Eric Ernest Curtis, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Santa Maria, CA
Eric Ernest Curtis, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Santa Maria, California, and NPI 1033746474, issued on Mar 25, 2020. Check the license (California A178232, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Eric Ernest Curtis
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License numbers
- A178232 CA
75168 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2271 S Depot St, Santa Maria, CA 93455
- Phone
- (805) 739-3805
- Enumerated
- Mar 25, 2020
- Record last updated
- Jul 28, 2026
- Fax
- (805) 739-3806
- Medicaid ID
- 241516 AZ
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250313003295); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Virginia Commonwealth University, School Of Medicine, 2020
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2271 S Depot St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Yolanda Batin-Van Rooyen, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1427151935
- Brian Kistler, M.D.Orthopaedic Trauma Physician1043473507
- Jessica KohlerPhysician Assistant1306438395
- Mary Lipscomb, PA-CPhysician Assistant1265056170
- Katharine Sanchez, PAPhysician Assistant1992537062
- Carsten Zieger, D.O.Emergency Medicine Physician1215971312
Verify Eric Ernest Curtis in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A178232Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
90% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
34 Medicare Part D claims for 24 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. 18 claims were for opioids.
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: $91.14
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Stryker 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Center For Orthopedic Research And Education LLCPhoenix, AZ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Eric Ernest Curtis among 2,276 orthopaedic surgery physician records in California
Eric Ernest Curtis, 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 2020, is newer than 94% of them.
- NPI issued2020 · 94% of these records are older, 3% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated2020 · median 2003 among the 1,347 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 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.
All 2,276 in California → Every provider in Santa Maria → Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Yolanda Batin-Van Rooyen, M.D.Santa Maria, CA 934551427151935
- Dennis Blackburn, D.O.Santa Maria, CA 934551851353205
- Paul Castello, M.D.Santa Maria, CA 934551669434510
- James Kasper, M.D.Santa Maria, CA 934551962445098
- Jeffrey Spoo, M.D.Santa Maria, CA 934551053374694
- David Book, MDSanta Maria, CA 934541780603506
- Thor Gjerdrum, MDSanta Maria, CA 934541407830177
- Michael Laird, M.D.Pismo Beach, CA 934491609953892
Common questions
What is Eric Ernest Curtis, MD's NPI number?
Eric Ernest Curtis, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1033746474, issued on Mar 25, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Eric Ernest Curtis, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2271 S Depot St, Santa Maria, CA, 93455. Phone: (805) 739-3805. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Eric Ernest Curtis, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A178232, 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 Eric Ernest Curtis, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Eric Ernest Curtis, MD had 34 Medicare Part D claims for 24 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.