Michael A. Amster, MD
Pain Medicine Physician · Santa Cruz, CA
Michael A. Amster, MD is a pain medicine physician with a practice address in Santa Cruz, California, and NPI 1114023058, issued on Sep 16, 2006. Check the license (California A81550, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael A. Amster
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Pain Medicine Physician 208VP0000X
- License number
- A81550 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1510 Capitola RD, Santa Cruz, CA 95062
- Phone
- (831) 427-3500
- Enumerated
- Sep 16, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 7, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20051101001141); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of California, Irvine, California College Of Medicine, 2001
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 1510 Capitola RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Nadia AllamiPediatric Nurse Practitioner1346723087
- Jacqueline AlvarezMarriage & Family Therapist1093436511
- Krystina Begonia, MDFamily Medicine Physician1760942734
- Rebecca Breton, MDPediatrics Physician1659367548
- Karen Carranza, RNRegistered Nurse1013730001
- Catherine Cashatt, RNRegistered Nurse1396614640
Verify Michael A. Amster in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A81550Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
86% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pain medicine physician in 2024
302 Medicare Part D claims for 48 beneficiaries, against an average of 2,095 among the 944 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 188 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Tramadol Hcl43 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl41 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen33 claims
- Morphine Sulfate Er32 claims
- Duloxetine Hcl24 claims
- Gabapentin19 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: $167.50
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 769 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,397.95 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 one group practice
- Santa Cruz Community Health CentersSanta Cruz, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Michael A. Amster, MD's NPI number?
Michael A. Amster, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1114023058, issued on Sep 16, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael A. Amster, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1510 Capitola RD, Santa Cruz, CA, 95062. Phone: (831) 427-3500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael A. Amster, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A81550, 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 Michael A. Amster, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael A. Amster, MD had 302 Medicare Part D claims for 48 beneficiaries; the average among pain medicine physician prescribers was 2,095. 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.