NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Michael Larry Cutler, M.D.

Adult Medicine Physician · Poway, CA

Michael Larry Cutler, M.D. is an adult medicine physician with a practice address in Poway, California, and NPI 1871620518, issued on Feb 28, 2007. Check the license (California A51232, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1871620518
Name
Michael Larry Cutler
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Adult Medicine Physician 207QA0505X
License number
A51232 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
12285 Scripps Poway Pkwy, Poway, CA 92064
Phone
(760) 622-2773
Enumerated
Feb 28, 2007
Record last updated
Mar 21, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20141203002533); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Tulane University School Of Medicine, 1987
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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Also registered at 12285 Scripps Poway Pkwy

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Verify Michael Larry Cutler 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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2.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average adult medicine physician in 2024

6,597 Medicare Part D claims for 296 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,002 among the 1,307 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 45 claims were for opioids.

  1. Michael Cutler6,597
  2. Specialty average3,002

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium276 claims
  2. Gabapentin261 claims
  3. Quetiapine Fumarate253 claims
  4. Levothyroxine Sodium218 claims
  5. Trazodone Hcl210 claims
  6. Meloxicam187 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: $100.00

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Sanofi Pasteur Inc. The 664 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,405.95 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Michael Cutler$100.00
  2. Specialty average$1,405.95

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

  1. J M Geiss DO ApcSanta Ana, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Michael Larry Cutler among 386 adult medicine physician records in California

Michael Larry Cutler, M.D. is one of 386 adult medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 69% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 35% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 35% of these records are older, 49% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 69% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 48% of these records are
  • Graduated1987 · median 2005 among the 187 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2016 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207QA0505X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Adult Medicine Physician providers in California

There are 386 adult medicine physician records in California.

The 8 adult medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Hedieh Badkoobehi, M.D.Poway, CA 920641689708695
  2. Jacobo Flores, M.DOceanside, CA 920541164469201
  3. Lynette Easler-Silva, NURSE PRACTITIONERSan Marcos, CA 920781194600171
  4. Araceli TapiaSan Marcos, CA 920781821916917
  5. Jina Williams, FNPVista, CA 920831225500259
  6. James Aldrich, MDLa Jolla, CA 920371730290016
  7. Susan Bodtke, M.D.San Diego, CA 921031871729962
  8. Catherine Gagnon, NPSan Diego, CA 921031811125099

Common questions

What is Michael Larry Cutler, M.D.'s NPI number?

Michael Larry Cutler, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1871620518, issued on Feb 28, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Michael Larry Cutler, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 12285 Scripps Poway Pkwy, Poway, CA, 92064. Phone: (760) 622-2773. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Michael Larry Cutler, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number A51232, 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 Larry Cutler, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Michael Larry Cutler, M.D. had 6,597 Medicare Part D claims for 296 beneficiaries; the average among adult medicine physician prescribers was 3,002. 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.