Santa Kerzuma, D.O.
Internal Medicine Physician · Palm Springs, CA
Santa Kerzuma, D.O. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Palm Springs, California, and NPI 1801157235, issued on Jun 1, 2012. Check the license (California 20A13912, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Santa Kerzuma
- Credential
- D.O.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 20A13912 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1140 N Indian Canyon Dr, Palm Springs, CA 92262
- Phone
- (760) 323-6511
- Enumerated
- Jun 1, 2012
- Record last updated
- Jul 7, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20150828001818); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1140 N Indian Canyon Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Santa Kerzuma in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license 20A13912Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
50% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
1,586 Medicare Part D claims for 76 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 41 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium85 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium78 claims
- Metformin Hcl57 claims
- Olanzapine47 claims
- Trazodone Hcl46 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate43 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): 92 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: $36.10
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Zoll Services LLC (a/k/a Zoll LifeCor Corp). The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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
- Epic Medical Group,incSherman Oaks, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Santa Kerzuma among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California
Santa Kerzuma, D.O. is one of 17,696 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 68% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 68% of these records are older, 29% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2011 · median 2004 among the 11,065 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
63 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Palm Springs
They are 63 of the 1,917 NPPES records with a practice address in Palm Springs, and 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Santa Kerzuma, D.O.'s NPI number?
Santa Kerzuma, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1801157235, issued on Jun 1, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Santa Kerzuma, D.O. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1140 N Indian Canyon Dr, Palm Springs, CA, 92262. Phone: (760) 323-6511. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Santa Kerzuma, D.O.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number 20A13912, 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 Santa Kerzuma, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Santa Kerzuma, D.O. had 1,586 Medicare Part D claims for 76 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Santa Kerzuma, D.O.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 92 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.