Michael C. Tushla, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Santa Paula, CA
Michael C. Tushla, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Santa Paula, California, and NPI 1811076961, issued on Nov 2, 2006. Check the license (California A54473, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael C. Tushla
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- A54473 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 400 E Santa Barbara St, Santa Paula, CA 93060
- Phone
- (805) 525-2121
- Enumerated
- Nov 2, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 9, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (805) 525-3652
- Medicaid IDs
- ZZT40394F CA
RHM08608F CA
RHM18553H CA
RHM08609F CA - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040423000751); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Nebraska College Of Medicine, 1992
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Michael C. Tushla in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A54473Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024
14,820 Medicare Part D claims for 839 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 636 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium977 claims
- Losartan Potassium667 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate533 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium461 claims
- Omeprazole445 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen376 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 96.5 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $577.23
25 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. 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.
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
- Dignity Health Medical FoundationOxnard, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Michael C. Tushla among 17,133 family medicine physician records in California
Michael C. Tushla, MD 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
- Graduated1992 · 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).
14 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Santa Paula
They are 14 of the 366 NPPES records with a practice address in Santa Paula, and 17,133 family medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Michael C. Tushla, MD's NPI number?
Michael C. Tushla, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1811076961, issued on Nov 2, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael C. Tushla, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 400 E Santa Barbara St, Santa Paula, CA, 93060. Phone: (805) 525-2121. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael C. Tushla, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A54473, 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 C. Tushla, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael C. Tushla, MD had 14,820 Medicare Part D claims for 839 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Michael C. Tushla, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 96.5 of 100. 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.