Cori Cason, M.D.
Surgery Physician · Bakersfield, CA
Cori Cason, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Bakersfield, California, and NPI 1548523558, issued on Jun 25, 2012. Check the license (California A163980, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Cori Cason
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- A163980 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2531 Chester Ave, Bakersfield, CA 93301
- Phone
- (877) 524-7373
- Enumerated
- Jun 25, 2012
- Record last updated
- Nov 29, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20191106001460); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Cori Cason in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A163980Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
10% more Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
161 Medicare Part D claims for 73 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 62 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone Hcl62 claims
- Ibuprofen47 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 GroupBakersfield, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Cori Cason among 3,118 surgery physician records in California
Cori Cason, 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 2012, is newer than 73% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 73% of these records are older, 25% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · median 2003 among the 1,901 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 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
There are 3,118 surgery physician records in California.
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The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- John Buxton, M.D.Bakersfield, CA 933011134125206
- Jorge Enriquez, MDBakersfield, CA 933011043210016
- Zora Gill, M.D.Bakersfield, CA 933011376566158
- Nicole Gordon, M.D.Bakersfield, CA 933011255575965
- Selwyn Kay, MDBakersfield, CA 933011609876754
- Michel Michael, MDBakersfield, CA 933011326110644
- Mark Mishkind, MDBakersfield, CA 933011467529362
- Charles Phillips, M.D.Bakersfield, CA 933011891791299
Common questions
What is Cori Cason, M.D.'s NPI number?
Cori Cason, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1548523558, issued on Jun 25, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Cori Cason, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2531 Chester Ave, Bakersfield, CA, 93301. Phone: (877) 524-7373. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Cori Cason, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A163980, 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 Cori Cason, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Cori Cason, M.D. had 161 Medicare Part D claims for 73 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.