Michele Schulz, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Fresno, CA
Michele Schulz, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Fresno, California, and NPI 1891778775, issued on Nov 23, 2005. Check the license (California G81551, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michele Schulz
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- G81551 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1630 E Herndon Ave, Fresno, CA 93720
- Phone
- (559) 256-5200
- Enumerated
- Nov 23, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (559) 256-5376
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100813000899); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Southern California Keck School Of Medicine, 1988
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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- Harold Borchardt, PA-CPhysician Assistant1770475410
- Gabriel Boyd, PASurgical Physician Assistant1922035989
- Todd BranerPhysician Assistant1932182193
Verify Michele Schulz in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G81551Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
62% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
131 Medicare Part D claims for 76 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 29 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Meloxicam47 claims
- Celecoxib25 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen16 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 85.8 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $812.96
15 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Arthrex, Inc. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 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 2 group practices
- Community Foundation Medical GroupFresno, CA
- Sierra Pacific Orthopaedic Center Medical Group, Inc.Fresno, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Michele Schulz among 2,276 orthopaedic surgery physician records in California
Michele Schulz, MD is one of 2,276 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in California. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 90% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated1988 · median 2003 among the 1,347 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 66% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in California
There are 2,276 orthopaedic surgery physician records in California.
All 2,276 in California → Every provider in Fresno → Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jerome Dunklin, M.D.Fresno, CA 937201063403442
- Paramjeet Gill, M.D.Fresno, CA 937201033183140
- Eric Hanson, MDFresno, CA 937201013990811
- Sergio IlicFresno, CA 937201538279013
- Sanjay Kumar, MDFresno, CA 937201518948108
- Peter McGann, M.D.Fresno, CA 937201386757409
- Robert Mochizuki, M.D.Fresno, CA 937201023028883
- Paul Nugent, M.DFresno, CA 937201720034077
Common questions
What is Michele Schulz, MD's NPI number?
Michele Schulz, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1891778775, issued on Nov 23, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michele Schulz, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1630 E Herndon Ave, Fresno, CA, 93720. Phone: (559) 256-5200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michele Schulz, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number G81551, 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 Michele Schulz, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michele Schulz, MD had 131 Medicare Part D claims for 76 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Michele Schulz, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 85.8 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.