Michel A. Michael, MD
Surgery Physician · Bakersfield, CA
Michel A. Michael, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Bakersfield, California, and NPI 1326110644, issued on Nov 14, 2006. Check the license (California A047760, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michel A. Michael
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- A047760 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2020 Truxtun Ave, Bakersfield, CA 93301
- Phone
- (661) 323-9448
- Enumerated
- Nov 14, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 00A477600 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120425000559); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2020 Truxtun Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Michel A. Michael in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A047760Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
70% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
44 Medicare Part D claims for 18 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 14 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Cephalexin19 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen12 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.
Michel A. Michael among 3,118 surgery physician records in California
Michel A. Michael, MD is one of 3,118 surgery physician records with a practice address in California. 75% 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, 55% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated1979 · median 2003 among the 1,901 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in California
There are 3,118 surgery physician records in California.
All 3,118 in California → Every provider in Bakersfield → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- John Buxton, M.D.Bakersfield, CA 933011134125206
- Jorge Enriquez, MDBakersfield, CA 933011043210016
- Zora Gill, M.D.Bakersfield, CA 933011376566158
- Nicole Gordon, M.D.Bakersfield, CA 933011255575965
- Selwyn Kay, MDBakersfield, CA 933011609876754
- Mark Mishkind, MDBakersfield, CA 933011467529362
- Charles Phillips, M.D.Bakersfield, CA 933011891791299
- Denise Portugal, M.D.Bakersfield, CA 933011043405830
Common questions
What is Michel A. Michael, MD's NPI number?
Michel A. Michael, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1326110644, issued on Nov 14, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michel A. Michael, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2020 Truxtun Ave, Bakersfield, CA, 93301. Phone: (661) 323-9448. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michel A. Michael, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A047760, 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 Michel A. Michael, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michel A. Michael, MD had 44 Medicare Part D claims for 18 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.