Joseph Kurt Bivens, M.D.
Plastic Surgery Physician · Brawley, CA
Joseph Kurt Bivens, M.D. is a plastic surgery physician with a practice address in Brawley, California, and NPI 1013118801, issued on May 30, 2007. Check the license (California G60000, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph Kurt Bivens
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Plastic Surgery Physician 208200000X
- License number
- G60000 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 751 W Legion RD Ste 300, Brawley, CA 92227
- Phone
- (209) 956-7725
- Enumerated
- May 30, 2007
- Record last updated
- Sep 20, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (760) 351-4949
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20150420002031); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Florida College Of Medicine, 1977
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Joseph Kurt Bivens in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G60000Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.9 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average plastic surgery physician in 2024
273 Medicare Part D claims for 55 beneficiaries, against an average of 93 among the 3,527 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Doxycycline Hyclate84 claims
- Ciprofloxacin Hcl32 claims
- Santyl26 claims
- Triamcinolone Acetonide21 claims
- Cephalexin18 claims
- Levofloxacin17 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: $242.53
10 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Smith+Nephew, Inc. The 3,683 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,316.31 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.
Joseph Kurt Bivens among 894 plastic surgery physician records in California
Joseph Kurt Bivens, M.D. is one of 894 plastic surgery physician records with a practice address in California. 79% 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 39% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 39% of these records are older, 40% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 39% of these records are
- Graduated1977 · median 2002 among the 346 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208200000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Plastic Surgery Physician providers in California
There are 894 plastic surgery physician records in California.
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The 8 plastic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Julia Lee, M.D.Banning, CA 922201578663555
- David Bowen, M.D.Palm Desert, CA 922601821027228
- Natalie DriessenPalm Desert, CA 922601619174521
- Michael Hill, MDPalm Desert, CA 922601144233537
- Judith Zacher, MDPalm Desert, CA 922601235281601
- Andrew Hayduke, M.D.Rancho Mirage, CA 922701588666119
- Mark Sofonio, MDRancho Mirage, CA 922701700868718
- Diya Tantawi, MD, FACSRancho Mirage, CA 922701235372376
Common questions
What is Joseph Kurt Bivens, M.D.'s NPI number?
Joseph Kurt Bivens, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1013118801, issued on May 30, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph Kurt Bivens, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 751 W Legion RD Ste 300, Brawley, CA, 92227. Phone: (209) 956-7725. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph Kurt Bivens, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number G60000, 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 Joseph Kurt Bivens, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joseph Kurt Bivens, M.D. had 273 Medicare Part D claims for 55 beneficiaries; the average among plastic surgery physician prescribers was 93. 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.