Organization Active NPI

Howard Dedes MD Inc

Doing business as Apex Pain Medicine

  • Interventional Pain Medicine Physician
  • Fountain Valley, CA
National Provider Identifier
1851288542
Registry record updated Oct 9, 2026
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Key facts

NPPES NPI Registry
Primary specialty
Interventional Pain Medicine PhysicianTaxonomy code 208VP0014X
Legal business name
HOWARD DEDES MD INC
Doing business as
Apex Pain Medicine
Interventional Pain Institute
Practice address
18111 Brookhurst St Ste 2600
Fountain Valley, CA 92708-6728
Phone
(949) 877-7246
Fax
(949) 988-4000
NPI assigned
Jun 23, 2025
Last updated
Oct 9, 2026By the provider in NPPES
Organization subpart
No

NPPES NPI Registry

Updated by the provider on Oct 9, 2026

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

Authorized official

Name
Dr. Howard Dedes, MDNPI 1679760094
Title
Physician/President
Phone
(949) 877-7246

Authorized official NPPES reports the official by name only. The link goes to the one practitioner connected to this organization with that name.

Specialties & licenses 5

Specialty (taxonomy)CodeLicenseStatePrimary
Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician 207LP2900X NU
Pain Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician 2081P2900X NU
Pain Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician 2084P2900X NU
Pain Medicine Physician 208VP0000X NU
Interventional Pain Medicine Physician 208VP0014X NU Primary

Addresses

Primary practice location

18111 Brookhurst St Ste 2600
Fountain Valley, CA 92708-6728

Mailing address

8285 E Santa Ana Canyon Rd Ste 135-222
Anaheim, CA 92808-2257
Phone (949) 877-7246

Other practice location 1

9940 Talbert Ave Ste 202
Fountain Valley, CA 92708-5153
Phone (949) 877-7246

Other practice location 2

18785 Brookhurst St Ste 200
Fountain Valley, CA 92708-7300
Phone (949) 877-7246

Other names 2

  • Apex Pain Medicine Doing business as
  • Interventional Pain Institute Doing business as

Medicare participation

Medicare enrollment files
Medicare fee-for-service enrollment
Enrolled in CA

Enrollment records 1

Enrollment IDStateProvider typePAC IDDetails
O20251020000950 CA Part B Supplier - Clinic/Group Practice 7315435625 Receives reassigned benefits from 1 practitioner
Practice locations: Fountain Valley, CA; Mission Viejo, CA

National Provider Directory

National Provider Directory

Locations

8285 E Santa Ana Canyon Rd
Ste 135222
Anaheim, CA 92808

Practitioners & affiliated clinicians

Practitioners 1

Individual providers connected to this organization through Medicare benefit reassignment, Care Compare group membership or National Provider Directory roles, and the practitioner matching its NPPES authorized official.

NPI Registry JSON

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

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Other providers in Fountain Valley, CA

Sources for this page

  • NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Oct 9, 2026; self-reported and not verified by CMS. Specialty names from the NUCC taxonomy.
  • Medicare enrollment (CMS PECOS): enrollments, PAC IDs and benefit reassignments.
  • National Provider Directory (CMS): practice roles, locations, licenses, networks and endpoints.

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