Marie Dusch, MD
Surgery of the Hand (Surgery) Physician · Santa Maria, CA
Marie Dusch, MD is a surgery of the hand (surgery) physician with a practice address in Santa Maria, California, and NPI 1659753911, issued on Jun 23, 2015. Check the license (California A144633, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Marie Dusch
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery of the Hand (Surgery) Physician 2086S0105X
- License number
- A144633 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2342 Professional Pkwy Ste 200, Santa Maria, CA 93455
- Phone
- (805) 349-9545
- Enumerated
- Jun 23, 2015
- Record last updated
- Dec 1, 2023
- Fax
- (805) 349-8025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210310002797); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of California, San Francisco School Of Medicine, 2015
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Marie Dusch in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A144633Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
59% more Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery of the hand (surgery) physician in 2024
299 Medicare Part D claims for 168 beneficiaries, against an average of 188 among the 346 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 69 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Meloxicam148 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen37 claims
- Methylprednisolone36 claims
- Tramadol Hcl20 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen11 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 82.7 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,896.80
11 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Skeletal Dynamics Inc. The 296 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,725.83 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 2 group practices
- Central Coast Orthopedic Medical GroupSanta Maria, CA
- David B. HammerTempleton, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Marie Dusch among 39 surgery of the hand (surgery) physician records in California
Marie Dusch, MD is one of 39 surgery of the hand (surgery) physician records with a practice address in California. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 92% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 92% of these records are older, 5% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2000 among the 29 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 69% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2086S0105X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery of the Hand (Surgery) Physician providers in California
There are 39 surgery of the hand (surgery) physician records in California.
All 39 in California → Every provider in Santa Maria → Surgery of the Hand (Surgery) Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery of the hand (surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Nicholas Caggiano, MDSan Luis Obispo, CA 934051306133699
- Jonathan Liu, M.D.Visalia, CA 932771841376969
- Ricardo Avena, M.D.Fresno, CA 937201114903648
- Randi Galli, M.D.Fresno, CA 937201932184959
- Alexander Majors, M.D.Fresno, CA 937201598879694
- Isobel Santos, M.D.Fresno, CA 937201316306574
- Ryan Stehr, MDFresno, CA 937201972828812
- Asher Kupperman, M.D.Santa Barbara, CA 931011104141993
Common questions
What is Marie Dusch, MD's NPI number?
Marie Dusch, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1659753911, issued on Jun 23, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Marie Dusch, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2342 Professional Pkwy Ste 200, Santa Maria, CA, 93455. Phone: (805) 349-9545. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Marie Dusch, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A144633, 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 Marie Dusch, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Marie Dusch, MD had 299 Medicare Part D claims for 168 beneficiaries; the average among surgery of the hand (surgery) physician prescribers was 188. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Marie Dusch, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 82.7 of 100. 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.