Dr. Michael Claude Fishbein, MD

  • Bakersfield, CA
  • Pathologist
NPI1770528390PAC ID8224029285
Medicare services, 2024
440
Medicare patients, 2024
101
Publications
11
MIPS score, 2024
92
Hospital affiliations
1
Practice address
420 34th St, Bakersfield, CA 93301
Practice phone
Call (661) 327-4647
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Primary practice

Bakersfield Memorial Hospital

Bakersfield, California

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Dr. Michael Claude Fishbein is a pathologist in Bakersfield, California

Dr. Fishbein practices at Bakersfield Memorial Hospital in Bakersfield, California.

Dr. Fishbein's NPI, 1770528390, was assigned on June 18, 2006. Dr. Fishbein graduated from University of Illinois College of Medicine - Chicago in 1971. Dr. Fishbein holds California license G22677.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
8224029285
NPI enumeration date
June 18, 2006
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(661) 327-4647
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
81
Medical school graduation
1971

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Michael Claude Fishbein practices at Bakersfield Memorial Hospital in Bakersfield, California

Dr. Fishbein's primary practice is Bakersfield Memorial Hospital, at 420 34th St, Bakersfield, CA 93301 in Kern County. The practice phone is (661) 327-4647.

  • Bakersfield Memorial Hospital
    420 34th St, Bakersfield, CA 93301 · Kern CountyPhone(661) 327-4647

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data

Dr. Michael Claude Fishbein is affiliated with 3 sites of care and 1 medical group

Dr. Fishbein's primary practice is Bakersfield Memorial Hospital in Bakersfield, California. Dr. Fishbein is also affiliated with UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center. The medical group on file is UCLA Department of Pathology and Laboratory. Dmand AI also links Dr. Fishbein to 1 more group practice or clinic, named with a free account.

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Michael Claude Fishbein's practice

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EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Bakersfield Memorial HospitalAvailable with a free account
+2 more affiliated sitesAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Michael Claude Fishbein is one of 297 pathologists in California

Anatomic pathology is Dr. Fishbein's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207ZP0101X. Dr. Fishbein is board certified in anatomic pathology & clinical pathology by the American Board of Pathology. Dmand AI has Dr. Fishbein's licenses on file in 2 states: California and Florida.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Anatomic pathology, CaliforniaPrimaryLicense G22677 · 1972 to 2026 · taxonomy 207ZP0101X
  • Florida license2012 to 2019

Pathologists near Dr. Fishbein

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Dr. Michael Claude Fishbein billed Medicare for 440 services in 2024

CMS data shows 440 Medicare services from Dr. Fishbein across 10 procedure codes in 2024, for 101 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $15,416 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

Medicare services, 2024440
Medicare patients101
Paid by Medicare$15,416
Procedure codes10

Dr. Fishbein's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Lab and pathology
2023: 1,2432024: 44065%

Dr. Fishbein compared with the California median for pathologists, 2024

  • Dr. Fishbein
  • California median
Medicare services
440vs 67835% below
Medicare patients
101vs 24158% below

Medians across 211 pathologists in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Fishbein's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Michael Claude Fishbein treated 101 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 70

CMS counts 101 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Fishbein in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 53 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 32% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.67, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Fishbein's median patient age at 63, with 33% women.

Medicare patients, 2024101
Average age70
Average risk score2.67
Also on Medicaid32%

Dr. Fishbein's Medicare patients by age, 2024

CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.

Dr. Fishbein's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women4545%
  • Men5655%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Fishbein's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Ischemic heart disease63%
  4. Chronic kidney disease53%
  5. Atrial fibrillation50%
  6. Diabetes50%
  7. Arthritis48%
  8. Heart failure48%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Fishbein's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 63

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women33%
  • Men67%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Michael Claude Fishbein scored 92 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 92 out of 100 for Dr. Fishbein for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Fishbein accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Dr. Fishbein's MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 92of 100Final score
  • 79.4of 100Quality
  • 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities

Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.

Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026

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Dr. Michael Claude Fishbein has 11 publications on record

Dmand AI links 11 papers to Dr. Fishbein, published from 2008 to 2016. 2013 was the busiest year, with 2. Dr. Fishbein's most frequent co-authors are Peng-Sheng Chen, MD, John A. Belperio, MD and David Abram Zisman, MD, MS.

Papers11
Years published2008 to 2016

Dr. Fishbein's papers by year, 2008 to 2016

Dr. Fishbein's most frequent co-authors

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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage

Dr. Michael Claude Fishbein received $168 in industry payments from 2018 to 2021

CMS Open Payments shows 2 general payments to Dr. Fishbein from 2 drug and device companies from 2018 to 2021. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. AtriCure, Inc. paid the most, $152.

General payments to Dr. Fishbein by program year, 2018 to 2021

Companies that paid Dr. Fishbein the most, 2018 to 2021

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. Michael Claude Fishbein has 4 awards and honors on record

Dmand AI lists 4 awards for Dr. Fishbein, most recently America's Top Doctors in 2014.

Awards and honors for Dr. Fishbein

  1. 2014
    • America's Top Doctors
  2. 2013
    • Top Doctors:LA Area
  3. 2012
    • Top Doctors:Southern California
  4. Undated
    • ACC Fellow

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Michael Claude Fishbein graduated from University of Illinois College of Medicine - Chicago

Dr. Fishbein graduated from University of Illinois College of Medicine - Chicago in 1971. Dr. Fishbein is a member of ACC.

  1. Medical schoolUniversity of Illinois College of Medicine - Chicago
  2. Board certified in anatomic pathology & clinical pathologyAmerican Board of Pathology

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Michael Claude Fishbein accepts plans from 4 insurance carriers

Dr. Fishbein is in network with 4 carriers, including United Healthcare, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City and CMS Medicare. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 2. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

  • United Healthcare
  • Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City
  • CMS Medicare
  • LA Care

Plan types Dr. Fishbein accepts, by number of carriers

  1. HMO2
  2. EPO1
  3. Medicare1
  4. POS1

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. Michael Claude Fishbein's profile data

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Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Publications, topics and co-authorsPubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Awards and committee rolesDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Insurance carriers and plan typesDmand AI Insurance Network Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Michael Claude Fishbein's NPI number?

Dr. Michael Claude Fishbein's NPI number is 1770528390. It was assigned on June 18, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Michael Claude Fishbein?

Dr. Michael Claude Fishbein is a pathologist in Bakersfield, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Anatomic Pathology Physician (taxonomy code 207ZP0101X).

Where does Dr. Michael Claude Fishbein practice?

Dr. Fishbein practices at 420 34th St, Bakersfield, CA 93301. Dr. Fishbein's primary practice is Bakersfield Memorial Hospital in Bakersfield, California. Dmand AI also links Dr. Fishbein to 1 group practice or clinic.

What is Dr. Michael Claude Fishbein's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Fishbein is (661) 327-4647.

What is Dr. Michael Claude Fishbein's medical license number?

Dr. Fishbein holds California license G22677, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.

Which states has Dr. Michael Claude Fishbein been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Fishbein in California (1972 to 2026) and Florida (2012 to 2019).

Which hospitals is Dr. Michael Claude Fishbein affiliated with?

Dr. Fishbein is affiliated with UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center.

What medical group is Dr. Michael Claude Fishbein part of?

Dr. Fishbein is linked to UCLA Department of Pathology and Laboratory.

Does Dr. Michael Claude Fishbein accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Fishbein billed Medicare for 440 services in 2024, and Dr. Fishbein accepts Medicare assignment.

What is Dr. Michael Claude Fishbein's MIPS score?

Dr. Fishbein's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 92 out of 100, reported as part of a group.

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How many Medicare patients does Dr. Michael Claude Fishbein see?

CMS counts 101 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Fishbein in 2024, with an average age of 70.

Is Dr. Michael Claude Fishbein board certified?

Yes. Dr. Fishbein is board certified in anatomic pathology & clinical pathology by the American Board of Pathology.

What services does Dr. Michael Claude Fishbein bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Fishbein's most billed Medicare services were lab and pathology test (88305), lab and pathology test (88341) and lab and pathology test (88342).

Where did Dr. Michael Claude Fishbein go to medical school?

Dr. Fishbein graduated from University of Illinois College of Medicine - Chicago in 1971.

Has Dr. Michael Claude Fishbein received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $168 in general payments to Dr. Fishbein from 2 companies from 2018 to 2021. The largest total came from AtriCure, Inc.

How long has Dr. Michael Claude Fishbein been practicing?

Dr. Fishbein graduated from medical school in 1971, 55 years ago.

Does Dr. Michael Claude Fishbein do research?

Dmand AI links 11 publications to Dr. Fishbein, published from 2008 to 2016.

Who does Dr. Michael Claude Fishbein publish with?

Dr. Fishbein's most frequent co-authors are Peng-Sheng Chen, MD (5 shared papers), John A. Belperio, MD (3 shared papers) and David Abram Zisman, MD, MS (3 shared papers).

What insurance does Dr. Michael Claude Fishbein accept?

Dr. Fishbein is in network with 4 carriers, including United Healthcare, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City and CMS Medicare. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 2. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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