Individual provider Active NPI

Joseph Caperna, M.D.

  • Infectious Disease Physician
  • San Diego, CA
National Provider Identifier
1720141153
Registry record updated Jan 14, 2026
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Key facts

NPPES NPI Registry
Primary specialty
Infectious Disease PhysicianTaxonomy code 207RI0200X
License
A49951 Issued in CA
Practice address
2333 1St Ave Ste 104
San Diego, CA 92101-1538
Phone
(619) 795-1975
Fax
(619) 795-1976
NPI assigned
Dec 18, 2006
Sex
Male
Sole proprietor
Yes

NPPES NPI Registry

Updated by the provider on Jan 14, 2026

Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source

Specialties & licenses 2

Specialty (taxonomy)CodeLicenseStatePrimary
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X A49951 CA
Infectious Disease Physician 207RI0200X A49951 CA Primary

Addresses

Primary practice location

2333 1St Ave Ste 104
San Diego, CA 92101-1538

Mailing address

2333 1St Ave Ste 104
San Diego, CA 92101-1538
Phone (619) 795-1975

Medicare participation

Medicare enrollment files
Medicare fee-for-service enrollment
Enrolled in CA
Eligible to order & refer
  • Part B services: Yes
  • Medical equipment: Yes
  • Home health: Yes
  • Power mobility devices: Yes
  • Hospice: Yes
Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 1

Enrollment IDStateProvider typePAC IDDetails
I20100928001602 CA Practitioner - Infectious DiseasePractitioner - General PracticePractitioner - Internal MedicinePractitioner - Hematology/Oncology 1951427848 Reassigns benefits to 2 organizations

Care Compare profile

Medicare Care Compare
Specialty
Infectious DiseaseAlso: Hematology/Oncology, Internal Medicine
Education
Clvlnd Clinic Lerner College of Med of Case WSTN RSV University, 1990
Medicare assignment
Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

2333 1St Ave
Suite 104
San Diego, CA 92101-1538
Phone (619) 795-1975

7922 Palm St
Lemon Grove, CA 91945-2956
Phone (619) 644-1000

Hospital & facility affiliations

  • UC San Diego Health Hillcrest - Hillcrest Med Ctr Hospital, San Diego, CA, CCN 050025

Procedures performed for Medicare patients

ProcedureNumber of procedures
Removal of tissue1-10
Removal of skin lesions1-10

National Provider Directory

National Provider Directory
Medicare enrollment (NPD)
Enrolled
Credentials
Doctor of Medicine

State licenses

LicenseStateTypeSpecialty
A49951CAMDInfectious Disease Physician

Practice roles

OrganizationSpecialtyStatusNew patients
Regents of the University of California CurrentSince Apr 1, 1995 Accepting new patients
Joseph Caperna MD a Professional Corporation Internal Medicine CurrentSince Mar 25, 2013 Accepting new patients
Regents of the University of California Internal Medicine CurrentSince Apr 1, 1995 Accepting new patients
Regents of the University of California Current Accepting new patients
Regents of the University of California Past Accepting new patients

Locations

7922 Palm St
Lemon Grove, CA 91945
Phone (619) 464-3488

2333 1st Ave
Ste 104
San Diego, CA 92101
Phone (619) 795-1975

200 W Arbor Dr
San Diego, CA 92103
Phone (619) 543-5754

Networks

  • BSC 65 PLUS INDIVIDUAL MAPD

Interoperability endpoints

  • FHIR API: https://fhir4.healow.com/fhir/r4/JAIDCA/Endpoint/JAIDCA

Organizations & group practices 5

Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships and National Provider Directory roles.

Hospital & facility affiliations 1

Hospitals and other facilities this clinician is affiliated with according to Medicare Care Compare.

NPI Registry JSON

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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