Provider records sourced from NPPES (CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System). Data current as of August 10, 2026.
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Bernard J. Lichtenstein, MD

Individual provider Internal Medicine Physician · NPI 1104878073

Bernard J. Lichtenstein, MD practises Internal Medicine in San Diego, California. Qualified in 1979, 47 years ago. Practices with Desert Care Clinic APC, a 9-clinician group, works from 3 locations, accepts Medicare assignment and offers telehealth. Licensed in California.

Years since qualifying
47
Licensed in
CA
In the registry since
2006
What do these letters mean?
MD — Doctor of Medicine
A physician who completed allopathic medical school.

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Practice location Address checks out

8853 Spectrum Center Blvd Apt 7111
San Diego, CA 92123-1470
Phone: (619) 550-8862
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Additional practice locations (2)

  • 4282 Genesee Ave Ste 303, San Diego, CA 92117-4962 — (619) 550-8862
  • 8853 Spectrum Center Blvd Apt 7111, San Diego, CA 92123-1470 — (619) 550-8862

Specialties & licences

Internal Medicine Physician (primary) Taxonomy 207R00000X · Licence A37396 (CA)

Record details

NPI number1104878073
Entity typeIndividual (Type 1)
GenderMale
Credentials MD
Sole proprietorYes
NPI enumeratedMay 17, 2006
Last updated in NPPESOctober 8, 2025
Certification dateOctober 8, 2025

Medicare enrollment

From the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file — this clinician is enrolled in Medicare.

Medicare specialtyINTERNAL MEDICINE
Medical schoolOTHER
Graduated 1979 (47 years in practice)
Group practice Desert Care Clinic Apc — 9 clinicians
Accepts Medicare assignment Yes — accepts the Medicare-approved amount
TelehealthOffers telehealth services
Practice locations3 on file with Medicare

Procedures

From CMS Care Compare, which counts the procedures a clinician billed to Original Medicare and Medicare Advantage over a recent 12-month period. CMS reports a fixed list of common procedures, so this is not everything the clinician does. Counts of 10 or fewer are given as a range, because CMS withholds small numbers.

Removal of nail tissue 58 times · 66th percentile
Removal or shaving of skin growth 1–10 times

The percentile compares how often this clinician performed the procedure with other clinicians who performed it, as CMS calculates it. It measures volume, not outcomes or skill.

Medicare patients and services, 2024

From the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners file for calendar year 2024. It counts Original Medicare patients only, so a practice that mostly sees Medicare Advantage or privately insured patients looks smaller here than it is.

Medicare patients35
Services billed 44 a service is one billed item, such as a visit, a test or a procedure
Average patient age64

Dollar amounts are not shown. What Medicare pays a practice is gross billings, before staff, premises and tax and including the cost of any drugs it administers, so it is not what a clinician earns.

Practises at

Facilities the CMS Facility Affiliation file lists for this clinician. Those with a page here are linked.

Colleagues at Desert Care Clinic APC

Clinicians the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file lists under the same group practice. CMS counts 9 clinicians in the practice; 2 are shown here.

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