Cory Michael Lee Nitzel, M.D.
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Ventura, CA
Cory Michael Lee Nitzel, M.D. is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Ventura, California, and NPI 1003017666, issued on May 30, 2007. Check the license (California C155200, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Cory Michael Lee Nitzel
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License numbers
- C155200 CA
7676143-1205 UT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 300 Hillmont Ave Ste 503, Ventura, CA 93003
- Phone
- (805) 652-5787
- Enumerated
- May 30, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jul 17, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20180724001565); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Washington School Of Medicine, 2006
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 300 Hillmont Ave Ste 503
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Logan Horejsi, PAPhysician Assistant1689304024
Verify Cory Michael Lee Nitzel in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license C155200Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
73% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
824 Medicare Part D claims for 119 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 19% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Metoprolol Succinate91 claims
- Eliquis86 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium65 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium61 claims
- Lisinopril54 claims
- Losartan Potassium49 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): 87.2 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $749.36
8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Edwards Lifesciences Corporation. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 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
- County OF VenturaVentura, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Cory Michael Lee Nitzel among 2,574 cardiovascular disease physician records in California
Cory Michael Lee Nitzel, M.D. is one of 2,574 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in California. 83% 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 55% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 55% of these records are older, 33% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated2006 · median 1999 among the 1,742 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in California
There are 2,574 cardiovascular disease physician records in California.
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The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jeffrey Brackett, MDVentura, CA 930031013919133
- Michael Lager, M.D.Ventura, CA 930031376571745
- Andrew Lee, M.D.Ventura, CA 930031427067669
- Craig Mansour, MDVentura, CA 930031063516235
- Nolan Mayer, MDVentura, CA 930031457364655
- Kristoff Olson, MD, MPHVentura, CA 930031891085148
- John Pang, M.D.Ventura, CA 930031982862322
- Alon Steinberg, MDVentura, CA 930031740282862
Common questions
What is Cory Michael Lee Nitzel, M.D.'s NPI number?
Cory Michael Lee Nitzel, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1003017666, issued on May 30, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Cory Michael Lee Nitzel, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 300 Hillmont Ave Ste 503, Ventura, CA, 93003. Phone: (805) 652-5787. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Cory Michael Lee Nitzel, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number C155200, 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 Cory Michael Lee Nitzel, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Cory Michael Lee Nitzel, M.D. had 824 Medicare Part D claims for 119 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Cory Michael Lee Nitzel, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 87.2 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.