Michael L. Vanbuskirk, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Encinitas, CA
Michael L. Vanbuskirk, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Encinitas, California, and NPI 1124123062, issued on Sep 14, 2006. Check the license (California A34865, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael L. Vanbuskirk
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- A34865 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 326 Santa FE Dr, Encinitas, CA 92024
- Phone
- (760) 633-7240
- Enumerated
- Sep 14, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 2, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (760) 633-6921
- Medicaid ID
- 00A348650 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100514000915); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Central Del Caribe Escuela De Medicina, 1977
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Michael L. Vanbuskirk in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A34865Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
64% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
5,820 Medicare Part D claims for 670 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims. 55 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium775 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium314 claims
- Losartan Potassium267 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate252 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium242 claims
- Lisinopril223 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: $218.34
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen 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.
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
- Scripps HealthEncinitas, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Michael L. Vanbuskirk among 17,133 family medicine physician records in California
Michael L. Vanbuskirk, 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
- Graduated1977 · median 2005 among the 10,652 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 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).
53 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Encinitas
They are 53 of the 1,874 NPPES records with a practice address in Encinitas, and 17,133 family medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Michael L. Vanbuskirk, M.D.'s NPI number?
Michael L. Vanbuskirk, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1124123062, issued on Sep 14, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael L. Vanbuskirk, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 326 Santa FE Dr, Encinitas, CA, 92024. Phone: (760) 633-7240. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael L. Vanbuskirk, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A34865, 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 L. Vanbuskirk, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael L. Vanbuskirk, M.D. had 5,820 Medicare Part D claims for 670 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.