Michael John Ellison, MD
Pulmonary Disease Physician · Santa Cruz, CA
Michael John Ellison, MD is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Santa Cruz, California, and NPI 1861465932, issued on Feb 9, 2006. Check the license (California G64790, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael John Ellison
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
- License number
- G64790 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1595 Soquel Dr Ste 230, Santa Cruz, CA 95065
- Phone
- (831) 226-3225
- Enumerated
- Feb 9, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 20, 2023
- Fax
- (831) 423-7579
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101227000097); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1595 Soquel Dr Ste 230
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Paul Godin, MDSpecialist1972506632
- Laura Likar, MDPulmonary Disease Physician1649205733
- Andrea Ling, M.D.Pulmonary Disease Physician1699099192
- James Louisell, MDPulmonary Disease Physician1669735916
- Tuong Vu, MDCritical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1598721235
Verify Michael John Ellison in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G64790Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
95% more Medicare Part D claims than the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024
2,783 Medicare Part D claims for 365 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 52% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Trelegy Ellipta307 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa285 claims
- Breo Ellipta245 claims
- Montelukast Sodium220 claims
- Azithromycin189 claims
- Prednisone174 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 96.5 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $258.25
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 8,806 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,159.88 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
- Dignity Health Medical FoundationSanta Cruz, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Michael John Ellison among 1,443 pulmonary disease physician records in California
Michael John Ellison, MD is one of 1,443 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in California. 84% 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 7% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 51% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
- Graduated1987 · median 2002 among the 1,061 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RP1001X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in California
There are 1,443 pulmonary disease physician records in California.
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The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Laura Likar, MDSanta Cruz, CA 950651649205733
- Andrea Ling, M.D.Santa Cruz, CA 950651699099192
- James Louisell, MDSanta Cruz, CA 950651669735916
- Aaron Morse, MDSanta Cruz, CA 950651093784027
- Lily Zeng, MDSanta Cruz, CA 950651962822825
- Don HodgesSanta Cruz, CA 950621437139284
- Eunice Kim, M.D.Santa Cruz, CA 950621609973734
- David Kipps, MDSanta Cruz, CA 950621972510048
Common questions
What is Michael John Ellison, MD's NPI number?
Michael John Ellison, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1861465932, issued on Feb 9, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael John Ellison, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1595 Soquel Dr Ste 230, Santa Cruz, CA, 95065. Phone: (831) 226-3225. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael John Ellison, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number G64790, 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 Ellison, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael John Ellison, MD had 2,783 Medicare Part D claims for 365 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Michael John Ellison, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 96.5 of 100. 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.