NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Calvin L. Schuster, M.D.

Surgery Physician · Reedley, CA

Calvin L. Schuster, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Reedley, California, and NPI 1740213271, issued on Jul 8, 2006. Check the license (California G35087, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1740213271
Name
Calvin L. Schuster
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Surgery Physician 208600000X
License number
G35087 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
346 W Carob Ave, Reedley, CA 93654
Phone
(559) 638-1496
Enumerated
Jul 8, 2006
Record last updated
May 12, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(559) 638-1537
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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6% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024

138 Medicare Part D claims for 96 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 33% of claims.

  1. Calvin Schuster138
  2. Specialty average147

Most prescribed

  1. Peg-3350 And Electrolytes43 claims
  2. Gavilyte-G32 claims
  3. Omeprazole18 claims
  4. Ibuprofen16 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 98.4 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score84.7
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%96.7
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%96.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $48.53

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Kyowa Kirin, Inc. 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.

  1. Calvin Schuster$48.53
  2. Specialty average$3,513.80

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Calvin L. Schuster among 3,118 surgery physician records in California

Calvin L. Schuster, 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 2006, is newer than 6% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 55% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 61% of these records are
  • Record last updated2010 · 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).

2 surgery physician records list a practice address in Reedley

They are 2 of the 247 NPPES records with a practice address in Reedley, and 3,118 surgery physician records in California.

The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Monteith Austin, MDReedley, CA 936541669578639
  2. Linda Halderman, M.D.Selma, CA 936621386739266
  3. Muhammad Anwar, MDMadera, CA 936371477632651
  4. Mohammad ArainMadera, CA 936371457386294
  5. Ghassan Bachir, MDMadera, CA 936371225081789
  6. Stephen De Santis, MDMadera, CA 936371366442584
  7. Rame Iberdemaj, MDMadera, CA 936371922294453
  8. John Arriola, MDLos Banos, CA 936351518527944

Common questions

What is Calvin L. Schuster, M.D.'s NPI number?

Calvin L. Schuster, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1740213271, issued on Jul 8, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Calvin L. Schuster, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 346 W Carob Ave, Reedley, CA, 93654. Phone: (559) 638-1496. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Calvin L. Schuster, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number G35087, 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 Calvin L. Schuster, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Calvin L. Schuster, M.D. had 138 Medicare Part D claims for 96 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Calvin L. Schuster, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 98.4 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.