Michael Gary Michlitsch, M.D.
Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician · Walnut Creek, CA
Michael Gary Michlitsch, M.D. is a sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician with a practice address in Walnut Creek, California, and NPI 1023125259, issued on Aug 24, 2006. Check the license (California A80093, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael Gary Michlitsch
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician 207XX0005X
- License number
- A80093 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2625 Shadelands Dr, Walnut Creek, CA 94598
- Phone
- (925) 939-8585
- Enumerated
- Aug 24, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 12, 2025
- Fax
- (925) 933-2709
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070629000217); may accept Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2625 Shadelands Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- James Albertson, DPTOrthopedic Physical Therapist1558919944
- Afshin AnoushiravaniOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1003310293
- Audrielle Angela Asuncion, OTR/LHand Occupational Therapist1689455016
- Lauren Baker, OTRHand Occupational Therapist1114669322
- Jason BalaoingHand Occupational Therapist1144714288
Verify Michael Gary Michlitsch in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A80093Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
84% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician in 2024
45 Medicare Part D claims for 32 beneficiaries, against an average of 288 among the 2,562 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 18 claims were for opioids.
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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $2,005.53
16 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Arthrex, Inc. The 2,400 providers of this specialty with any payment received $19,779.31 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 2 group practices
- Golden State Orthopedics And SpineBrentwood, CA
- John Muir Trauma Physicians Billing ServiceWalnut Creek, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Michael Gary Michlitsch among 384 sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician records in California
Michael Gary Michlitsch, M.D. is one of 384 sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician records with a practice address in California. 88% 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, 57% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 76% of these records are
- Graduated2001 · median 2003 among the 293 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207XX0005X 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 (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician providers in California
There are 384 sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician records in California.
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The 8 sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Charles Preston, M.D.Walnut Creek, CA 945981558529479
- Laura Timmerman, M.D.Walnut Creek, CA 945981225052681
- Benjamin Busfield, MDWalnut Creek, CA 945961952459992
- Colin Mansfield, M.D.Walnut Creek, CA 945961275812059
- David Bell, MDPleasanton, CA 945881619916293
- Ian Stine, M.D.Pleasanton, CA 945881154544468
- Warren Strudwick, M.D.Emeryville, CA 946081457313033
- David Gallagher, M.D.Union City, CA 945871760697296
Common questions
What is Michael Gary Michlitsch, M.D.'s NPI number?
Michael Gary Michlitsch, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1023125259, issued on Aug 24, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael Gary Michlitsch, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2625 Shadelands Dr, Walnut Creek, CA, 94598. Phone: (925) 939-8585. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael Gary Michlitsch, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A80093, 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 Gary Michlitsch, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael Gary Michlitsch, M.D. had 45 Medicare Part D claims for 32 beneficiaries; the average among sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician prescribers was 288. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Michael Gary Michlitsch, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.