Anthony Christopher Sturzu, M.D.
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Santa Cruz, CA
Anthony Christopher Sturzu, M.D. is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Santa Cruz, California, and NPI 1760689095, issued on Jun 29, 2007. Check the license (California A96338, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Anthony Christopher Sturzu
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License numbers
- A96338 CA
235259 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2025 Soquel Ave, Santa Cruz, CA 95062
- Phone
- (831) 458-5820
- Enumerated
- Jun 29, 2007
- Record last updated
- Aug 19, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20081110000732); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Anthony Christopher Sturzu in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A96338Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.8 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
8,660 Medicare Part D claims for 879 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 20% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Eliquis984 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium787 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate720 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium668 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate643 claims
- Irbesartan341 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $571.10
7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Sutter Bay Medical FoundationSanta Cruez, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Anthony Christopher Sturzu among 2,574 cardiovascular disease physician records in California
Anthony Christopher Sturzu, M.D. is one of 2,574 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in California. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 55% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 55% of these records are older, 33% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated2004 · median 1999 among the 1,742 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in California
There are 2,574 cardiovascular disease physician records in California.
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The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Ryan Brandt, MDSanta Cruz, CA 950621518946664
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- Carter English, MDSanta Cruz, CA 950621043604440
- James Glancy, MDSanta Cruz, CA 950621730274655
- Rodney KaiserSanta Cruz, CA 950621063492445
- Neil Sawhney, MDSanta Cruz, CA 950621396731840
- Jay Johnson, M.D.Santa Cruz, CA 950651699810697
- Gerald O'Grady, M.D.Santa Cruz, CA 950651881612513
Common questions
What is Anthony Christopher Sturzu, M.D.'s NPI number?
Anthony Christopher Sturzu, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1760689095, issued on Jun 29, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Anthony Christopher Sturzu, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2025 Soquel Ave, Santa Cruz, CA, 95062. Phone: (831) 458-5820. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Anthony Christopher Sturzu, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A96338, 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 Christopher Sturzu, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Anthony Christopher Sturzu, M.D. had 8,660 Medicare Part D claims for 879 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.