Richard E. Nussbaum, M.D.
Specialist · Sherman Oaks, CA
Richard E. Nussbaum, M.D. is a specialist with a practice address in Sherman Oaks, California, and NPI 1972528297, issued on Jul 13, 2006. Check the license (California G46951, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard E. Nussbaum
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Specialist 174400000X
- License number
- G46951 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4955 Van Nuys Blvd, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
- Phone
- (818) 905-2222
- Enumerated
- Jul 13, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 22, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (818) 905-8702
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20041018000662); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- New York Medical College, 1980
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Richard E. Nussbaum in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license G46951Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
93% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average specialist in 2024
92 Medicare Part D claims for 43 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,380 among the 8,233 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 46 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydromorphone Hcl19 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen15 claims
- Gabapentin14 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): 87.7 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: $13,465.51
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was royalty or license; the largest payer was Xtant Medical Inc. The 5,844 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,760.79 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 one group practice
- Domenick J Sisto M D IncSherman Oaks, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Richard E. Nussbaum among 5,749 specialist records in California
Richard E. Nussbaum, M.D. is one of 5,749 specialist records with a practice address in California. 30% 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 7% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 60% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 30% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 19% of these records are
- Graduated1980 · median 1989 among the 1,075 with a school on file
- Record last updated2008 · 77% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 174400000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
21 specialist records list a practice address in Sherman Oaks
They are 21 of the 2,691 NPPES records with a practice address in Sherman Oaks, and 5,749 specialist records in California.
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Common questions
What is Richard E. Nussbaum, M.D.'s NPI number?
Richard E. Nussbaum, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1972528297, issued on Jul 13, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard E. Nussbaum, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4955 Van Nuys Blvd, Sherman Oaks, CA, 91403. Phone: (818) 905-2222. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard E. Nussbaum, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number G46951, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Richard E. Nussbaum, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard E. Nussbaum, M.D. had 92 Medicare Part D claims for 43 beneficiaries; the average among specialist prescribers was 1,380. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Richard E. Nussbaum, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 87.7 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.