Arturo Guzman, M.D.
Surgery Physician · Porterville, CA
Arturo Guzman, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Porterville, California, and NPI 1629310305, issued on Mar 20, 2013. Check the license on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Arturo Guzman
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- 17996 NV
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 465 W Putnam Ave, Porterville, CA 93257
- Phone
- (559) 784-1110
- Enumerated
- Mar 20, 2013
- Record last updated
- Jul 21, 2026
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20260303000457); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Arizona College Of Medicine, 2013
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Arturo Guzman in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of CaliforniaCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
16% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
123 Medicare Part D claims for 82 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 84 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen68 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 91.6 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $20.45
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Becton, Dickinson and Company. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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.
One hospital affiliation
- Northwestern Medical Center IncSaint Albans, VT · Acute Care Hospitals4 of 5 stars
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Arturo Guzman among 3,118 surgery physician records in California
Arturo Guzman, M.D. is one of 3,118 surgery physician records with a practice address in California. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 75% of them.
- NPI issued2013 · 75% of these records are older, 22% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated2013 · median 2003 among the 1,901 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in California
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- Gaurang Pandya, M.D.Porterville, CA 932571881699163
- Tejal Pandya, MDPorterville, CA 932571497011316
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- Fateh Entabi, MDTulare, CA 932741881859981
Common questions
What is Arturo Guzman, M.D.'s NPI number?
Arturo Guzman, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1629310305, issued on Mar 20, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Arturo Guzman, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 465 W Putnam Ave, Porterville, CA, 93257. Phone: (559) 784-1110. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Arturo Guzman, M.D.'s license?
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 Arturo Guzman, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Arturo Guzman, M.D. had 123 Medicare Part D claims for 82 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Arturo Guzman, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 91.6 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.