NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

M Polly McKinstry, M D

Specialist · Laguna Hills, CA

M Polly McKinstry, M D is a specialist with a practice address in Laguna Hills, California, and NPI 1447269501, issued on Aug 7, 2006. Check the license (California G54934, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1447269501
Name
M Polly McKinstry
Credential
M D
Primary taxonomy
Specialist 174400000X
License number
G54934 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
23961 Calle DE LA Magdalena Ste 402, Laguna Hills, CA 92653
Phone
(949) 595-0095
Enumerated
Aug 7, 2006
Record last updated
Aug 31, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(949) 595-4459
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20120413000621); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Yale University School Of Medicine, 1981
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 23961 Calle DE LA Magdalena Ste 402

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

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  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
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75% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average specialist in 2024

341 Medicare Part D claims for 128 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,380 among the 8,233 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 44% of claims. 39 claims were for opioids.

  1. M Polly McKinstry341
  2. Specialty average1,380

Most prescribed

  1. Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth108 claims
  2. Tobramycin-Dexamethasone51 claims
  3. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen39 claims
  4. Erythromycin37 claims
  5. Restasis25 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.

No measured MIPS final score for 2023

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.

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

Industry payments in 2024: $35.97

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Oyster Point Pharma, Inc. The 5,844 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,760.79 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. M Polly McKinstry$35.97
  2. Specialty average$4,760.79

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

M Polly McKinstry among 5,749 specialist records in California

M Polly McKinstry, M D is one of 5,749 specialist records with a practice address in California. 30% 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 7% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 60% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 30% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 19% of these records are
  • Graduated1981 · median 1989 among the 1,075 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2020 · 77% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 174400000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Specialist providers in California

There are 5,749 specialist records in California.

The 8 specialist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Nili Alai, M.D.Laguna Hills, CA 926531245326206
  2. Valdemar Ascencio, M.D.Laguna Hills, CA 926531962569384
  3. Henry Bruce, M.D.Laguna Hills, CA 926531114920535
  4. Sandeep Chaudhary, M.DLaguna Hills, CA 926531417055872
  5. Mark Jason, M.DLaguna Hills, CA 926531629179536
  6. Manijeh Javaheri, M.D.Laguna Hills, CA 926531639102387
  7. Kenneth Lynn, M.D.Laguna Hills, CA 926531548280423
  8. Susie Rudzik, OTLaguna Hills, CA 926531316097199

Common questions

What is M Polly McKinstry, M D's NPI number?

M Polly McKinstry, M D's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1447269501, issued on Aug 7, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is M Polly McKinstry, M D located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 23961 Calle DE LA Magdalena Ste 402, Laguna Hills, CA, 92653. Phone: (949) 595-0095. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify M Polly McKinstry, M D's license?

NPPES lists California license number G54934, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does M Polly McKinstry, M D prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, M Polly McKinstry, M D had 341 Medicare Part D claims for 128 beneficiaries; the average among specialist prescribers was 1,380. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is M Polly McKinstry, M D's MIPS final score?

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.

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.