NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Walter John Joseph, M.D.

Plastic Surgery Physician · Beverly Hills, CA

Walter John Joseph, M.D. is a plastic surgery physician with a practice address in Beverly Hills, California, and NPI 1144608837, issued on May 13, 2015. Check the license (California A171416, 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
1144608837
Name
Walter John Joseph
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Plastic Surgery Physician 208200000X
License number
A171416 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
9735 Wilshire Blvd PH, Beverly Hills, CA 90212
Phone
(310) 860-8915
Enumerated
May 13, 2015
Record last updated
Sep 21, 2022
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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Also registered at 9735 Wilshire Blvd PH

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

  1. Harold Lancer, M.D., F.A.A.DSpecialist1518131747
  2. Rand Rusher, RNPlastic Surgery Registered Nurse1932677796

Verify Walter John Joseph 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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84% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average plastic surgery physician in 2024

15 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 93 among the 3,527 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.

  1. Walter Joseph15
  2. Specialty average93

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: $925.76

13 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Revance Therapeutics, 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. Walter Joseph$925.76
  2. Specialty average$5,316.31

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Walter John Joseph among 894 plastic surgery physician records in California

Walter John Joseph, M.D. 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 2015, is newer than 84% of them.

  • NPI issued2015 · 84% of these records are older, 13% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 39% of these records are
  • Record last updated2022 · 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).

87 plastic surgery physician records list a practice address in Beverly Hills

They are 87 of the 3,433 NPPES records with a practice address in Beverly Hills, and 894 plastic surgery physician records in California.

The 8 plastic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Joel Aronowitz, MDBeverly Hills, CA 902121558407411
  2. Harry Glassman, M.D.Beverly Hills, CA 902121811054422
  3. Navanjun Grewal, M.D.Beverly Hills, CA 902121477743094
  4. John Katzen, M.D.Beverly Hills, CA 902121922146125
  5. Harry Marshak, M.D.Beverly Hills, CA 902121396751541
  6. Joseph Minniti, M.D., F.A.C.S.Beverly Hills, CA 902121538212188
  7. Brent Moelleken, M.D.Beverly Hills, CA 902121851472534
  8. Anita Patel, M.D.Beverly Hills, CA 902121073707881

Common questions

What is Walter John Joseph, M.D.'s NPI number?

Walter John Joseph, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1144608837, issued on May 13, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Walter John Joseph, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9735 Wilshire Blvd PH, Beverly Hills, CA, 90212. Phone: (310) 860-8915. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Walter John Joseph, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number A171416, 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 Walter John Joseph, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Walter John Joseph, M.D. had 15 Medicare Part D claims; 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.