Denise Portugal, M.D.
Surgery Physician · Bakersfield, CA
Denise Portugal, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Bakersfield, California, and NPI 1043405830, issued on Sep 13, 2007. Check the license (California A108655, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Denise Portugal
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License numbers
- A108655 CA
RESIDENT CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2021 22ND St, Bakersfield, CA 93301
- Phone
- (661) 864-7076
- Enumerated
- Sep 13, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jun 23, 2022
- Fax
- (661) 864-7131
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120910000653); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2021 22ND St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Denise Portugal in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A108655Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
38% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
91 Medicare Part D claims for 49 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 36 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Ibuprofen31 claims
- Tramadol Hcl31 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $108.09
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Hologic Sales and Service, LLC. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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.
Denise Portugal among 3,118 surgery physician records in California
Denise Portugal, 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 2007, is newer than 45% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 45% of these records are older, 42% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated2006 · median 2003 among the 1,901 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 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.
All 3,118 in California → Every provider in Bakersfield → Surgery Physician nationwide →
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 Denise Portugal, M.D.'s NPI number?
Denise Portugal, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1043405830, issued on Sep 13, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Denise Portugal, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2021 22ND St, Bakersfield, CA, 93301. Phone: (661) 864-7076. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Denise Portugal, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A108655, 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 Denise Portugal, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Denise Portugal, M.D. had 91 Medicare Part D claims for 49 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.