NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Dustin Newell, MD

Diagnostic Radiology Physician · Santa Cruz, CA

Dustin Newell, MD is a diagnostic radiology physician with a practice address in Santa Cruz, California, and NPI 1215253349, issued on Apr 14, 2010. Check the license (California 118121, 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 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1215253349
Name
Dustin Newell
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Diagnostic Radiology Physician 2085R0202X
License number
118121 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1661 Soquel Dr Ste G, Santa Cruz, CA 95065
Phone
(831) 476-7711
Enumerated
Apr 14, 2010
Record last updated
Jul 5, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(831) 476-6189
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20160803002473); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of California, Irvine, California College Of Medicine, 2010
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1661 Soquel Dr Ste G

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Nicholas Rudnick, M.D.Diagnostic Radiology Physician1104119544
  2. Evan Sirc, MDDiagnostic Radiology Physician1003019654
  3. Hoang Anh Vo, M.D.Diagnostic Radiology Physician1457597387

Verify Dustin Newell in five checks

  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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The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 85.6 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score86.3
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%43.7
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $1,598.53

25 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 8,048 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,488.38 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Dustin Newell$1,598.53
  2. Specialty average$2,488.38

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

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Focus Medical ImagingSimi Valley, CA
  2. Menalam Health Services PCWest Covina, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Dustin Newell among 4,500 diagnostic radiology physician records in California

Dustin Newell, MD is one of 4,500 diagnostic radiology 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 2010, is newer than 67% of them.

  • NPI issued2010 · 67% of these records are older, 30% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
  • Graduated2010 · median 2004 among the 3,130 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2016 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2085R0202X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Diagnostic Radiology Physician providers in California

There are 4,500 diagnostic radiology physician records in California.

The 8 diagnostic radiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Nicholas Astromoff, MDSanta Cruz, CA 950651023031234
  2. Kenneth Averill, MDSanta Cruz, CA 950651538182712
  3. Jennifer Lin, M.D.Santa Cruz, CA 950651194935932
  4. Roy Martinez, M.D.Santa Cruz, CA 950651093714511
  5. Kevin McHugh, M.D.Santa Cruz, CA 950651609083369
  6. Edward Menges, MDSanta Cruz, CA 950651134133531
  7. Howard Nelson, MDSanta Cruz, CA 950651295749737
  8. Richard Peterson, MDSanta Cruz, CA 950651760496202

Common questions

What is Dustin Newell, MD's NPI number?

Dustin Newell, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1215253349, issued on Apr 14, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Dustin Newell, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1661 Soquel Dr Ste G, Santa Cruz, CA, 95065. Phone: (831) 476-7711. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Dustin Newell, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number 118121, 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.

What is Dustin Newell, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 85.6 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.