Heidi Byers Busch, M.D.
Dermatology Physician · Vista, CA
Heidi Byers Busch, M.D. is a dermatology physician with a practice address in Vista, California, and NPI 1467415174, issued on Apr 11, 2006. Check the license (California C51650, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Heidi Byers Busch
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Dermatology Physician 207N00000X
- License number
- C51650 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 906 Sycamore Ave Ste 100, Vista, CA 92081
- Phone
- (760) 249-7007
- Enumerated
- Apr 11, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 15, 2024
- Fax
- (858) 550-0676
- Medicaid ID
- 00C516500 CA
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 906 Sycamore Ave Ste 100
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Heidi Byers Busch in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license C51650Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
96% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average dermatology physician in 2024
31 Medicare Part D claims for 15 beneficiaries, against an average of 797 among the 12,802 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): 77.9 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: $960.00
1 payment: long term medical supply or device loan; the largest payer was AngioDynamics, Inc. The 10,250 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,544.61 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.
Heidi Byers Busch among 2,083 dermatology physician records in California
Heidi Byers Busch, M.D. is one of 2,083 dermatology physician records with a practice address in California. 83% 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 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 56% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 70% of these records are
- Record last updated2024 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207N00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Dermatology Physician providers in California
There are 2,083 dermatology physician records in California.
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The 8 dermatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Rishu Gupta, M.D.Vista, CA 920831942620869
- Irene Buno-Brion, M.D.San Marcos, CA 920781497704381
- Vishakha Sharma, M.D.San Marcos, CA 920781922274737
- Steven Emmet, M.D.Solana Beach, CA 920751043391246
- Ruth Gilboa, MDSolana Beach, CA 920751205873197
- Melanie Palm, M.D.Solana Beach, CA 920751821265877
- Joseph Aleshaki, DOSantee, CA 920711548766264
- Humberto Gallego, MDSantee, CA 920711811074404
Common questions
What is Heidi Byers Busch, M.D.'s NPI number?
Heidi Byers Busch, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1467415174, issued on Apr 11, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Heidi Byers Busch, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 906 Sycamore Ave Ste 100, Vista, CA, 92081. Phone: (760) 249-7007. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Heidi Byers Busch, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number C51650, 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 Heidi Byers Busch, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Heidi Byers Busch, M.D. had 31 Medicare Part D claims for 15 beneficiaries; the average among dermatology physician prescribers was 797. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Heidi Byers Busch, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 77.9 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.