NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Michael Grant Needham

Family Medicine Physician · Visalia, CA

Michael Grant Needham is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Visalia, California, and NPI 1689456477, issued on Oct 17, 2023. Check the license (California PA63449, 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
1689456477
Name
Michael Grant Needham
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
PA63449 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
400 E Oak Ave, Visalia, CA 93291
Phone
(877) 960-3426
Enumerated
Oct 17, 2023
Record last updated
Oct 21, 2023
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 400 E Oak Ave

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

  1. Mary Anjielen Artille, PA-CPhysician Assistant1457104085
  2. Cosette Audirac, PACPhysician Assistant1255773966
  3. Thi Thi Aye, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1790116333
  4. Mrudula Beesetty, MDInternal Medicine Physician1699415539
  5. Maryann Cruz, FNP-CFamily Medicine Physician1487201331
  6. Dyvakrupakar DaramPhysician Assistant1760133953

Verify Michael Grant Needham in five checks

  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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79% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

748 Medicare Part D claims for 144 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Michael Needham748
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium65 claims
  2. Lisinopril44 claims
  3. Metformin Hcl41 claims
  4. Jardiance30 claims
  5. Amlodipine Besylate27 claims
  6. Levothyroxine Sodium21 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: $42.62

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Organon Llc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Michael Needham$42.62
  2. Specialty average$902.55

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Michael Grant Needham among 17,133 family medicine physician records in California

Michael Grant Needham is one of 17,133 family medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2023, is newer than 97% of them.

  • NPI issued2023 · 97% of these records are older, 1% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 62% of these records are
  • 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 207Q00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

74 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Visalia

They are 74 of the 4,225 NPPES records with a practice address in Visalia, and 17,133 family medicine physician records in California.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Robert Allen, M.D.Visalia, CA 932911629074489
  2. John Booker, M.D.Visalia, CA 932911790769768
  3. Peter Caballes, MDVisalia, CA 932911275591521
  4. John Coffey, MDVisalia, CA 932911003826728
  5. Glenda Dalby, M.D.Visalia, CA 932911912903972
  6. Carlos Dominguez, M.D.Visalia, CA 932911548266505
  7. Ash Ghaly, M.D.Visalia, CA 932911619081528
  8. Laurie Hagopian-Dresser, DOVisalia, CA 932911578513610

Common questions

What is Michael Grant Needham's NPI number?

Michael Grant Needham's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1689456477, issued on Oct 17, 2023. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Michael Grant Needham located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 400 E Oak Ave, Visalia, CA, 93291. Phone: (877) 960-3426. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Michael Grant Needham's license?

NPPES lists California license number PA63449, 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 Grant Needham prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Michael Grant Needham had 748 Medicare Part D claims for 144 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.