Thomas Montell, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Torrance, CA
Thomas Montell, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Torrance, California, and NPI 1548322217, issued on Dec 15, 2006. Check the license (California G56829, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Thomas Montell
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- G56829 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3475 Torrance Blvd Ste F, Torrance, CA 90503
- Phone
- (310) 316-5455
- Enumerated
- Dec 15, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 3, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100305000083); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- New York University School Of Medicine, 1980
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Thomas Montell in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G56829Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
54% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
160 Medicare Part D claims for 51 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 22 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Naproxen64 claims
- Celecoxib16 claims
- Cyclobenzaprine Hcl16 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen14 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: $34.81
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Organogenesis 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.
Thomas Montell among 2,276 orthopaedic surgery physician records in California
Thomas Montell, MD 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
- Graduated1980 · median 2003 among the 1,347 with a school on file
- Record last updated2008 · 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.
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The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Remi Ajiboye, MDTorrance, CA 905031245596402
- Rama Chandran, MDTorrance, CA 905031225049356
- Shaun Chandran, M.D.Torrance, CA 905031023205077
- Robert Fenton, M.D.Torrance, CA 905031780618926
- Peter Gleiberman, M.D.Torrance, CA 905031447284682
- Stuart Gold, M.D.Torrance, CA 905031790874923
- Brian Magovern, MDTorrance, CA 905031386687606
- Brian Mayeda, MDTorrance, CA 905031346682804
Common questions
What is Thomas Montell, MD's NPI number?
Thomas Montell, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1548322217, issued on Dec 15, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Thomas Montell, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3475 Torrance Blvd Ste F, Torrance, CA, 90503. Phone: (310) 316-5455. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Thomas Montell, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number G56829, 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 Thomas Montell, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Thomas Montell, MD had 160 Medicare Part D claims for 51 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.