Michelle Kittleson, MD PHD
Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician · Beverly Hills, CA
Michelle Kittleson, MD PHD is an advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician with a practice address in Beverly Hills, California, and NPI 1972607216, issued on Sep 8, 2006. Check the license (California A95438, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michelle Kittleson
- Credential
- MD PHD
- Primary taxonomy
- Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician 207RA0001X
- License number
- A95438 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 8536 Wilshire Blvd # 302, Beverly Hills, CA 90211
- Phone
- (310) 248-8300
- Enumerated
- Sep 8, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 1, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (310) 248-8333
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20061116000353); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Yale University School Of Medicine, 1999
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 8536 Wilshire Blvd # 302
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Katherine Hahn, MDGastroenterology Physician1457697211
Verify Michelle Kittleson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A95438Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician in 2024
8,631 Medicare Part D claims for 830 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,965 among the 1,124 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Tacrolimus607 claims
- Pravastatin Sodium606 claims
- Prednisone586 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate547 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium391 claims
- Mycophenolate Mofetil379 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): 85.7 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).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Cedars-Sinai Medical Care FoundationBeverly Hills, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician providers in California
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Common questions
What is Michelle Kittleson, MD PHD's NPI number?
Michelle Kittleson, MD PHD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1972607216, issued on Sep 8, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michelle Kittleson, MD PHD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8536 Wilshire Blvd # 302, Beverly Hills, CA, 90211. Phone: (310) 248-8300. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michelle Kittleson, MD PHD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A95438, 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 Michelle Kittleson, MD PHD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michelle Kittleson, MD PHD had 8,631 Medicare Part D claims for 830 beneficiaries; the average among advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician prescribers was 1,965. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Michelle Kittleson, MD PHD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 85.7 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.