Philip J. Tuso, MD
Nephrology Physician · Panorama City, CA
Philip J. Tuso, MD is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Panorama City, California, and NPI 1356418214, issued on Nov 29, 2006. Check the license (California A44326, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Philip J. Tuso
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License number
- A44326 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 13652 Cantara St, Panorama City, CA 91402
- Phone
- (818) 375-2000
- Enumerated
- Nov 29, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 30, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110127000193); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Philip J. Tuso in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A44326Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
19% more Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024
1,746 Medicare Part D claims for 253 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Hydralazine Hcl161 claims
- Sevelamer Carbonate134 claims
- Furosemide121 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate118 claims
- Losartan Potassium87 claims
- Lidocaine-Prilocaine78 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: $29.05
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Zoll Services LLC (a/k/a Zoll LifeCor Corp). The 8,230 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,091.37 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 2 group practices
- Bartz-Altadonna Community Health CenterLancaster, CA
- Southern California Permanente Medical GroupPanorama City, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Philip J. Tuso among 1,468 nephrology physician records in California
Philip J. Tuso, MD is one of 1,468 nephrology physician records with a practice address in California. 88% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 48% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 77% of these records are
- Graduated1986 · median 2001 among the 1,128 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RN0300X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Nephrology Physician providers in California
There are 1,468 nephrology physician records in California.
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The 8 nephrology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Irma Harriman, M.D.Panorama City, CA 914021619976784
- Eduardo Lopez, M.D.Panorama City, CA 914021922201854
- Neda Poommipanit, M.D.Panorama City, CA 914021629205745
- Sheila Raj, MDPanorama City, CA 914021083762033
- Annie Suh, MDPanorama City, CA 914021659429488
- Mark Romoff, M.D.Van Nuys, CA 914051578543179
- Hamid Sadeghi, M.D.Van Nuys, CA 914051184624785
- Balbir Singh, M.D.Van Nuys, CA 914051114013927
Common questions
What is Philip J. Tuso, MD's NPI number?
Philip J. Tuso, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1356418214, issued on Nov 29, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Philip J. Tuso, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 13652 Cantara St, Panorama City, CA, 91402. Phone: (818) 375-2000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Philip J. Tuso, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A44326, 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 Philip J. Tuso, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Philip J. Tuso, MD had 1,746 Medicare Part D claims for 253 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. 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.