Dr. Charles Michael Wright, MD

Dr. Wright practices at Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla in La Jolla, California, part of Scripps Health.

Dr. Wright's NPI, 1104861459, was assigned on June 19, 2006. Dr. Wright graduated from Icahn School Of Medicine At Mount Sinai in 1981. Dr. Wright holds California license G 58919.

Dr. Wright's primary practice is Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla, at 9888 Genesee Avenue, La Jolla, CA 92037 in San Diego County. The practice phone is (858) 626-4123.

Dr. Wright's primary practice is Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla in La Jolla, California, part of Scripps Health. The medical group on file is Emergency and Acute Care Medical Corporation. Dmand AI also links Dr. Wright to 4 more group practices and clinics, 3 medical groups and 1 physician office, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Wright practices, 6 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Cardiovascular disease is Dr. Wright's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RC0000X. Dr. Wright is board certified in cardiovascular disease by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Wright's licenses on file in 3 states: California, Massachusetts and Nevada.

Dmand AI lists atrial fibrillation and flutter, chronic hypertension, coronary artery disease, deep vein thrombosis (DVT), heart failure, high cholesterol, intermittent racing heartbeat (PSVT) and obesity among the conditions Dr. Wright treats.

CMS data shows 1,259 Medicare services from Dr. Wright across 11 procedure codes in 2024, for 708 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $40,309 for them.

CMS counts 708 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Wright in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 280 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 15% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.73, 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. Wright's median patient age at 72, with 45% women.

In 2024, Dr. Wright wrote 2,032 Medicare Part D claims for 236 patients. 90% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,498 of them, across 37 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $108,695 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 772 claims across 24 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 92 out of 100 for Dr. Wright for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. CMS lists Dr. Wright as offering telehealth.

Dmand AI links 15 papers to Dr. Wright, published from 2007 to 2020. 2011 was the busiest year, with 2. The most frequent topics are Tomography, X-Ray Computed, Vascular Calcification and Predictive Value of Tests. Dr. Wright has published most often in Int J Cardiol. Dr. Wright's most frequent co-authors are Matthew A. Allison, MD, Michael Honore Criqui, MD and Colin Michael Wright, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 86 general payments to Dr. Wright from 39 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 87% of the total. Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc. paid the most, $322.

Dr. Wright graduated from Icahn School Of Medicine At Mount Sinai in 1981.

Dr. Wright is in network with 11 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.