Michael Dean Vistnes, MD, FACS
Plastic Surgery Physician · Palo Alto, CA
Michael Dean Vistnes, MD, FACS is a plastic surgery physician with a practice address in Palo Alto, California, and NPI 1578698353, issued on Feb 22, 2007. Check the license (California G66145, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael Dean Vistnes
- Credential
- MD, FACS
- Primary taxonomy
- Plastic Surgery Physician 208200000X
- License number
- G66145 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1515 EL Camino Real Ste B, Palo Alto, CA 94306
- Phone
- (650) 322-5444
- Enumerated
- Feb 22, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (650) 328-0207
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1515 EL Camino Real Ste B
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Verify Michael Dean Vistnes in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G66145Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Industry payments in 2024: $16,495.49
140 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 3,683 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,316.31 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.
Michael Dean Vistnes among 894 plastic surgery physician records in California
Michael Dean Vistnes, MD, FACS is one of 894 plastic surgery 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 2007, is newer than 39% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 39% of these records are older, 40% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 39% of these records are
- Record last updated2007 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208200000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Michael Dean Vistnes, MD, FACS's NPI number?
Michael Dean Vistnes, MD, FACS's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578698353, issued on Feb 22, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael Dean Vistnes, MD, FACS located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1515 EL Camino Real Ste B, Palo Alto, CA, 94306. Phone: (650) 322-5444. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael Dean Vistnes, MD, FACS's license?
NPPES lists California license number G66145, 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.
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.