Oscar Joaquin Paz-Altschul, MD
NPI 1699792317ActiveIndividual· Surgery, Trauma Surgery· Palm Springs, CA
Surgery, Trauma Surgery (MD) with Desert Medical Group Inc, practicing in Palm Springs, California. In 2024 Medicare paid $52,380 for 366 patients, and Part D covered 228 of their prescriptions, 89% of them generic. Mimedx Group, Inc. was the largest of 6 companies reporting payments in 2025, $483.60 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists Desert Regional Medical Center as a hospital affiliation.
Overview
| NPI | 1699792317 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | MD |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Jul 17, 2006 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Jul 8, 2007 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surgery, Trauma Surgery Primary | 2086S0127X | A43866 | CA |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Critical Care (Intensivists) (CA) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 366 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 714 across 36 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $52,380 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 228 · 250 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 107 |
| Total drug cost | $19,738 |
| Generic share | 89% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 1982 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Critical Care (Intensivists) |
| Secondary specialties | General Surgery |
Medical group
- Desert Medical Group IncPalm Springs, CA · 74 clinicians
Hospital affiliation
- Desert Regional Medical CenterPalm Springs, CA
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$483.60 · 9 payments from 6 companies
- 2024$407.56 · 16 payments from 10 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Mimedx Group, Inc. | $213.72 | 1 |
| Integra Lifesciences Corporation | $98.34 | 1 |
| Solventum Corporation | $71.42 | 2 |
| Smith+nephew, Inc. | $56.01 | 2 |
| Kerecis Limited | $24.99 | 2 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$483.60 · 9 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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