Dr. Damian Philip Derienzo, MD

  • La Jolla, CA
  • Pathologist
NPI1942271143PAC ID3678634987
Medicare services, 2024
3,033
Medicare patients, 2024
1,533
Publications
7
Hospital affiliations
5
Industry payments
$2,088
Practice address
9888 Genesee Avenue, La Jolla, CA 92037
Practice phone
Call (858) 626-4123
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Primary practice

Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla

Hospital · La Jolla, California

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Dr. Damian Philip Derienzo is a pathologist in La Jolla, California

Dr. Derienzo practices at Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla in La Jolla, California, part of Scripps Health.

Dr. Derienzo's NPI, 1942271143, was assigned on January 27, 2006. Dr. Derienzo graduated from Baylor College Of Medicine in 1991. Dr. Derienzo holds California license C51186.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
3678634987
NPI enumeration date
January 27, 2006
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(858) 626-4123
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
61
Medical school graduation
1991

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Damian Philip Derienzo practices at Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla in La Jolla, California

Dr. Derienzo's primary practice is Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla, at 9888 Genesee Avenue, La Jolla, CA 92037 in San Diego County. The practice phone is (858) 626-4123.

Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Dr. Damian Philip Derienzo is affiliated with 5 sites of care and 2 medical groups

Dr. Derienzo's primary practice is Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla in La Jolla, California, part of Scripps Health. Dr. Derienzo is also affiliated with Scripps Green Hospital. The medical group on file is Scripps Clinic Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Derienzo to 3 more hospitals and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Damian Philip Derienzo's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Derienzo practices, 5 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Scripps Memorial Hospital La JollaAvailable with a free account
+4 more sites and 1 medical groupAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. Damian Philip Derienzo is one of 1,354 pathologists in California

Anatomic pathology and clinical pathology is Dr. Derienzo's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207ZP0102X. Dr. Derienzo is board certified in anatomic pathology & clinical pathology by the American Board of Pathology. Dmand AI has Dr. Derienzo's licenses on file in 4 states: California, Pennsylvania, Hawaii and Maryland.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Anatomic pathology and clinical pathology, CaliforniaPrimaryLicense C51186 · 2003 to 2027 · taxonomy 207ZP0102X
  • Pennsylvania license2024 to 2026
  • Hawaii license1993 to 2004
  • Maryland license1993 to 1994

Pathologists near Dr. Derienzo

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Dr. Damian Philip Derienzo billed Medicare for 3,033 services in 2024

CMS data shows 3,033 Medicare services from Dr. Derienzo across 20 procedure codes in 2024, for 1,533 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $158,457 for them.

Medicare services, 20243,033
Medicare patients1,533
Paid by Medicare$158,457
Procedure codes20

Dr. Derienzo's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Lab and pathology
2023: 2,7292024: 3,01611%
Other services
2023: 02024: 17

Where Dr. Derienzo's Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office1,87862%
  • In a facility1,15538%

Dr. Derienzo compared with the California median for pathologists, 2024

  • Dr. Derienzo
  • California median
Medicare services
3,033vs 1,1532.6 times
Medicare patients
1,533vs 4473.4 times

Medians across 1,094 pathologists in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Derienzo's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Damian Philip Derienzo treated 1,533 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 76

CMS counts 1,533 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Derienzo in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 682 patients. 73% of them have high cholesterol, and 63% have high blood pressure. 5% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.18, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Derienzo's median patient age at 59, with 52% women.

Medicare patients, 20241,533
Average age76
Average risk score1.18
Also on Medicaid5%

Dr. Derienzo's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Derienzo's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women71146%
  • Men82254%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Derienzo's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High cholesterol73%
  2. High blood pressure63%
  3. Arthritis47%
  4. Ischemic heart disease25%
  5. Cancer23%
  6. Chronic kidney disease22%
  7. Atrial fibrillation21%
  8. Anxiety19%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Derienzo's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 59

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women52%
  • Men47%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

How Dr. Damian Philip Derienzo takes part in Medicare

Dr. Derienzo accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

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Dr. Damian Philip Derienzo has 7 publications on record

Dmand AI links 7 papers to Dr. Derienzo, published from 2002 to 2015. The most frequent topics are Skin and Skin Neoplasms. Dr. Derienzo's most frequent co-authors are Julia May Kwan, MD, John Paul Trafeli, MD and Ronald Jeffrey Barr, MD.

Papers7
Years published2002 to 2015

Topics Dr. Derienzo writes about most

  • Skin
  • Skin Neoplasms

Dr. Derienzo's most frequent co-authors

Recent publications by Dr. Derienzo

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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage

Dr. Damian Philip Derienzo received $2,088 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 106 general payments to Dr. Derienzo from 30 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation paid the most, $245.

General payments to Dr. Derienzo by program year, 2016 to 2025

Companies that paid Dr. Derienzo the most, 2016 to 2025

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. Damian Philip Derienzo graduated from Baylor College Of Medicine

Dr. Derienzo graduated from Baylor College Of Medicine in 1991.

  1. Medical schoolBaylor College Of Medicine
  2. Board certified in anatomic pathology & clinical pathologyAmerican Board of Pathology
  3. Board certified in dermatopathologyAmerican Board of Pathology

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Damian Philip Derienzo accepts plans from 3 insurance carriers

Dr. Derienzo is in network with 3 carriers, including United Healthcare, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City and CMS Medicare. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 2. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

  • United Healthcare
  • Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City
  • CMS Medicare

Plan types Dr. Derienzo accepts, by number of carriers

  1. Medicare2
  2. EPO1
  3. HMO1
  4. POS1
  5. PPO1

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. Damian Philip Derienzo's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Publications, topics and co-authorsPubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Insurance carriers and plan typesDmand AI Insurance Network Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Damian Philip Derienzo's NPI number?

Dr. Damian Philip Derienzo's NPI number is 1942271143. It was assigned on January 27, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Damian Philip Derienzo?

Dr. Damian Philip Derienzo is a pathologist in La Jolla, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician (taxonomy code 207ZP0102X).

Where does Dr. Damian Philip Derienzo practice?

Dr. Derienzo practices at 9888 Genesee Avenue, La Jolla, CA 92037. Dr. Derienzo's primary practice is Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla in La Jolla, California, part of Scripps Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Derienzo to 3 hospitals and 1 medical group.

What is Dr. Damian Philip Derienzo's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Derienzo is (858) 626-4123.

What is Dr. Damian Philip Derienzo's medical license number?

Dr. Derienzo holds California license C51186, one of the licenses on file in 4 states.

Which states has Dr. Damian Philip Derienzo been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Derienzo in California (2003 to 2027), Pennsylvania (2024 to 2026), Hawaii (1993 to 2004) and Maryland (1993 to 1994).

Which hospitals is Dr. Damian Philip Derienzo affiliated with?

Dr. Derienzo practices at Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla in La Jolla, California. Dr. Derienzo is also affiliated with Scripps Green Hospital. Dmand AI links Dr. Derienzo to 3 more hospitals.

What medical group is Dr. Damian Philip Derienzo part of?

Dr. Derienzo is linked to Scripps Clinic Medical Group. Dmand AI links Dr. Derienzo to 1 more medical group.

Does Dr. Damian Philip Derienzo accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Derienzo billed Medicare for 3,033 services in 2024, and Dr. Derienzo accepts Medicare assignment.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Damian Philip Derienzo see?

CMS counts 1,533 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Derienzo in 2024, with an average age of 76.

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Is Dr. Damian Philip Derienzo board certified?

Yes. Dr. Derienzo is board certified in anatomic pathology & clinical pathology by the American Board of Pathology.

What services does Dr. Damian Philip Derienzo bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Derienzo's most billed Medicare services were lab and pathology test (88305), lab and pathology test (88341) and lab and pathology test (88342).

Where did Dr. Damian Philip Derienzo go to medical school?

Dr. Derienzo graduated from Baylor College Of Medicine in 1991.

Has Dr. Damian Philip Derienzo received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $2,088 in general payments to Dr. Derienzo from 30 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation.

How long has Dr. Damian Philip Derienzo been practicing?

Dr. Derienzo graduated from medical school in 1991, 35 years ago.

Does Dr. Damian Philip Derienzo do research?

Dmand AI links 7 publications to Dr. Derienzo, published from 2002 to 2015.

Who does Dr. Damian Philip Derienzo publish with?

Dr. Derienzo's most frequent co-authors are Julia May Kwan, MD (2 shared papers), John Paul Trafeli, MD (2 shared papers) and Ronald Jeffrey Barr, MD (1 shared paper).

What insurance does Dr. Damian Philip Derienzo accept?

Dr. Derienzo is in network with 3 carriers, including United Healthcare, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City and CMS Medicare. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 2. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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