Nicholas Kusnezov, M.D.
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · San Diego, CA
Nicholas Kusnezov, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in San Diego, California, and NPI 1396185161, issued on Jun 26, 2013. Check the license (California A155908, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nicholas Kusnezov
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License numbers
- A155908 CA
58084 AZ
036147531 IL
51891 KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5643 Copley Dr Ste 300, San Diego, CA 92111
- Phone
- (858) 455-9942
- Enumerated
- Jun 26, 2013
- Record last updated
- May 2, 2025
- Fax
- (858) 455-6473
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230703001849); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of California, Geffen School Of Medicine, 2013
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 5643 Copley Dr Ste 300
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Nicholas Kusnezov in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A155908Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
5% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
328 Medicare Part D claims for 97 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 79 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Celecoxib66 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl40 claims
- Omeprazole38 claims
- Meloxicam31 claims
- Methocarbamol30 claims
- Promethazine Hcl29 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: $1,086.95
27 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Stryker Corporation. 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.
4 hospitals and group practices
- Yuma Regional Medical CenterYuma, AZ · Acute Care Hospitals2 of 5 stars
- Emergency And Acute Care Medical CorporationChula Vista, CA
- ON Call Specialists Medical Group OF San Diego IncSan Diego, CA
- Ortho 1 Medical GroupSan Diego, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Nicholas Kusnezov among 2,276 orthopaedic surgery physician records in California
Nicholas Kusnezov, M.D. 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 2013, is newer than 80% of them.
- NPI issued2013 · 80% of these records are older, 18% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated2013 · median 2003 among the 1,347 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 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.
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The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Kandice Beenken, D.O.San Diego, CA 921111982991501
- Rina Jain, M.D.San Diego, CA 921111861495756
- John Lane, M.D.San Diego, CA 921111669583191
- Braden McKnight, MDSan Diego, CA 921111366983587
- Michael Muldoon, M.D.San Diego, CA 921111356428148
- Thomas Nguyen, M.D.San Diego, CA 921111811307069
- Kim Ruby, MDSan Diego, CA 921111295150365
- Cameron Sadeghi, M.D.San Diego, CA 921111891986154
Common questions
What is Nicholas Kusnezov, M.D.'s NPI number?
Nicholas Kusnezov, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1396185161, issued on Jun 26, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nicholas Kusnezov, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5643 Copley Dr Ste 300, San Diego, CA, 92111. Phone: (858) 455-9942. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nicholas Kusnezov, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A155908, 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 Nicholas Kusnezov, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nicholas Kusnezov, M.D. had 328 Medicare Part D claims for 97 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. 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.