Joaquin Rene Charles
NPI 1952923054ActiveIndividual· Family Medicine· Salinas, CA
Family Medicine with Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital and 2 other groups, practicing in Salinas, California. Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $41,715 for 573 claims, against $11,676 paid for services in 2024. Dexcom, Inc. was the largest of 2 companies reporting payments in 2025, $29.23 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital and 1 other hospital as hospital affiliations.
Overview
| NPI | 1952923054 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | May 12, 2020 |
| Last updated in NPPES | May 15, 2025 |
| Certified by provider | May 15, 2025 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Family Medicine Primary | 207Q00000X | A191634 | CA |
| Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program | 390200000X | — | — |
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 | — |
Official OIG search · How matching works ·Bulk check a roster
Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Family Practice (CA) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 55 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 138 across 13 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $11,676 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 573 · 987 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 78 |
| Total drug cost | $41,715 |
| Generic share | 82% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2018 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Family Practice |
Medical groups
- Hazel Hawkins Memorial HospitalHollister, CA · 52 clinicians
- Southern Monterey County Memorial HospitalKing City, CA · 33 clinicians
- Rural Physicians Group PCSusanville, CA · 7 clinicians
Hospital affiliations
- Hazel Hawkins Memorial HospitalHollister, CA
- Southern Monterey County Memorial HospitalKing City, CA
Other facilities
- Inhome Healthcare ServicesHome health agency · Monterey, CA
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$29.23 · 2 payments from 2 companies
- 2024$159.54 · 3 payments from 3 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Dexcom, Inc. | $15.07 | 1 |
| Biogen, Inc. | $14.16 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$29.23 · 2 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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