NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

David Lee Skaggs, MD

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Los Angeles, CA

David Lee Skaggs, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Los Angeles, California, and NPI 1245333061, issued on Sep 7, 2006. Check the license (California G79770, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1245333061
Name
David Lee Skaggs
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
License number
G79770 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4650 W Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90027
Phone
(323) 669-2142
Enumerated
Sep 7, 2006
Record last updated
Feb 12, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(323) 666-4409
Medicaid ID
00G797700 CA
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 4650 W Sunset Blvd

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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68% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024

110 Medicare Part D claims for 51 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. David Skaggs110
  2. Specialty average346

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: $280,228.85

52 payments; by number, the most common kind was royalty or license; the largest payer was Highridge Medical LLC. 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.

  1. David Skaggs$280,229
  2. Specialty average$23,023

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

David Lee Skaggs among 2,276 orthopaedic surgery physician records in California

David Lee Skaggs, 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 fileNo · 59% of these records are
  • Record last updated2021 · 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.

The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. David Apel, MDLos Angeles, CA 900271568553055
  2. Vincent Chen, M.DLos Angeles, CA 900271831197284
  3. Amirhesam Ehsan, M.DLos Angeles, CA 900271316163744
  4. Rachel Goldstein, MD, MPHLos Angeles, CA 900271831395557
  5. Nina Lightdale, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900271316149636
  6. H. Michael Mynatt, MDLos Angeles, CA 900271326100207
  7. Duy Phan, MDLos Angeles, CA 900271538459730
  8. Deirdre Ryan, MDLos Angeles, CA 900271982678025

Common questions

What is David Lee Skaggs, MD's NPI number?

David Lee Skaggs, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1245333061, issued on Sep 7, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is David Lee Skaggs, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4650 W Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, 90027. Phone: (323) 669-2142. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify David Lee Skaggs, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number G79770, 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 Lee Skaggs, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, David Lee Skaggs, MD had 110 Medicare Part D claims for 51 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. 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.