David Gazzaniga, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Newport Beach, CA
David Gazzaniga, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Newport Beach, California, and NPI 1720001423, issued on Jul 25, 2006. Check the license (California C53757, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- David Gazzaniga
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- C53757 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 22 Corporate Plaza Dr, Newport Beach, CA 92660
- Phone
- (949) 733-7038
- Enumerated
- Jul 25, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 17, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (949) 630-4900
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090917000150); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Geisel School Of Medicine At Dartmouth, 1994
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 22 Corporate Plaza Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Zachary Adler, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1396884391
- Joyce Anderson, R.N.F.A.Registered Nurse First Assistant1952630006
- Justin Anderson, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1487924007
- Nicholas Bacher, MDPain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician1972130771
- Dennis Bansil, PA-CPhysician Assistant1740629047
- Lindsay Baumhefner, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1043398977
Verify David Gazzaniga in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license C53757Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
93% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
24 Medicare Part D claims for 15 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of 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): 83.6 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: $140.44
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Vericel Corporation. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 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 Gazzaniga among 2,276 orthopaedic surgery physician records in California
David Gazzaniga, MD is one of 2,276 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in California. 74% 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 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 46% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated1994 · median 2003 among the 1,347 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 66% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X 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 Physician providers in California
There are 2,276 orthopaedic surgery physician records in California.
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The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Zachary Adler, MDNewport Beach, CA 926601396884391
- Taylor Dunphy, M.D.Newport Beach, CA 926601063832277
- Scott Forman, M.D.Newport Beach, CA 926601306881842
- Theodore Gregorius, M.D.Newport Beach, CA 926601013950450
- Michael Hunter, M.D.Newport Beach, CA 926601346622040
- Warren Kramer, MDNewport Beach, CA 926601700997038
- Corey Lieber, MDNewport Beach, CA 926601104946086
- Ram Mudiyam, MDNewport Beach, CA 926601417957093
Common questions
What is David Gazzaniga, MD's NPI number?
David Gazzaniga, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720001423, issued on Jul 25, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is David Gazzaniga, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 22 Corporate Plaza Dr, Newport Beach, CA, 92660. Phone: (949) 733-7038. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify David Gazzaniga, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number C53757, 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 Gazzaniga, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, David Gazzaniga, MD had 24 Medicare Part D claims for 15 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is David Gazzaniga, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 83.6 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.