NPI registry status
Active
2026 NPPES data Emergency Medicine Physician NPI 1881893519 M.D.
Verify on CMS → Stephen Beckham, M.D.
Emergency Medicine Physician in Los Angeles, California.
This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 66,293 in Emergency Medicine Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.
Federal data, no proprietary rating.
We show these CMS records as-is - no composite score, no star rating, no editorial opinion layered on top.
Prescribing volume
464
Medicare Part D claims · 252 beneficiaries · Emergency Medicine Physician avg: 355
Industry payments
$293.48
2 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
What the federal data shows
Stephen Beckham, M.D. filed 464 Medicare Part D claims in 2024 as an Emergency Medicine Physician in Los Angeles, California.
- 464
- Part D claims, 2024
- Likely
- board-certified (heuristic)
- ≥61st
- pct by Part D claim volume (lower-bound band)
Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.
Federal trust snapshot
What official records show about Stephen Beckham, M.D.
Federal records show an active NPI with Medicare Part D prescribing activity — verifiable registry data, not a proprietary rating.
- Verified
NPI registry status
Active listing in the CMS National Provider Identifier Registry (NPI 1881893519), first enumerated 07/12/2007.
Source: CMS NPPES
- Reported
Medicare Part D participation
Filed 464 Medicare Part D prescription claims in the 2023 CMS public use file — indicates active Medicare prescribing participation.
Source: CMS Part D Prescriber PUF
- Reported
Board certification signal
Heuristic suggests board-certified status based on ABMS-eligible specialty taxonomy plus active CMS participation signals — not a direct ABMS verification.
- Reported
Hospital affiliations
1 CMS Care Compare hospital affiliation on record — practice footprint from the Doctors and Clinicians file.
Source: CMS Care Compare
- Reported
Industry payment transparency
$293.48 in reported industry payments (2 transfers) in 2024 under the federal Sunshine Act — disclosed transfers of value, not a quality rating.
Source: CMS Open Payments
- State context
State board disciplinary context
California statewide board action statistics are published annually — these figures describe aggregate state activity, not Stephen Beckham, M.D.'s individual license status. Verify directly with the state medical board.
Source: MBC annual report 2023
- Not in federal data
Individual sanction lookup
PlainDoctor does not publish per-provider disciplinary determinations. Confirm current license and any individual actions through the state medical board or FSMB verification service.
Source: State medical board / FSMB
This trust snapshot summarizes only what appears in federal CMS/NPPES public records. It is not a composite score, star rating, patient review, or clinical recommendation. PlainDoctor never fabricates reviews or AggregateRating schema.
Compare Beckham with other Emergency Medicine Physician providers
Same primary specialty, same federal CMS NPPES roster.
Also enrolled in California
- Dr. Cooper Aakhus, MD Stanford, CA
- Dr. Pyra Aarden, MD Martinez, CA
- Dr. Neal Aaron, D.O. Encinitas, CA
- Eric Aaserude Walnut Creek, CA
- Dr. Nader Abas, MD Barstow, CA
- Dr. Michael Abbo, MD Novato, CA
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CMS NPPES provider registry desk
NPI 1881893519 · Emergency Medicine Physician
NPI-10 · ENUM-MID · TAX-MEGA · RX-LIGHT · BOOK-MID · PHOTO-ENUM
- NPI-10 1881893519
- ENUM-MID 2007
- TAX-MEGA 66K Emergency Medicine
- RX-LIGHT 464
- BOOK-MID 7,133 in California
- PHOTO-ENUM Alison Sullivan · 2007
Stephen Beckham, M.D.'s Medicare Part D volume vs every U.S. prescriber
Total Medicare Part D claims, 2024, across all CMS prescribers nationally
464 ≥ 61st percentile 61% of 1,416,883 prescribers are in lower value bands
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more prescribers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
The percentile is a conservative 100-claim band: it counts only prescribers in lower claim-volume bands. Medicare Part D claim volume is activity context, not a quality measure or recommendation. See methodology § corpus placement.
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File · 2024
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Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)
Stephen Beckham, M.D. practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + 1 hospital affiliation - signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).
What does the federal data show about Stephen Beckham, M.D.?
Quality data not reportedPrimary specialty
Emergency Medicine Physician
Medicare Part D claims
464 31% vs specialty avg
Specialty distribution in California
How Emergency Medicine Physician compares to other specialties among California providers
Board certification
Not published by CMS
CMS does not publish a per-provider board-certification field in NPPES. PlainDoctor does not have a reliable per-specialty certification rate to show for Emergency Medicine Physician. Verify directly:
How MIPS and board certification work
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1881893519 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Emergency Medicine Physician |
| Credentials | M.D. |
| Gender | Male |
| NPI Issued | 07/12/2007 |
Hospital and facility affiliations
Facilities where Stephen Beckham, M.D. bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.
San Diego Emergency Physicians Inc
San Diego, CA
Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).
Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data
The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Stephen Beckham, M.D.. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
Total received
$293
Largest payer
Biosense Webster, Inc.
Most common payment type
Food and Beverage
Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.
License & disciplinary context - California MBC 2023 annual report
Aggregate state board data only, NOT a determination of any individual provider's status. The figures below describe statewide disciplinary activity across all ~150K California medical licensees in 2023 - they are NOT specific to Stephen Beckham, M.D.. To verify Stephen Beckham, M.D.'s current license status, search the MBC public license lookup directly, or check the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) verification service.
576
Total board actions, California 2023
Across 556 cases
3.84
Actions per 1,000 licensees
California statewide rate
probation
Most common action type
186 cases
MBC publishes annual disciplinary statistics as part of public-record reporting under each state's Administrative Procedure Act. See the full breakdown by action type and year on the California disciplinary trends page. Cross-checked against FSMB U.S. Medical Regulatory Trends.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2024.
464
Total Claims
$5K
Total Drug Cost
252
Medicare Beneficiaries
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 464
- Total Day Supply
- 4,072
- Generic Drug Cost
- $3K
- Opioid Claims
- 49 (10.6% rate)
- Antibiotic Claims
- 93
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 70.6 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 1.55
- Gender Split
- 68% female / 32% male
- Age Distribution
- <65: 48, 65-74: 114, 75-84: 69, 85+: 21
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2024. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
What Stephen Beckham, M.D. prescribes most
Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2024
- Ondansetron Hcl
Ondansetron Hcl
60 claims
- Naproxen
Naproxen
52 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetam…
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen
45 claims
- Cephalexin
Cephalexin
44 claims
- Famotidine
Famotidine
37 claims
- Dicyclomine Hcl
Dicyclomine Hcl
34 claims
- Cyclobenzaprine Hcl 20
Cyclobenzaprine Hcl
20 claims
- Prednisone 17
Prednisone
17 claims
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Ondansetron Hcl | 60 |
| Naproxen | 52 |
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 45 |
| Cephalexin | 44 |
| Famotidine | 37 |
| Dicyclomine Hcl | 34 |
| Cyclobenzaprine Hcl | 20 |
| Prednisone | 17 |
| Doxycycline Monohydrate | 15 |
| Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass Amoxicillin/Potassium Clav | 13 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
Emergency Medicine Physician Overview
How Stephen Beckham, M.D. fits within the Emergency Medicine Physician landscape nationally.
66,293
Emergency Medicine Physician Providers in US
56
States with Emergency Medicine Physician
355
Avg Claims per Provider
Stephen Beckham, M.D.'s 464 claims are above the specialty average of 355.
Nationwide Emergency Medicine Physician peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year
Two federal-record peer sets for Beckham, both outside California so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.
Same NPPES enumeration year (2007)
Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.
Nearby Emergency Medicine Physician Providers in California
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in California, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Beckham.
One of 7,133 Emergency Medicine Physician providers enrolled in California, 11 are shown on this page.
Dr. Daniel Abbott
MD
Fullerton, CA
Dr. Paul-Andre Abboud
M.D.
Oakland, CA
Dr. Mostafa Abdel-Hamid
MD
Stanford, CA
Ashraf Abdel-Kerim
Chino, CA
Dr. Diego Abdelnur
M.D.
Hollywood, CA
Compare Emergency Medicine Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Stephen Beckham, M.D.'s specialty? ▼
Stephen Beckham, M.D. specializes in Emergency Medicine Physician and practices in Los Angeles, California. Credentials: M.D..
How much does Stephen Beckham, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2024, Stephen Beckham, M.D. wrote 464 Medicare Part D claims totaling $5K in drug costs for 252 beneficiaries.
Where is Stephen Beckham, M.D. located? ▼
Stephen Beckham, M.D. is located at 1200 N STATE ST, Los Angeles, CA, 90033. Phone: (714) 325-5807.
What is Stephen Beckham, M.D.'s NPI number? ▼
Stephen Beckham, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1881893519, issued on 07/12/2007.
Does Stephen Beckham, M.D. prescribe opioids? ▼
Yes, Stephen Beckham, M.D. had 49 opioid claims in 2024 with an opioid prescribing rate of 10.6%.
How many Emergency Medicine Physician providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 66,293 Emergency Medicine Physician providers across 56 states in the US. The average Emergency Medicine Physician provider writes 355 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Stephen Beckham, M.D. prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2024 Medicare Part D data, Stephen Beckham, M.D.'s most frequently prescribed drugs include Ondansetron Hcl, Naproxen, Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Stephen Beckham, M.D. accept Medicare? ▼
Stephen Beckham, M.D. appears in CMS Medicare data with 464 Part D claims and 252 Medicare beneficiaries in 2024. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Stephen Beckham, M.D.'s credentials? ▼
Stephen Beckham, M.D.'s NPI is 1881893519 with credentials M.D.. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.
Data Sources
View source datasets and methodology notes
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Prescribing Data
- CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2024). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.
Data as of August 2026 (NPPES) / 2024 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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