Michael Steele, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · San Luis Obispo, CA
Michael Steele, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in San Luis Obispo, California, and NPI 1396768115, issued on Jul 25, 2006. Check the license (California C51131, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael Steele
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- C51131 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1941 Johnson Ave Ste 204, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
- Phone
- (805) 543-4347
- Enumerated
- Jul 25, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 27, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (805) 543-2083
- Medicaid ID
- 00C511310 CA
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Michael Steele in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license C51131Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
68% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
1,021 Medicare Part D claims for 327 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium96 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium88 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate71 claims
- Lisinopril56 claims
- Losartan Potassium43 claims
- Metformin Hcl43 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): 83.6 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).
Michael Steele among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California
Michael Steele, M.D. is one of 17,696 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 79% 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, 56% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 63% of these records are
- Record last updated2012 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
41 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in San Luis Obispo
They are 41 of the 3,403 NPPES records with a practice address in San Luis Obispo, and 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Michael Steele, M.D.'s NPI number?
Michael Steele, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1396768115, issued on Jul 25, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael Steele, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1941 Johnson Ave Ste 204, San Luis Obispo, CA, 93401. Phone: (805) 543-4347. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael Steele, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number C51131, 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 Steele, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael Steele, M.D. had 1,021 Medicare Part D claims for 327 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Michael Steele, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 83.6 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.