Michael George Wheeler, D.P.M.
Foot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist · Van Nuys, CA
Michael George Wheeler, D.P.M. is a foot & ankle surgery podiatrist with a practice address in Van Nuys, California, and NPI 1487090973, issued on May 11, 2013. Check the license (California E5287, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael George Wheeler
- Credential
- D.P.M.
- Primary taxonomy
- Foot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist 213ES0103X
- License number
- E5287 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 15216 Vanowen St # 1A, Van Nuys, CA 91405
- Phone
- (818) 785-7875
- Enumerated
- May 11, 2013
- Record last updated
- Jan 14, 2026
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20160909002363); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 15216 Vanowen St # 1A
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Neringa Kunigonis, DPMPodiatrist1437532827
Verify Michael George Wheeler in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license E5287Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
83% more Medicare Part D claims than the average foot & ankle surgery podiatrist in 2024
614 Medicare Part D claims for 230 beneficiaries, against an average of 335 among the 7,761 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 5% of claims. 29 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Mupirocin119 claims
- Meloxicam67 claims
- Diclofenac Sodium47 claims
- Gentamicin Sulfate44 claims
- Ciclopirox35 claims
- Gabapentin33 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $592.12
16 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Paragon 28, Inc. The 6,936 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,972.24 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
- Healthcare Partners Affiliates Medical GroupAnaheim, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Michael George Wheeler among 1,248 foot & ankle surgery podiatrist records in California
Michael George Wheeler, D.P.M. is one of 1,248 foot & ankle surgery podiatrist records with a practice address in California. 86% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 59% of them.
- NPI issued2013 · 59% of these records are older, 37% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 86% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 78% of these records are
- Graduated2013 · median 2010 among the 970 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 213ES0103X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Foot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist providers in California
There are 1,248 foot & ankle surgery podiatrist records in California.
All 1,248 in California → Every provider in Van Nuys → Foot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist nationwide →
The 8 foot & ankle surgery podiatrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Aziz Berjis, DPMVan Nuys, CA 914051720163710
- Thomas Clemente, DPM INCVan Nuys, CA 914051497755110
- Michael Kotzen, D.P.M.Van Nuys, CA 914051871537340
- Milad Hedayat, DPMSherman Oaks, CA 914031801377890
- Raffi Khechoumian, DPMSherman Oaks, CA 914031124715701
- Richard Sarte, DPM INCSherman Oaks, CA 914031477584027
- Oran Schachter, D.P.MSherman Oaks, CA 914031063831642
- Eric Tucker, D.P.M.Sherman Oaks, CA 914031659344125
Common questions
What is Michael George Wheeler, D.P.M.'s NPI number?
Michael George Wheeler, D.P.M.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1487090973, issued on May 11, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael George Wheeler, D.P.M. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 15216 Vanowen St # 1A, Van Nuys, CA, 91405. Phone: (818) 785-7875. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael George Wheeler, D.P.M.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number E5287, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Michael George Wheeler, D.P.M. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael George Wheeler, D.P.M. had 614 Medicare Part D claims for 230 beneficiaries; the average among foot & ankle surgery podiatrist prescribers was 335. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Michael George Wheeler, D.P.M.'s MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.