NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Manal Rita Michael, MD

General Practice Physician · Cathedral City, CA

Manal Rita Michael, MD is a general practice physician with a practice address in Cathedral City, California, and NPI 1942246103, issued on Jun 22, 2006. Check the license (California A71821, 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 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1942246103
Name
Manal Rita Michael
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
General Practice Physician 208D00000X
License number
A71821 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
69 696 Ramon Road, Cathedral City, CA 92234
Phone
(760) 770-6200
Enumerated
Jun 22, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20051129001062); accepts Medicare assignment
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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Verify Manal Rita Michael 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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42% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average general practice physician in 2024

1,770 Medicare Part D claims for 19 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,030 among the 8,395 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims.

  1. Manal Michael1,770
  2. Specialty average3,030

Most prescribed

  1. Clonazepam100 claims
  2. Haloperidol Decanoate66 claims
  3. Omeprazole64 claims
  4. Benztropine Mesylate63 claims
  5. Simvastatin59 claims
  6. Divalproex Sodium57 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. State OF California - Department OF Developmental ServicesCathedral City, CA

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

Manal Rita Michael among 1,956 general practice physician records in California

Manal Rita Michael, MD is one of 1,956 general practice physician records with a practice address in California. 48% 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 5% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 66% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 48% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 27% of these records are
  • Graduated1984 · median 1994 among the 520 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2007 · 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 208D00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

General Practice Physician providers in California

There are 1,956 general practice physician records in California.

The 8 general practice physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Shahida Naz, M.D.Calipatria, CA 922331669747747
  2. Rogelio Drenning-Manriquez, M.D.Coachella, CA 922361568689149
  3. Amindeep Lail, MDCoachella, CA 922361356883953
  4. George Fareed, MDBrawley, CA 922271720074313
  5. Frank Kadel, DOBrawley, CA 922271760483549
  6. Theodore Schlater, M.D.Brawley, CA 922271790891968
  7. Frederick Arbenz, M.D.El Centro, CA 922431831197789
  8. John Stiles, M.D.Blythe, CA 922251639369309

Common questions

What is Manal Rita Michael, MD's NPI number?

Manal Rita Michael, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1942246103, issued on Jun 22, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Manal Rita Michael, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 69 696 Ramon Road, Cathedral City, CA, 92234. Phone: (760) 770-6200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Manal Rita Michael, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number A71821, 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 Manal Rita Michael, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Manal Rita Michael, MD had 1,770 Medicare Part D claims for 19 beneficiaries; the average among general practice physician prescribers was 3,030. 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.