NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Salvatore John Pacella, M.D., M.B.A.

Plastic Surgery Physician · San Diego, CA

Salvatore John Pacella, M.D., M.B.A. is a plastic surgery physician with a practice address in San Diego, California, and NPI 1316069503, issued on Apr 6, 2007. Check the license (California A98071, 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
1316069503
Name
Salvatore John Pacella
Credential
M.D., M.B.A.
Primary taxonomy
Plastic Surgery Physician 208200000X
License number
A98071 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
12395 EL Camino Real Ste 112, San Diego, CA 92130
Phone
(858) 554-9930
Enumerated
Apr 6, 2007
Record last updated
Apr 16, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20081128000054); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Rochester School Of Medicine And Dentistry, 1999
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 12395 EL Camino Real Ste 112

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

  1. Jyoti Arya, M.D.Plastic Surgery Physician1285825927
  2. Manish Champaneria, MDPlastic and Reconstructive Surgery Physician1437356375

Verify Salvatore John Pacella 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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4.9 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average plastic surgery physician in 2024

456 Medicare Part D claims for 133 beneficiaries, against an average of 93 among the 3,527 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 94 claims were for opioids.

  1. Salvatore Pacella456
  2. Specialty average93

Most prescribed

  1. Doxycycline Monohydrate116 claims
  2. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen76 claims
  3. Ondansetron Odt58 claims
  4. Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth34 claims
  5. Ondansetron Hcl29 claims
  6. Ssd18 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $125,901.47

53 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Tela Bio, Inc. The 3,683 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,316.31 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Salvatore Pacella$125,901
  2. Specialty average$5,316

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. Scripps HealthSan Diego, CA

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

Salvatore John Pacella among 894 plastic surgery physician records in California

Salvatore John Pacella, M.D., M.B.A. is one of 894 plastic surgery 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 2007, is newer than 39% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 39% of these records are older, 40% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 39% of these records are
  • Graduated1999 · median 2002 among the 346 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2018 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208200000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Plastic Surgery Physician providers in California

There are 894 plastic surgery physician records in California.

The 8 plastic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Jyoti Arya, M.D.San Diego, CA 921301285825927
  2. Munish Batra, M.D.San Diego, CA 921301497847875
  3. Cagri Cakmakoglu, MDSan Diego, CA 921301053852566
  4. Abhay Gupta, M.D.San Diego, CA 921311629165428
  5. Mark Gold, MD FACSSan Diego, CA 921281912182155
  6. Antoine Hallak, M.D.San Diego, CA 921281811058415
  7. Douglas Reavie, M.D.San Diego, CA 921281720114291
  8. Takashi Kiyoizumi, M.D.San Diego, CA 921271750495651

Common questions

What is Salvatore John Pacella, M.D., M.B.A.'s NPI number?

Salvatore John Pacella, M.D., M.B.A.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1316069503, issued on Apr 6, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Salvatore John Pacella, M.D., M.B.A. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 12395 EL Camino Real Ste 112, San Diego, CA, 92130. Phone: (858) 554-9930. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Salvatore John Pacella, M.D., M.B.A.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number A98071, 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 Salvatore John Pacella, M.D., M.B.A. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Salvatore John Pacella, M.D., M.B.A. had 456 Medicare Part D claims for 133 beneficiaries; the average among plastic surgery physician prescribers was 93. 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.