NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Michael Bazel, MD

Emergency Medicine Physician · Bell, CA

Michael Bazel, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Bell, California, and NPI 1598712978, issued on May 30, 2006. Check the license (California G78177, 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
1598712978
Name
Michael Bazel
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License number
G78177 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4001 Florence Ave, Bell, CA 90201
Phone
(323) 562-0595
Enumerated
May 30, 2006
Record last updated
Jan 12, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(323) 562-0595
Medicaid IDs
00G781771 CA
00G781770 CA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20031103000705); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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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  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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287.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

64,983 Medicare Part D claims for 559 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims. 398 claims were for opioids.

  1. Michael Bazel64,983
  2. Specialty average226

Most prescribed

  1. Omeprazole-Sodium Bicarbonate2,548 claims
  2. Rosuvastatin Calcium2,021 claims
  3. Amlodipine Besylate1,692 claims
  4. Vascepa1,621 claims
  5. Atorvastatin Calcium1,568 claims
  6. Gabapentin1,534 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: $467.72

25 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen Inc. The 12,335 providers of this specialty with any payment received $953.79 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Michael Bazel$467.72
  2. Specialty average$953.79

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

Michael Bazel among 7,751 emergency medicine physician records in California

Michael Bazel, MD is one of 7,751 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 81% 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 4% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 4% of these records are older, 60% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
  • Graduated1991 · median 2011 among the 4,560 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2016 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Emergency Medicine Physician providers in California

There are 7,751 emergency medicine physician records in California.

The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Medell Briggs-Malonson, M.DBeverly Hills, CA 902101952509135
  2. Bruce Fagel, MDBeverly Hills, CA 902101457602419
  3. Christopher Asandra, M.D.Beverly Hills, CA 902111841229010
  4. Ruthann Cunningham, M.D.Beverly Hills, CA 902111427048552
  5. Leif Lunsford, M.D.Beverly Hills, CA 902111740236967
  6. Sharon McBeth, M.D.Beverly Hills, CA 902111699908806
  7. Mark Rubin, MDBeverly Hills, CA 902111760410690
  8. Alan Spira, MDBeverly Hills, CA 902111194726075

Common questions

What is Michael Bazel, MD's NPI number?

Michael Bazel, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1598712978, issued on May 30, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Michael Bazel, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4001 Florence Ave, Bell, CA, 90201. Phone: (323) 562-0595. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Michael Bazel, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number G78177, 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 Bazel, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Michael Bazel, MD had 64,983 Medicare Part D claims for 559 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.