Brian Fitzgerald, MD
Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician · San Diego, CA
Brian Fitzgerald, MD is an orthopaedic hand surgery physician with a practice address in San Diego, California, and NPI 1720050321, issued on Feb 7, 2006. Check the license (California A55760, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Brian Fitzgerald
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician 207XS0106X
- License number
- A55760 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 34800 Bob Wilson Dr, San Diego, CA 92134
- Phone
- (619) 710-5211
- Enumerated
- Feb 7, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 29, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110304000318); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Brian Fitzgerald in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A55760Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
49% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic hand surgery physician in 2024
95 Medicare Part D claims for 71 beneficiaries, against an average of 186 among the 2,203 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 73 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen63 claims
- Meloxicam11 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Southern California Permanente Medical GroupSan Diego, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Brian Fitzgerald among 288 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records in California
Brian Fitzgerald, MD is one of 288 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records with a practice address in California. 85% 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 11% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 11% of these records are older, 52% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
- Graduated1994 · median 2004 among the 214 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 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 207XS0106X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician providers in California
There are 288 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records in California.
All 288 in California → Every provider in San Diego → Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Leo Kroonen, MDSan Diego, CA 921341669547857
- Darren Thomas, M.D.San Diego, CA 921341770768822
- John Waggoner, MD, MPHSan Diego, CA 921341104320076
- Gregory Alberton, M.D.San Diego, CA 921231457310179
- Hassan Azimi, M.D.San Diego, CA 921231932547536
- Dori Cage, M.D.San Diego, CA 921231871592253
- Alon Garay, M.D.San Diego, CA 921231578676573
- Byron King, MD, INC,San Diego, CA 921231548371925
Common questions
What is Brian Fitzgerald, MD's NPI number?
Brian Fitzgerald, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720050321, issued on Feb 7, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Brian Fitzgerald, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 34800 Bob Wilson Dr, San Diego, CA, 92134. Phone: (619) 710-5211. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Brian Fitzgerald, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A55760, 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 Brian Fitzgerald, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Brian Fitzgerald, MD had 95 Medicare Part D claims for 71 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic hand surgery physician prescribers was 186. 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.