NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Michael Z. Kurtz, D.O.

Sports Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician · Garden Grove, CA

Michael Z. Kurtz, D.O. is a sports medicine (family medicine) physician with a practice address in Garden Grove, California, and NPI 1194814020, issued on Oct 11, 2006. Check the license (California 20A4525, 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
1194814020
Name
Michael Z. Kurtz
Credential
D.O.
Primary taxonomy
Sports Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician 207QS0010X
License number
20A4525 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
12495 Valley View St, Garden Grove, CA 92845
Phone
(714) 897-9355
Enumerated
Oct 11, 2006
Record last updated
Feb 8, 2022
Fax
(714) 897-5117
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20090602000190); accepts Medicare assignment
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 12495 Valley View St

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Daniel Buda, DO, DSCFamily Medicine Physician1700974698
  2. Maya Keces, RN, MS, FNP-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1932932134
  3. Quynhnhu LeFamily Nurse Practitioner1467315945
  4. Esther LeeFamily Nurse Practitioner1346060605
  5. Tiffany Quyen Nguyen, PA-CPhysician Assistant1356804587

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  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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6.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average sports medicine (family medicine) physician in 2024

5,289 Medicare Part D claims for 387 beneficiaries, against an average of 855 among the 2,237 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 55 claims were for opioids.

  1. Michael Kurtz5,289
  2. Specialty average855

Most prescribed

  1. Levothyroxine Sodium223 claims
  2. Rosuvastatin Calcium197 claims
  3. Np Thyroid176 claims
  4. Atorvastatin Calcium153 claims
  5. Azithromycin152 claims
  6. Alprazolam130 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: $1,752.67

76 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 1,218 providers of this specialty with any payment received $781.49 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Michael Kurtz$1,752.67
  2. Specialty average$781.49

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. Valley View Wellness Medical Center IncGarden Grove, CA

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

Michael Z. Kurtz among 266 sports medicine (family medicine) physician records in California

Michael Z. Kurtz, D.O. is one of 266 sports medicine (family medicine) 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 5% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 73% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 71% of these records are
  • Graduated1979 · median 2012 among the 190 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 43% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207QS0010X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Sports Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician providers in California

There are 266 sports medicine (family medicine) physician records in California.

All 266 in California → Every provider in Garden Grove → Sports Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician nationwide →

The 8 sports medicine (family medicine) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Paul McKinley, D.O.Garden Grove, CA 928451578652418
  2. Dianne LongoFullerton, CA 928351720403553
  3. Bruce Hoyle, M.D.Orange, CA 928681225184518
  4. Basil IkeOrange, CA 928681114553146
  5. Adam Rivadeneyra, MDOrange, CA 928681689935355
  6. Jack Gutman, D.O.Anaheim, CA 928071578609160
  7. Poyrung Poysophon, MDCorona, CA 928831609257435
  8. David Kruse, MDAnaheim, CA 928061891993150

Common questions

What is Michael Z. Kurtz, D.O.'s NPI number?

Michael Z. Kurtz, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1194814020, issued on Oct 11, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Michael Z. Kurtz, D.O. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 12495 Valley View St, Garden Grove, CA, 92845. Phone: (714) 897-9355. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Michael Z. Kurtz, D.O.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number 20A4525, 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 Z. Kurtz, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Michael Z. Kurtz, D.O. had 5,289 Medicare Part D claims for 387 beneficiaries; the average among sports medicine (family medicine) physician prescribers was 855. 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.

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

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.