93306. Phone: (661) 872-7000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Royce Harwood Johnson, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number G21369, 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 Royce Harwood Johnson, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Royce Harwood Johnson, MD had 392 Medicare Part D claims for 39 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Royce Harwood Johnson, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 85.7 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.

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