David Michael Ashkenaze, M.D.
Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician · Laguna Beach, CA
David Michael Ashkenaze, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician with a practice address in Laguna Beach, California, and NPI 1679544779, issued on Jan 28, 2006. Check the license (California G65521, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- David Michael Ashkenaze
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician 207XS0117X
- License number
- G65521 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 31862 Coast Hwy, Laguna Beach, CA 92651
- Phone
- (949) 499-8226
- Enumerated
- Jan 28, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 14, 2023
- Fax
- (949) 499-2430
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120705000588); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of California, San Francisco School Of Medicine, 1984
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify David Michael Ashkenaze in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G65521Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
5% more Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician in 2024
400 Medicare Part D claims for 196 beneficiaries, against an average of 381 among the 1,714 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 216 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone Hcl86 claims
- Tramadol Hcl70 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen39 claims
- Gabapentin27 claims
- Methylprednisolone27 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen21 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $19.17
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Checkpoint Surgical, Inc. The 1,726 providers of this specialty with any payment received $34,071.55 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.
David Michael Ashkenaze among 314 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records in California
David Michael Ashkenaze, M.D. is one of 314 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records with a practice address in California. 87% 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, 53% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated1984 · median 2003 among the 226 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207XS0117X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician providers in California
There are 314 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records in California.
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The 8 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Michael Gordon, M.D.Laguna Hills, CA 926531184669905
- Robert Ahearn, MDHuntington Beach, CA 926481497865257
- Richard Mulvania, MDHuntington Beach, CA 926481871705574
- Kamran Aflatoon, D.O.Newport Beach, CA 926601124035902
- Alexandra Brown, DNP, FNP-CNewport Beach, CA 926601437754637
- Steven Dennis, M.D.Newport Beach, CA 926601639106669
- Michael Eng, MDNewport Beach, CA 926601841785029
- Brandon Hirsch, M.D., INC.Newport Beach, CA 926601447559216
Common questions
What is David Michael Ashkenaze, M.D.'s NPI number?
David Michael Ashkenaze, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1679544779, issued on Jan 28, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is David Michael Ashkenaze, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 31862 Coast Hwy, Laguna Beach, CA, 92651. Phone: (949) 499-8226. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify David Michael Ashkenaze, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number G65521, 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 David Michael Ashkenaze, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, David Michael Ashkenaze, M.D. had 400 Medicare Part D claims for 196 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician prescribers was 381. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is David Michael Ashkenaze, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.