Dr. Charles L. Menz, MD

  • Ventura, CA
  • Gastroenterologist
NPI1447286141PAC ID6204883200
Medicare services, 2024
2,651
Medicare patients, 2024
823
Part D claims, 2024
577
Publications
1
Hospital affiliations
1
Practice address
5810 Ralston St, Ventura, CA 93003
Practice phone
Call (805) 650-5500
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Primary practice

Ventura Endoscopy Center LLC

Ventura, California

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Dr. Charles L. Menz is a gastroenterologist in Ventura, California

Dr. Menz practices at Ventura Endoscopy Center LLC in Ventura, California.

Dr. Menz's NPI, 1447286141, was assigned on June 24, 2006. Dr. Menz graduated from Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine in 1975. Dr. Menz holds California license G032764.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
6204883200
NPI enumeration date
June 24, 2006
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(805) 650-5500
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
77
Medical school graduation
1975

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

Dr. Charles L. Menz practices at Ventura Endoscopy Center LLC in Ventura, California

Dr. Menz's primary practice is Ventura Endoscopy Center LLC, at 5810 Ralston St, Ventura, CA 93003 in Ventura County. The practice phone is (805) 650-5500.

  • Ventura Endoscopy Center LLC
    5810 Ralston St, Ventura, CA 93003 · Ventura CountyPhone(805) 650-5500

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

Dr. Charles L. Menz is affiliated with 5 sites of care and 3 medical groups

Dr. Menz's primary practice is Ventura Endoscopy Center LLC in Ventura, California. Dr. Menz is also affiliated with Community Memorial Hospital - Ventura. The medical group on file is Ventura County Medical Center. Dmand AI also links Dr. Menz to 3 more group practices and clinics and 2 medical groups, each 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. Charles L. Menz's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Menz practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Ventura Endoscopy Center LLCAvailable with a free account
+4 more sites and 2 medical groupsAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. Charles L. Menz is one of 1,977 gastroenterologists in California

Gastroenterology is Dr. Menz's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RG0100X. Dr. Menz is board certified in gastroenterology by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dr. Menz is licensed in California.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Gastroenterology, CaliforniaPrimaryLicense G032764 · 1976 to 2026 · taxonomy 207RG0100X

Clinical focus

Dmand AI lists acid reflux, acute gastroduodenitis, chronic inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), cirrhosis of the liver, colonoscopy, gastroenteritis, gastrointestinal bleeding and hemorrhoids among the conditions Dr. Menz treats.

Gastroenterologists near Dr. Menz

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1,977gastroenterologists in California
8gastroenterologists in Ventura

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Charles L. Menz billed Medicare for 2,651 services in 2024

CMS data shows 2,651 Medicare services from Dr. Menz across 23 procedure codes in 2024, for 823 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $166,677 for them.

Medicare services, 20242,651
Medicare patients823
Paid by Medicare$166,677
Procedure codes23

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

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 3172024: 1,426350%
Other services
2023: 4932024: 72948%
Surgery
2023: 4232024: 49617%

Where Dr. Menz's Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office1,61361%
  • In a facility1,03839%

Dr. Menz compared with the California median for gastroenterologists, 2024

  • Dr. Menz
  • California median
Medicare services
2,651vs 5864.5 times
Medicare patients
823vs 3022.7 times
Part D claims
423vs 38011% above

Medians across 1,875 gastroenterologists in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

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

CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.

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

Dr. Charles L. Menz treated 823 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 73

CMS counts 823 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Menz in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 414 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 19% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.24, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Menz's median patient age at 64, with 54% women.

Medicare patients, 2024823
Average age73
Average risk score1.24
Also on Medicaid19%

Dr. Menz's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Menz's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women44454%
  • Men37946%

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

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Arthritis51%
  4. Mood disorders30%
  5. Depression27%
  6. Anxiety26%
  7. Diabetes26%
  8. Chronic kidney disease22%

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

Dr. Menz's patients across all payers

Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.

Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 64

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women54%
  • Men45%

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

Dr. Charles L. Menz wrote 577 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Menz wrote 577 Medicare Part D claims for 222 patients. 90% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 423 of them, across 10 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $22,872 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 531 claims across 13 drugs.

Part D claims, 2024577
Drugs named by CMS10
Total drug cost$22,872
Part D patients222

Dr. Menz's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic521 claims90%
  • Brand-name56 claims10%

Dr. Menz's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024

CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.

Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Menz's Part D claims, 2024

  • Antibiotics3%16 of 577 claims

Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Claims for drugs CMS names
2023: 5312024: 42320%

Drugs named by CMS: 10 in 2024, 13 in 2023.

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Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Charles L. Menz ranks in the 78th percentile for colonoscopy in Medicare

Dr. Menz accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 94 procedures of colonoscopy by Dr. Menz, more than 78% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Where Dr. Menz ranks in Medicare procedure volume

Colonoscopy
78th percentile94 procedures
Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy for acid reflux
66th percentile58 procedures

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Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)

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Dr. Charles L. Menz has 1 publication on record

Dmand AI links 1 paper to Dr. Menz. Dr. Menz's most frequent co-author is Martin A. Winston, MD.

Papers1

Dr. Menz's most frequent co-authors

Recent publications by Dr. Menz

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Dr. Charles L. Menz received $2,386 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 137 general payments to Dr. Menz from 28 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Abbvie Inc. paid the most, $703.

General payments to Dr. Menz by program year, 2016 to 2025

Companies that paid Dr. Menz the most, 2016 to 2025

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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

Dr. Charles L. Menz has 1 award and honors on record

Dmand AI lists 1 award for Dr. Menz, most recently Top Doctors:LA Area in 2013.

Awards and honors for Dr. Menz

  1. 2013
    • Top Doctors:LA Area

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Charles L. Menz graduated from Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine

Dr. Menz graduated from Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine in 1975.

  1. Medical schoolSpencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine
  2. Board certified in gastroenterologyAmerican Board of Internal Medicine
  3. Board certified in internal medicineAmerican Board of Internal Medicine

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Charles L. Menz accepts plans from 14 insurance carriers

Dr. Menz is in network with 14 carriers, including Aetna, United Healthcare and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

  • Aetna
  • United Healthcare
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
  • Elevance
  • HCSC
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
  • Regence Health Plans
  • Alliant Health Plans
  • +6 more carriersWith a free account

Plan types Dr. Menz accepts, by number of carriers

  1. PPO9
  2. Medicare7
  3. HMO6
  4. EPO5
  5. POS4

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. Charles L. Menz's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
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)
Part D prescribingMedicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - 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)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (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. Charles L. Menz's NPI number?

Dr. Charles L. Menz's NPI number is 1447286141. It was assigned on June 24, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Charles L. Menz?

Dr. Charles L. Menz is a gastroenterologist in Ventura, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Gastroenterology Physician (taxonomy code 207RG0100X).

Where does Dr. Charles L. Menz practice?

Dr. Menz practices at 5810 Ralston St, Ventura, CA 93003. Dr. Menz's primary practice is Ventura Endoscopy Center LLC in Ventura, California. Dmand AI also links Dr. Menz to 3 group practices and clinics and 2 medical groups.

What is Dr. Charles L. Menz's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Menz is (805) 650-5500.

What is Dr. Charles L. Menz's medical license number?

Dr. Menz holds California license G032764.

Which hospitals is Dr. Charles L. Menz affiliated with?

Dr. Menz is affiliated with Community Memorial Hospital - Ventura.

What medical group is Dr. Charles L. Menz part of?

Dr. Menz is linked to Ventura County Medical Center. Dmand AI links Dr. Menz to 2 more medical groups.

Does Dr. Charles L. Menz accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Menz billed Medicare for 2,651 services in 2024, and Dr. Menz accepts Medicare assignment.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Charles L. Menz see?

CMS counts 823 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Menz in 2024, with an average age of 73.

Is Dr. Charles L. Menz board certified?

Yes. Dr. Menz is board certified in gastroenterology by the American Board of Internal Medicine.

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What services does Dr. Charles L. Menz bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Menz's most billed Medicare services were medicare service (G0500), care management and other visits (99458) and medicare service (G2211).

Where did Dr. Charles L. Menz go to medical school?

Dr. Menz graduated from Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine in 1975.

What drugs does Dr. Charles L. Menz prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Menz's most prescribed drugs by claims were Omeprazole, Sod Sulf-Potass Sulf-Mag Sulf and Pantoprazole Sodium.

Has Dr. Charles L. Menz received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $2,386 in general payments to Dr. Menz from 28 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Abbvie Inc.

How long has Dr. Charles L. Menz been practicing?

Dr. Menz graduated from medical school in 1975, 51 years ago.

Does Dr. Charles L. Menz do research?

Dmand AI links 1 publication to Dr. Menz.

Who does Dr. Charles L. Menz publish with?

Dr. Menz's most frequent co-authors are Martin A. Winston, MD (1 shared paper).

What insurance does Dr. Charles L. Menz accept?

Dr. Menz is in network with 14 carriers, including Aetna, United Healthcare and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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