Dr. John Arthur Honch, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 6,353
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 1,137
- Part D claims, 2024
- 608
- MIPS score, 2024
- 100
- Industry payments
- $8,192
- Practice address
- 1346 Foothill Blvd Suite 203 Suite 203, La Canada, CA 91011-2141
- Practice phone
- Call (818) 790-6726
- Professional email
- Get professional email
- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Descanso Dermatology Medical Group
Dermatology practice · La Canada, California
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Dr. John Arthur Honch is a dermatopathology physician in La Canada Flintridge, California
Dr. Honch practices at Descanso Dermatology Medical Group in La Canada, California.
Dr. Honch's NPI, 1134121460, was assigned on May 31, 2005. Dr. Honch graduated from University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine in 1978. Dr. Honch holds California license G40665.
- NPI
- 1134121460NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 0749310332
- NPI enumeration date
- May 31, 2005
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (818) 790-6726
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 74
- Medical school graduation
- 1978
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. John Arthur Honch practices at Descanso Dermatology Medical Group in La Canada, California
Dr. Honch's primary practice is Descanso Dermatology Medical Group, at 1346 Foothill Blvd Suite 203 Suite 203, La Canada, CA 91011-2141. The practice phone is (818) 790-6726.
- Descanso Dermatology Medical Group1346 Foothill Blvd Suite 203 Suite 203, La Canada, CA 91011-2141Phone(818) 790-6726
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. John Arthur Honch is affiliated with 1 site of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Honch's primary practice is Descanso Dermatology Medical Group in La Canada, California. The medical group on file is Descanso Dermatology Medical Group.
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. John Arthur Honch's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Honch practices. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Descanso Dermatology Medical Group | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. John Arthur Honch is one of 57 dermatopathology physicians in California
Dermatopathology is Dr. Honch's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207ND0900X. Dr. Honch is licensed in California.
Specialties and state licenses
- Dermatopathology, CaliforniaPrimary
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. John Arthur Honch billed Medicare for 6,353 services in 2024
CMS data shows 6,353 Medicare services from Dr. Honch across 22 procedure codes in 2024, for 1,137 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $202,739 for them. Every service was in an office.
Dr. Honch's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Surgery
- 2023: 4,5842024: 4,5531%
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 1,2232024: 1,1942%
- Lab and pathology
- 2023: 6552024: 59110%
- Drugs given in the office
- 2023: 282024: 1546%
Dr. Honch compared with the California median for dermatopathology physicians, 2024
- Dr. Honch
- California median
- Medicare services
- 6,353vs 3,80267% above
- Medicare patients
- 1,137vs 59392% above
- Part D claims
- 527vs 2102.5 times
Medians across 53 dermatopathology physicians in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Honch'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. John Arthur Honch treated 1,137 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 76
CMS counts 1,137 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Honch in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 490 patients. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 66% have high blood pressure. 1% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 0.92, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Honch's median patient age at 59, with 44% women.
Dr. Honch's Medicare patients by age, 2024
CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.
Dr. Honch's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women46641%
- Men67159%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Honch's Medicare patients, 2024
- High cholesterol75%
- High blood pressure66%
- Arthritis42%
- Ischemic heart disease28%
- Diabetes22%
- Cancer21%
- Atrial fibrillation18%
- Chronic kidney disease16%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Honch's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 59
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women44%
- Men54%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. John Arthur Honch wrote 608 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Honch wrote 608 Medicare Part D claims for 267 patients. 95% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 527 of them, across 14 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $88,191 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 495 claims across 16 drugs.
Dr. Honch's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic579 claims95%
- Brand-name29 claims5%
Dr. Honch's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024
CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.
Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Honch's Part D claims, 2024
- Antibiotics13%80 of 608 claims
Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 4952024: 5276%
Drugs named by CMS: 14 in 2024, 16 in 2023.
Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. John Arthur Honch scored 100 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 100 out of 100 for Dr. Honch for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Honch accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Honch as offering telehealth. CMS counts 1,897 procedures of removal of skin lesions by Dr. Honch, more than 97% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
Dr. Honch's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 100of 100Final score
- 100of 100Quality
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Where Dr. Honch ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Removal of skin lesions
- 97th percentile1,897 procedures
- Skin biopsy
- 81st percentile156 procedures
- Removal or shaving of skin growth
- 71st percentile21 procedures
CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.
Melanoma (skin cancer) excision: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026; and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. John Arthur Honch received $8,192 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 361 general payments to Dr. Honch from 42 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Sanofi and Genzyme US Companies paid the most, $1,853.
General payments to Dr. Honch by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Honch by kind, 2016 to 2025
- Food and beverage$8,177100%
- Education$150%
Companies that paid Dr. Honch the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. John Arthur Honch graduated from University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine
Dr. Honch graduated from University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine in 1978.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. John Arthur Honch's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. John Arthur Honch's NPI number?
Dr. John Arthur Honch's NPI number is 1134121460. It was assigned on May 31, 2005, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. John Arthur Honch?
Dr. John Arthur Honch is a dermatopathology physician in La Canada Flintridge, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Dermatopathology Physician (taxonomy code 207ND0900X).
Where does Dr. John Arthur Honch practice?
Dr. Honch practices at 1346 Foothill Blvd Suite 203 Suite 203, La Canada, CA 91011-2141. Dr. Honch's primary practice is Descanso Dermatology Medical Group in La Canada, California.
What is Dr. John Arthur Honch's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Honch is (818) 790-6726.
What is Dr. John Arthur Honch's medical license number?
Dr. Honch holds California license G40665.
What medical group is Dr. John Arthur Honch part of?
Dr. Honch is linked to Descanso Dermatology Medical Group.
Does Dr. John Arthur Honch accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Honch billed Medicare for 6,353 services in 2024, and Dr. Honch accepts Medicare assignment.
Does Dr. John Arthur Honch offer telehealth?
Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Honch as offering telehealth services.
What is Dr. John Arthur Honch's MIPS score?
Dr. Honch's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 100 out of 100, reported as part of a group.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. John Arthur Honch see?
CMS counts 1,137 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Honch in 2024, with an average age of 76.
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What services does Dr. John Arthur Honch bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Honch's most billed Medicare services were surgery: skin and soft tissue (17003), surgery: skin and soft tissue (17000) and office visit, established patient (99212).
Where did Dr. John Arthur Honch go to medical school?
Dr. Honch graduated from University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine in 1978.
What drugs does Dr. John Arthur Honch prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Honch's most prescribed drugs by claims were Betamethasone Dipropionate, Minocycline HCl and Ketoconazole.
Has Dr. John Arthur Honch received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $8,192 in general payments to Dr. Honch from 42 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Sanofi and Genzyme US Companies.
How long has Dr. John Arthur Honch been practicing?
Dr. Honch graduated from medical school in 1978, 48 years ago.
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