Susan V. Bukata, M.D.
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Santa Monica, CA
Susan V. Bukata, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Santa Monica, California, and NPI 1932140639, issued on Jun 10, 2006. Check the license (California C55109, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Susan V. Bukata
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- C55109 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1250 16TH St, Santa Monica, CA 90404
- Phone
- (424) 259-9816
- Enumerated
- Jun 10, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 11, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (424) 259-6591
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120508000446); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Columbia University College Of Physicians And Surgeons, 1995
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1250 16TH St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Melanie Altamirano-CariagaNurse Practitioner1588060198
- Miguel Arellano, NPNurse Practitioner1295460806
- Jason Bahk, M.D.Hospitalist Physician1245573187
- Christopher BelfourEmergency Medicine Physician1518259837
- Umesh Bhagia, MDSurgery Physician1568468528
- Cassandra Blaylock, NPHematology & Oncology Physician1588043400
Verify Susan V. Bukata in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license C55109Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
89% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
38 Medicare Part D claims for 15 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of 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: $44,515.59
33 payments; by number, the most common kind was compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program; the largest payer was Amgen Inc. 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Regents OF The University OF CaliforniaSan Diego, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Susan V. Bukata among 2,276 orthopaedic surgery physician records in California
Susan V. Bukata, 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 2006, is newer than 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 46% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated1995 · median 2003 among the 1,347 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 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.
All 2,276 in California → Every provider in Santa Monica → Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Peter Alexakis, M.D.Santa Monica, CA 904041942369152
- Justin Barad, M.D.Santa Monica, CA 904041982922308
- Benjamin Bengs, MDSanta Monica, CA 904041376524033
- Ryan Bennett, M.D.Santa Monica, CA 904041336312834
- Francis Cyran, MDSanta Monica, CA 904041396828901
- Kevin Ehrhart, M.D.Santa Monica, CA 904041053400283
- Kenton Horacek, M.D.Santa Monica, CA 904041154404200
- Robert Klenck, M.D.Santa Monica, CA 904041154411858
Common questions
What is Susan V. Bukata, M.D.'s NPI number?
Susan V. Bukata, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1932140639, issued on Jun 10, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Susan V. Bukata, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1250 16TH St, Santa Monica, CA, 90404. Phone: (424) 259-9816. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Susan V. Bukata, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number C55109, 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 Susan V. Bukata, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Susan V. Bukata, M.D. had 38 Medicare Part D claims for 15 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.