Dr. Jonathan Read Bear, MD

Dr. Bear practices at Palomar Medical Center Escondido in Escondido, California.

Dr. Bear's NPI, 1770849523, was assigned on April 5, 2012. Dr. Bear graduated from Uniformed Services University, F. Edward Hebert School of Medicine in 2012. Dr. Bear holds California license A126546.

Dr. Bear's primary practice is Palomar Medical Center Escondido, at 2185 Citracado Pkwy, Escondido, CA 92029 in San Diego County. The practice phone is (442) 281-5000.

Dr. Bear's primary practice is Palomar Medical Center Escondido in Escondido, California. Dr. Bear is also affiliated with Palomar Medical Center Downtown Escondido. The medical group on file is Palomar Health Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Bear to 2 more medical groups and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Bear practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Radiation oncology is Dr. Bear's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 2085R0001X. Dr. Bear is board certified in radiation oncology by the American Board of Radiology. Dmand AI has Dr. Bear's licenses on file in 3 states: California, Arizona and Virginia.

Dmand AI lists anal cancer radiation, bone cancer radiation, brain cancer radiation, breast cancer radiation, lung cancer radiation and prostate cancer radiation among the conditions Dr. Bear treats.

CMS data shows 718 Medicare services from Dr. Bear across 13 procedure codes in 2024, for 86 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $47,009 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 86 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Bear in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 38 patients. 72% of them have high cholesterol, and 71% have high blood pressure. Their average risk score is 1.18, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Bear's median patient age at 72, with 29% women.

In 2024, Dr. Bear wrote 129 Medicare Part D claims for 66 patients. 87% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 63 of them, across 4 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,007 in total drug cost.

Dr. Bear accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Bear as offering telehealth.

Colonoscopy: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 3 papers to Dr. Bear in 2016. Dr. Bear's most frequent co-authors are Jonathan Bear, MD, PhD, Patricia Lee McKay, MD and David Christopher Van Echo, MD.

Dmand AI links Dr. Bear to 1 clinical trial. 1 is still active or recruiting. Conditions studied include Oropharyngeal Neoplasms and Pharyngeal Neoplasms.

CMS Open Payments shows 22 general payments to Dr. Bear from 9 drug and device companies from 2022 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 67% of the total. GT Medical Technologies, Inc paid the most, $1,799.

Dr. Bear graduated from Uniformed Services University, F. Edward Hebert School of Medicine in 2012.

Dr. Bear is in network with 13 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.