Anthony J. Culotta, MD
Retina Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician · Pasadena, CA
Anthony J. Culotta, MD is a retina specialist (ophthalmology) physician with a practice address in Pasadena, California, and NPI 1497790018, issued on Jun 18, 2006. Check the license (California A97142, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Anthony J. Culotta
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Retina Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician 207WX0107X
- License numbers
- A97142 CA
061228 GA
025662 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 800 Fairmount Ave, Pasadena, CA 91105
- Phone
- (626) 568-8838
- Enumerated
- Jun 18, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 22, 2026
- Fax
- (626) 583-8838
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090326000464); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Tulane University School Of Medicine, 2001
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Anthony J. Culotta in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A97142Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average retina specialist (ophthalmology) physician in 2024
1,351 Medicare Part D claims for 594 beneficiaries, against an average of 620 among the 1,449 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 21% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Ofloxacin740 claims
- Latanoprost99 claims
- Ketorolac Tromethamine96 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate71 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol62 claims
- Restasis47 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Retina Institute OF California Medical Group, A California Medical ParPasadena, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Anthony J. Culotta among 205 retina specialist (ophthalmology) physician records in California
Anthony J. Culotta, MD is one of 205 retina specialist (ophthalmology) physician records with a practice address in California. 98% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 5% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 65% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 98% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 92% of these records are
- Graduated2001 · median 2007 among the 189 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 37% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207WX0107X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Retina Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician providers in California
There are 205 retina specialist (ophthalmology) physician records in California.
All 205 in California → Every provider in Pasadena → Retina Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician nationwide →
The 8 retina specialist (ophthalmology) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Tom Chang, MDPasadena, CA 911051609848969
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- Michael Ward, DOPasadena, CA 911051174020689
- Payam Amini, M.DPasadena, CA 911071205036456
- Giulia CorradettiPasadena, CA 911031871474825
- Gautam Vangipuram, M.DPasadena, CA 911071780052233
- Marko Popovic, MDArcadia, CA 910071720841182
- Kevin Suk, M.D.Arcadia, CA 910071326257569
Common questions
What is Anthony J. Culotta, MD's NPI number?
Anthony J. Culotta, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497790018, issued on Jun 18, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Anthony J. Culotta, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 800 Fairmount Ave, Pasadena, CA, 91105. Phone: (626) 568-8838. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Anthony J. Culotta, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A97142, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Anthony J. Culotta, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Anthony J. Culotta, MD had 1,351 Medicare Part D claims for 594 beneficiaries; the average among retina specialist (ophthalmology) physician prescribers was 620. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Anthony J. Culotta, MD's MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.