NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Michael V. Zelman, M.D.

Internal Medicine Physician · Santa Monica, CA

Michael V. Zelman, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Santa Monica, California, and NPI 1790732964, issued on May 31, 2006. Check the license (California G74632, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1790732964
Name
Michael V. Zelman
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
G74632 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2222 Santa Monica Blvd, Santa Monica, CA 90404
Phone
(310) 449-1007
Enumerated
May 31, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 17, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(310) 449-0081
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20090721000101); accepts Medicare assignment
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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Also registered at 2222 Santa Monica Blvd

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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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3.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024

10,795 Medicare Part D claims for 231 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 19% of claims.

  1. Michael Zelman10,795
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Amlodipine Besylate666 claims
  2. Rosuvastatin Calcium637 claims
  3. Levothyroxine Sodium393 claims
  4. Metformin Hcl346 claims
  5. Losartan Potassium294 claims
  6. Atorvastatin Calcium218 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Michael V. Zelman among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California

Michael V. Zelman, M.D. is one of 17,696 internal medicine 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 2006, is newer than 5% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 56% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • Graduated1992 · median 2004 among the 11,065 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2009 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

168 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Santa Monica

They are 168 of the 5,151 NPPES records with a practice address in Santa Monica, and 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

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  4. Glenn Gorlitsky, M.D.Santa Monica, CA 904041881625143
  5. Oscar Hernandez, M.D.Santa Monica, CA 904041699706952
  6. Mark McGowan, MDSanta Monica, CA 904041720015902
  7. Alex Messina, MDSanta Monica, CA 904041902867823
  8. Mark Nachman, MDSanta Monica, CA 904041104803683

Common questions

What is Michael V. Zelman, M.D.'s NPI number?

Michael V. Zelman, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1790732964, issued on May 31, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Michael V. Zelman, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2222 Santa Monica Blvd, Santa Monica, CA, 90404. Phone: (310) 449-1007. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Michael V. Zelman, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number G74632, 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 V. Zelman, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Michael V. Zelman, M.D. had 10,795 Medicare Part D claims for 231 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Michael V. Zelman, M.D.'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.