Catherine Burt Driver, M.D.
Rheumatology Physician · Mission Viejo, CA
Catherine Burt Driver, M.D. is a rheumatology physician with a practice address in Mission Viejo, California, and NPI 1356469266, issued on Mar 27, 2007. Check the license (California A86522, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Catherine Burt Driver
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Rheumatology Physician 207RR0500X
- License number
- A86522 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 26732 Crown Valley Pkwy Ste 151, Mission Viejo, CA 92691
- Phone
- (949) 347-6044
- Enumerated
- Mar 27, 2007
- Record last updated
- Oct 21, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (949) 347-6069
- Medicaid ID
- 00A865220 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070801000710); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Jefferson Medical College Of Thomas Jefferson University, 2002
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 26732 Crown Valley Pkwy Ste 151
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- David Gonzalez, MDFamily Medicine Physician1508860016
- Simranjit Singh, MDRheumatology Physician1396164356
Verify Catherine Burt Driver in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A86522Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
1% more Medicare Part D claims than the average rheumatology physician in 2024
1,998 Medicare Part D claims for 312 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,978 among the 6,301 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 84 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate365 claims
- Prednisone236 claims
- Methotrexate181 claims
- Celecoxib113 claims
- Gabapentin108 claims
- Duloxetine Hcl66 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: $3,520.10
156 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen Inc. The 4,486 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,538.33 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
- Providence Medical FoundationFullerton, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Catherine Burt Driver among 926 rheumatology physician records in California
Catherine Burt Driver, M.D. is one of 926 rheumatology physician records with a practice address in California. 81% 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 45% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 45% of these records are older, 42% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated2002 · median 2003 among the 641 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RR0500X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Rheumatology Physician providers in California
There are 926 rheumatology physician records in California.
All 926 in California → Every provider in Mission Viejo → Rheumatology Physician nationwide →
The 8 rheumatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Hernan Castro-Rueda, M.D.Mission Viejo, CA 926911720162092
- Fatemeh Jafari Farshami, M.D.Mission Viejo, CA 926911386049260
- Jaya Philipose, M.D.Mission Viejo, CA 926911477671386
- Willilam Shiel, M.D.Mission Viejo, CA 926911699752683
- Simranjit Singh, MDMission Viejo, CA 926911396164356
- Paul Wehrle, M.D.Mission Viejo, CA 926911033197835
- Krishan Khurana, MDSanta Ana, CA 927011972606549
- Jeff Sarkozi, M.D.Santa Ana, CA 927051699812388
Common questions
What is Catherine Burt Driver, M.D.'s NPI number?
Catherine Burt Driver, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1356469266, issued on Mar 27, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Catherine Burt Driver, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 26732 Crown Valley Pkwy Ste 151, Mission Viejo, CA, 92691. Phone: (949) 347-6044. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Catherine Burt Driver, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A86522, 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 Catherine Burt Driver, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Catherine Burt Driver, M.D. had 1,998 Medicare Part D claims for 312 beneficiaries; the average among rheumatology physician prescribers was 1,978. 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.