Oliver O. Tannous, M.D.
Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician · San Diego, CA
Oliver O. Tannous, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician with a practice address in San Diego, California, and NPI 1285952655, issued on May 11, 2010. Check the license (California A134817, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Oliver O. Tannous
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician 207XS0117X
- License number
- A134817 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 350 Dickinson St, San Diego, CA 92103
- Phone
- (858) 248-6456
- Enumerated
- May 11, 2010
- Record last updated
- Dec 11, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20161013000895); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Maryland School Of Medicine, 2010
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 350 Dickinson St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Oliver O. Tannous in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A134817Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
48% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician in 2024
197 Medicare Part D claims for 97 beneficiaries, against an average of 381 among the 1,714 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims. 14 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Cyclobenzaprine Hcl45 claims
- Gabapentin38 claims
- Lidocaine34 claims
- Alprazolam13 claims
- Meloxicam12 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): 76.6 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: $156,867.14
100 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medacta USA, Inc. The 1,726 providers of this specialty with any payment received $34,071.55 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 3 group practices
- Medstar Medical Group II LLCWashington, DC
- Mgmc LLCWashington, DC
- Suburban/nrh Medical Rehabilitation IncBethesda, MD
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician providers in California
There are 314 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records in California.
Other orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records in California
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- Jean-Jacques Abitbol, MDSan Diego, CA1245281856
- Jonathan Acosta, MDRancho Cucamonga, CA1669001376
- Kamran Aflatoon, D.O.Newport Beach, CA1124035902
- Bayan Aghdasi, M.D.Oceanside, CA1225476500
- Robert Ahearn, MDHuntington Beach, CA1497865257
- Mohamed Al-Amoodi, MDSan Francisco, CA1326922196
- Todd Alamin, MDStanford, CA1720134299
- Alisa AlayanLos Angeles, CA1558745562
- Gerald Alexander, M.D.Orange, CA1790721025
Common questions
What is Oliver O. Tannous, M.D.'s NPI number?
Oliver O. Tannous, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1285952655, issued on May 11, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Oliver O. Tannous, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 350 Dickinson St, San Diego, CA, 92103. Phone: (858) 248-6456. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Oliver O. Tannous, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A134817, 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 Oliver O. Tannous, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Oliver O. Tannous, M.D. had 197 Medicare Part D claims for 97 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician prescribers was 381. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Oliver O. Tannous, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 76.6 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.