NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Michael David Thorpe, M.D.

Family Medicine Physician · Bakersfield, CA

Michael David Thorpe, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Bakersfield, California, and NPI 1578666848, issued on Sep 5, 2006. Check the license (California G39970, 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
1578666848
Name
Michael David Thorpe
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
G39970 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
6001 Truxtun Ave Bldg D, Bakersfield, CA 93309
Phone
(661) 321-0730
Enumerated
Sep 5, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20160818002289); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of California, Geffen School Of Medicine, 1978
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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  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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63% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

1,321 Medicare Part D claims for 99 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 72 claims were for opioids.

  1. Michael Thorpe1,321
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Rosuvastatin Calcium96 claims
  2. Losartan Potassium71 claims
  3. Levothyroxine Sodium68 claims
  4. Metformin Hcl55 claims
  5. Atorvastatin Calcium52 claims
  6. Amlodipine Besylate43 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: $79.75

4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. 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 Thorpe$79.75
  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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Whidbey Medical Clinic PLLCOak Harbor, WA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Michael David Thorpe among 17,133 family medicine physician records in California

Michael David Thorpe, M.D. 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 2006, is newer than 6% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 59% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
  • Graduated1978 · median 2005 among the 10,652 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2007 · 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).

209 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Bakersfield

They are 209 of the 11,539 NPPES records with a practice address in Bakersfield, and 17,133 family medicine physician records in California.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Mark Dagdagan, M.D.Bakersfield, CA 933091831180587
  2. Andre Dejean, MDBakersfield, CA 933091639140700
  3. Shivinder Deol, MDBakersfield, CA 933091558447250
  4. Ali Effendi, MDBakersfield, CA 933091215974654
  5. Carlos Guerrero, MDBakersfield, CA 933091235249152
  6. John Heidrick, D.OBakersfield, CA 933091447252754
  7. John-Baptist Mugema, MDBakersfield, CA 933091467454892
  8. Tochukwu Onyekwuluje, MDBakersfield, CA 933091740215854

Common questions

What is Michael David Thorpe, M.D.'s NPI number?

Michael David Thorpe, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578666848, issued on Sep 5, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Michael David Thorpe, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6001 Truxtun Ave Bldg D, Bakersfield, CA, 93309. Phone: (661) 321-0730. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Michael David Thorpe, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number G39970, 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 David Thorpe, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Michael David Thorpe, M.D. had 1,321 Medicare Part D claims for 99 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.