NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

William Pho, M.D.

Emergency Medicine Physician · Bakersfield, CA

William Pho, M.D. is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Bakersfield, California, and NPI 1831557685, issued on Feb 8, 2016. Check the license (California A141915, 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
1831557685
Name
William Pho
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License number
A141915 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1700 Mount Vernon Ave, Bakersfield, CA 93306
Phone
(661) 326-2168
Enumerated
Feb 8, 2016
Record last updated
Nov 14, 2023
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20161017002824); accepts Medicare assignment
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 1700 Mount Vernon Ave

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

  1. Pernian AbadiPrimary Care Nurse Practitioner1801760814
  2. Mariam AbdelmissehInternal Medicine Physician1902250574
  3. Arian AbdiStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1306538087
  4. Ayham Aboeed, M.D.Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1093969750
  5. Jesslin Abraham, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1497333751
  6. Quinn Adams, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1790627537

Verify William Pho 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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7% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

211 Medicare Part D claims for 132 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims. 15 claims were for opioids.

  1. William Pho211
  2. Specialty average226

Most prescribed

  1. Ondansetron Odt36 claims
  2. Cephalexin28 claims
  3. Prednisone20 claims
  4. Ibuprofen16 claims
  5. Albuterol Sulfate Hfa11 claims
  6. Famotidine11 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): 94.6 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 score76.7
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%97.1
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  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).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Cep America - CaliforniaValencia, CA

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

William Pho among 7,751 emergency medicine physician records in California

William Pho, M.D. is one of 7,751 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 75% of them.

  • NPI issued2016 · 75% of these records are older, 22% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
  • Graduated2013 · median 2011 among the 4,560 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

116 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Bakersfield

They are 116 of the 11,539 NPPES records with a practice address in Bakersfield, and 7,751 emergency medicine physician records in California.

The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Kieron Barkataki, DOBakersfield, CA 933061619265204
  2. Ireneo Catoera, MDBakersfield, CA 933061639301849
  3. Ian Cook, M.D.Bakersfield, CA 933061659607315
  4. Lev Libet, M.D.Bakersfield, CA 933061063796944
  5. Timothy Lin, DOBakersfield, CA 933061801101365
  6. Anh Vu Nguyen, MDBakersfield, CA 933061801043658
  7. Rachel O'Donnell, MDBakersfield, CA 933061982832036
  8. Jordan Roberts, D.O.Bakersfield, CA 933061164780151

Common questions

What is William Pho, M.D.'s NPI number?

William Pho, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1831557685, issued on Feb 8, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is William Pho, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1700 Mount Vernon Ave, Bakersfield, CA, 93306. Phone: (661) 326-2168. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify William Pho, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number A141915, 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 William Pho, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, William Pho, M.D. had 211 Medicare Part D claims for 132 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is William Pho, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 94.6 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.

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.