Michelle Therese Novales, D.O.
Family Medicine Physician · San Diego, CA
Michelle Therese Novales, D.O. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in San Diego, California, and NPI 1326332701, issued on Jun 3, 2011. Check the license (California 20A13211, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michelle Therese Novales
- Credential
- D.O.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 20A13211 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4405 Vandever Ave, San Diego, CA 92120
- Phone
- (619) 516-7477
- Enumerated
- Jun 3, 2011
- Record last updated
- Oct 22, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20141204001739); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Michelle Therese Novales in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license 20A13211Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
40% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
2,122 Medicare Part D claims for 400 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 153 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Losartan Potassium124 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium120 claims
- Lisinopril92 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium82 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen77 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium73 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Southern California Permanente Medical GroupSan Diego, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Michelle Therese Novales among 17,133 family medicine physician records in California
Michelle Therese Novales, D.O. is one of 17,133 family medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 63% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 63% of these records are older, 34% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated2011 · median 2005 among the 10,652 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
780 family medicine physician records list a practice address in San Diego
They are 780 of the 52,937 NPPES records with a practice address in San Diego, and 17,133 family medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Michelle Therese Novales, D.O.'s NPI number?
Michelle Therese Novales, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1326332701, issued on Jun 3, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michelle Therese Novales, D.O. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4405 Vandever Ave, San Diego, CA, 92120. Phone: (619) 516-7477. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michelle Therese Novales, D.O.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number 20A13211, 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 Therese Novales, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michelle Therese Novales, D.O. had 2,122 Medicare Part D claims for 400 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.