NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Wayne Owen Kurisu, M.D.

Internal Medicine Physician · San Diego, CA

Wayne Owen Kurisu, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in San Diego, California, and NPI 1881606309, issued on Aug 13, 2006. Check the license (California A64273, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1881606309
Name
Wayne Owen Kurisu
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
A64273 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
300 Fir St, San Diego, CA 92101
Phone
(858) 499-2600
Enumerated
Aug 13, 2006
Record last updated
Aug 24, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(619) 446-1569
Medicaid ID
00A642730 CA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100729000956); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of California, San Francisco School Of Medicine, 1996
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 300 Fir St

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. David Ashley, DO, MPH, MSInternal Medicine Physician1578251328
  2. Corrie Broudy, MDRheumatology Physician1558467514
  3. Grace Buenaventura, O.D.Optometrist1225047541
  4. Colleen Buono, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1467494179
  5. Ulysses Carino, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1265441596
  6. Mahshid ChehrehraziPhysical Therapist1073231510

Verify Wayne Owen Kurisu in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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48% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

4,697 Medicare Part D claims for 500 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 66 claims were for opioids.

  1. Wayne Kurisu4,697
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium571 claims
  2. Rosuvastatin Calcium302 claims
  3. Lisinopril234 claims
  4. Amlodipine Besylate202 claims
  5. Levothyroxine Sodium177 claims
  6. Metformin Hcl128 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): 73.6 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score74.6
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%58.7
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Sharp Rees-Stealy Medical Group IncSan Diego, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Wayne Owen Kurisu among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California

Wayne Owen Kurisu, M.D. 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 2006, is newer than 5% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 56% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • Graduated1996 · median 2004 among the 11,065 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2020 · 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).

961 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in San Diego

They are 961 of the 52,937 NPPES records with a practice address in San Diego, and 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Alicia Benjamin, M.D.San Diego, CA 921011790793040
  2. John Chau, M.D.San Diego, CA 921011740375070
  3. Michael Duffy, DOSan Diego, CA 921011851399802
  4. Brij Gupta, M.D.San Diego, CA 921011174532543
  5. William Harless, M.D.San Diego, CA 921011366452823
  6. Paul Hazelbaker, DOSan Diego, CA 921011831106103
  7. Mark Jabro, M.D.San Diego, CA 921011326058330
  8. James Morgan, M.D.San Diego, CA 921011376553446

Common questions

What is Wayne Owen Kurisu, M.D.'s NPI number?

Wayne Owen Kurisu, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1881606309, issued on Aug 13, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Wayne Owen Kurisu, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 300 Fir St, San Diego, CA, 92101. Phone: (858) 499-2600. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Wayne Owen Kurisu, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number A64273, 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 Wayne Owen Kurisu, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Wayne Owen Kurisu, M.D. had 4,697 Medicare Part D claims for 500 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Wayne Owen Kurisu, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 73.6 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.