Miguel Canales, M.D.
Dermatology Physician · Palo Alto, CA
Miguel Canales, M.D. is a dermatology physician with a practice address in Palo Alto, California, and NPI 1053776740, issued on Dec 22, 2015. Check the license (California A66674, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Miguel Canales
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Dermatology Physician 207N00000X
- License number
- A66674 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 900 Welch RD Ste 300, Palo Alto, CA 94304
- Phone
- (650) 683-0535
- Enumerated
- Dec 22, 2015
- Record last updated
- Dec 22, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Miguel Canales in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A66674Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
75% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average dermatology physician in 2024
201 Medicare Part D claims for 53 beneficiaries, against an average of 797 among the 12,802 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Minoxidil123 claims
- Finasteride30 claims
- Clobetasol Propionate20 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $314.54
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 10,250 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,544.61 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.
Miguel Canales among 2,083 dermatology physician records in California
Miguel Canales, M.D. is one of 2,083 dermatology physician records with a practice address in California. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 77% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 77% of these records are older, 20% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 70% of these records are
- Record last updated2015 · 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 207N00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Dermatology Physician providers in California
There are 2,083 dermatology physician records in California.
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- Qisi Sun, MDPalo Alto, CA 943041093396665
Common questions
What is Miguel Canales, M.D.'s NPI number?
Miguel Canales, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1053776740, issued on Dec 22, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Miguel Canales, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 900 Welch RD Ste 300, Palo Alto, CA, 94304. Phone: (650) 683-0535. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Miguel Canales, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A66674, 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 Miguel Canales, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Miguel Canales, M.D. had 201 Medicare Part D claims for 53 beneficiaries; the average among dermatology physician prescribers was 797. 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.