Michael Joseph Messina, MD
Dermatology Physician · Palm Desert, CA
Michael Joseph Messina, MD is a dermatology physician with a practice address in Palm Desert, California, and NPI 1609073048, issued on Jun 29, 2007. Check the license (California A106316, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael Joseph Messina
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Dermatology Physician 207N00000X
- License numbers
- A106316 CA
A106037 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 44311 Monterey Ave, Palm Desert, CA 92260
- Phone
- (760) 773-6616
- Enumerated
- Jun 29, 2007
- Record last updated
- Dec 7, 2023
- Fax
- (760) 773-6618
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101021000553); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Northeastern Ohio University College Of Medicine, 2007
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Michael Joseph Messina in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A106316Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average dermatology physician in 2024
2,614 Medicare Part D claims for 1,130 beneficiaries, against an average of 797 among the 12,802 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims. 28 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Ketoconazole432 claims
- Triamcinolone Acetonide327 claims
- Mupirocin227 claims
- Fluorouracil171 claims
- Betamethasone Diprop Augmented169 claims
- Metronidazole98 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: $381.84
7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Revance Therapeutics, 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
- Natalie Driessen MD IncPalm Desert, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Michael Joseph Messina among 2,083 dermatology physician records in California
Michael Joseph Messina, 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 2007, is newer than 44% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 44% of these records are older, 45% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated2007 · median 2006 among the 1,450 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 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.
All 2,083 in California → Every provider in Palm Desert → Dermatology Physician nationwide →
The 8 dermatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Robert Lesnik, M.D.Palm Desert, CA 922601639112147
- Howard Miller, M.D.Palm Desert, CA 922601992773477
- Jamie Devito, MDPalm Springs, CA 922621326072455
- Ruth Vanderplas, M.D.La Quinta, CA 922531235233743
- Srita ChakkaRancho Mirage, CA 922701972130888
- Tsu-Yi Chuang, M.D., M.P.H.Rancho Mirage, CA 922701942268149
- Leon Clark, M.D.Rancho Mirage, CA 922701487004370
- Christian Jordan, M.D., PH.D.Rancho Mirage, CA 922701184087801
Common questions
What is Michael Joseph Messina, MD's NPI number?
Michael Joseph Messina, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1609073048, issued on Jun 29, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael Joseph Messina, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 44311 Monterey Ave, Palm Desert, CA, 92260. Phone: (760) 773-6616. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael Joseph Messina, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A106316, 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 Joseph Messina, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael Joseph Messina, MD had 2,614 Medicare Part D claims for 1,130 beneficiaries; the average among dermatology physician prescribers was 797. 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.