Michael Liu, MD
Dermatology Physician · Santa Barbara, CA
Michael Liu, MD is a dermatology physician with a practice address in Santa Barbara, California, and NPI 1265887202, issued on Apr 27, 2016. Check the license (California A151078, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael Liu
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Dermatology Physician 207N00000X
- License number
- A151078 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 504 W Pueblo St Ste 102, Santa Barbara, CA 93105
- Phone
- (805) 682-6455
- Enumerated
- Apr 27, 2016
- Record last updated
- Jan 7, 2022
- Fax
- (805) 687-1480
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20241231002824); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of California, San Francisco School Of Medicine, 2016
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 504 W Pueblo St Ste 102
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Sara Dill, MDDermatology Physician1578573358
- Julia Parker, PAPhysician Assistant1235408352
Verify Michael Liu in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A151078Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
55% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average dermatology physician in 2024
362 Medicare Part D claims for 180 beneficiaries, against an average of 797 among the 12,802 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Doxycycline Monohydrate117 claims
- Mupirocin56 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate51 claims
- Gentamicin Sulfate38 claims
- Ketoconazole20 claims
- Amoxicillin16 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): 77.9 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,689.33
76 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Organogenesis Inc. The 10,250 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,544.61 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
- Dermatology Consultants PCAtlanta, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Michael Liu among 2,083 dermatology physician records in California
Michael Liu, MD is one of 2,083 dermatology physician records with a practice address in California. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 80% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 80% of these records are older, 17% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2006 among the 1,450 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207N00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Dermatology Physician providers in California
There are 2,083 dermatology physician records in California.
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The 8 dermatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Tamara BerrySanta Barbara, CA 931051407112212
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- Aegean Chan, MDSanta Barbara, CA 931051356607451
- Sara Dill, MDSanta Barbara, CA 931051578573358
- Peter Ford, M.D.Santa Barbara, CA 931051164451639
- Corey Frucht, M.D., PH.D.Santa Barbara, CA 931051457606238
- Roy Grekin, MDSanta Barbara, CA 931051245278506
- Elizabeth GrossmanSanta Barbara, CA 931051366608994
Common questions
What is Michael Liu, MD's NPI number?
Michael Liu, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1265887202, issued on Apr 27, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael Liu, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 504 W Pueblo St Ste 102, Santa Barbara, CA, 93105. Phone: (805) 682-6455. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael Liu, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A151078, 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 Liu, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael Liu, MD had 362 Medicare Part D claims for 180 beneficiaries; the average among dermatology physician prescribers was 797. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Michael Liu, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 77.9 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.