NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Michael Anthony Cerni, D.O.

General Practice Physician · Laguna Niguel, CA

Michael Anthony Cerni, D.O. is a general practice physician with a practice address in Laguna Niguel, California, and NPI 1154652659, issued on Jan 22, 2010. Check the license (California 20A4899, 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
1154652659
Name
Michael Anthony Cerni
Credential
D.O.
Primary taxonomy
General Practice Physician 208D00000X
License number
20A4899 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4 Cavalier, Laguna Niguel, CA 92677
Phone
(949) 637-2072
Enumerated
Jan 22, 2010
Record last updated
Jan 22, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Verify Michael Anthony Cerni 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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Industry payments in 2024: $3,583.26

70 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 4,259 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,273.40 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Michael Cerni$3,583.26
  2. Specialty average$1,273.40

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

Michael Anthony Cerni among 1,956 general practice physician records in California

Michael Anthony Cerni, D.O. 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 2010, is newer than 58% of them.

  • NPI issued2010 · 58% of these records are older, 39% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 48% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 27% of these records are
  • Record last updated2010 · 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. Homayoon Ganji, M.D.Laguna Niguel, CA 926771548415854
  2. John Meehan, M.D.Laguna Niguel, CA 926771992778989
  3. Jyotinkumar Patel, M.D.Laguna Niguel, CA 926771275598765
  4. Sheila Roberts, M.D.Laguna Niguel, CA 926771043932882
  5. Robert Paredes, MDSan Juan Capistrano, CA 926751578749271
  6. Om Pathak, DOSan Juan Capistrano, CA 926751174109763
  7. Jay WohlgemuthSan Juan Capistrano, CA 926751043580921
  8. Willa Brinkley, DOSan Clemente, CA 926721275783755

Common questions

What is Michael Anthony Cerni, D.O.'s NPI number?

Michael Anthony Cerni, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1154652659, issued on Jan 22, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Michael Anthony Cerni, D.O. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4 Cavalier, Laguna Niguel, CA, 92677. Phone: (949) 637-2072. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Michael Anthony Cerni, D.O.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number 20A4899, 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.

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.