Michael John Costello, MD
Emergency Medicine Physician · Pleasanton, CA
Michael John Costello, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Pleasanton, California, and NPI 1477544781, issued on Nov 4, 2005. Check the license (California G81580, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael John Costello
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- G81580 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5555 W Las Positas Blvd, Pleasanton, CA 94588
- Phone
- (209) 342-2300
- Enumerated
- Nov 4, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jul 13, 2026
- Fax
- (209) 524-4240
- Medicaid ID
- 00G815800 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050315001053); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Rush Medical College Of Rush University, 1992
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Michael John Costello in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G81580Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
18% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
186 Medicare Part D claims for 142 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 44 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen35 claims
- Cephalexin26 claims
- Ondansetron Odt21 claims
- Prednisone16 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 100 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Pleasanton Emergency Medical GroupDublin, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Michael John Costello among 7,751 emergency medicine physician records in California
Michael John Costello, 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 96% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated1992 · median 2011 among the 4,560 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 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).
27 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Pleasanton
They are 27 of the 2,213 NPPES records with a practice address in Pleasanton, and 7,751 emergency medicine physician records in California.
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The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Dennis Alfaro, M.D.Pleasanton, CA 945881407847718
- Paul Chasin, MDPleasanton, CA 945881649261959
- Colleen Johnson, MDPleasanton, CA 945881720079049
- Edward Kan, MDPleasanton, CA 945881104804426
- Robert MandibergPleasanton, CA 945881336130640
- Gerald Nazareno, MDPleasanton, CA 945881679564983
- Cynthia Penn-Duecker, MDPleasanton, CA 945881033100359
- Scott Seidman, MDPleasanton, CA 945881184605230
Common questions
What is Michael John Costello, MD's NPI number?
Michael John Costello, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1477544781, issued on Nov 4, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael John Costello, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5555 W Las Positas Blvd, Pleasanton, CA, 94588. Phone: (209) 342-2300. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael John Costello, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number G81580, 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 John Costello, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael John Costello, MD had 186 Medicare Part D claims for 142 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Michael John Costello, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.