Michael Ian Fuchs, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Santa Monica, CA
Michael Ian Fuchs, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Santa Monica, California, and NPI 1710143326, issued on Aug 3, 2008. Check the license (California G178866, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael Ian Fuchs
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License numbers
- G178866 CA
15309 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2021 Santa Monica Blvd Ste 245E, Santa Monica, CA 90404
- Phone
- (310) 829-0199
- Enumerated
- Aug 3, 2008
- Record last updated
- Mar 6, 2023
- Fax
- (424) 212-5921
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230105003264); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Hahnemann University College Of Medicine, 1983
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Michael Ian Fuchs in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G178866Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
42% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
4,501 Medicare Part D claims for 356 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 17% of claims. 84 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium343 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium219 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate218 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium157 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium154 claims
- Losartan Potassium111 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: $146.37
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Ucb, Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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
- Providence Saint Johns Medical FoundationSanta Monica, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Michael Ian Fuchs among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California
Michael Ian Fuchs, M.D. is one of 17,696 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 56% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 56% of these records are older, 40% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated1983 · median 2004 among the 11,065 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
168 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Santa Monica
They are 168 of the 5,151 NPPES records with a practice address in Santa Monica, and 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Michael Ian Fuchs, M.D.'s NPI number?
Michael Ian Fuchs, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1710143326, issued on Aug 3, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael Ian Fuchs, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2021 Santa Monica Blvd Ste 245E, Santa Monica, CA, 90404. Phone: (310) 829-0199. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael Ian Fuchs, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number G178866, 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 Ian Fuchs, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael Ian Fuchs, M.D. had 4,501 Medicare Part D claims for 356 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.