Dr. Michael Esposito Montazeri, MD

  • San Diego, CA
  • Internist
NPI1538115258PAC ID1456351881
Medicare services, 2024
524
Medicare patients, 2024
184
Part D claims, 2024
409
Publications
1
MIPS score, 2024
91
Practice address
200 W Arbor Dr, San Diego, CA 92103
Practice phone
Call (619) 543-6222
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Primary practice

UCSD Hillcrest Medical Center

San Diego, California

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Dr. Michael Esposito Montazeri is an internist in San Diego, California

Dr. Montazeri practices at UCSD Hillcrest Medical Center in San Diego, California.

Dr. Montazeri's NPI, 1538115258, was assigned on May 25, 2006. Dr. Montazeri graduated from University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences in 2003. Dr. Montazeri holds California license A90721.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
1456351881
NPI enumeration date
May 25, 2006
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(619) 543-6222
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
49
Medical school graduation
2003

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

Dr. Michael Esposito Montazeri practices at UCSD Hillcrest Medical Center in San Diego, California

Dr. Montazeri's primary practice is UCSD Hillcrest Medical Center, at 200 W Arbor Dr, San Diego, CA 92103 in San Diego County. The practice phone is (619) 543-6222.

  • UCSD Hillcrest Medical Center
    200 W Arbor Dr, San Diego, CA 92103 · San Diego CountyPhone(619) 543-6222

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

Dr. Michael Esposito Montazeri is affiliated with 2 sites of care and 1 medical group

Dr. Montazeri's primary practice is UCSD Hillcrest Medical Center in San Diego, California. Dr. Montazeri is also affiliated with Hillcrest Medical Center. The medical group on file is UC San Diego Health.

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

Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Michael Esposito Montazeri's practice

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

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
UCSD Hillcrest Medical CenterAvailable with a free account
+1 more affiliated siteAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Michael Esposito Montazeri is one of 16,751 internists in California

Internal medicine is Dr. Montazeri's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207R00000X. Dr. Montazeri is board certified in hospice and palliative medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dr. Montazeri is licensed in California.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Internal medicine, CaliforniaPrimaryLicense A90721 · 2005 to 2027 · taxonomy 207R00000X

Clinical focus

Dmand AI lists adjustment disease, bile duct problems, electrolyte disorders, fibromyalgia and chronic pain, gastrointestinal bleeding, gastrointestinal inflammation, insomnia and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) among the conditions Dr. Montazeri treats.

Internists near Dr. Montazeri

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

Dr. Michael Esposito Montazeri billed Medicare for 524 services in 2024

CMS data shows 524 Medicare services from Dr. Montazeri across 9 procedure codes in 2024, for 184 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $40,650 for them.

Medicare services, 2024524
Medicare patients184
Paid by Medicare$40,650
Procedure codes9

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

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 5312024: 47211%
Other services
2023: 02024: 52

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

  • In an office9418%
  • In a facility43082%

Dr. Montazeri compared with the California median for internists, 2024

  • Dr. Montazeri
  • California median
Medicare services
524vs 36145% above
Medicare patients
184vs 15122% above
Part D claims
103vs 42176% below

Medians across 15,815 internists in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Montazeri'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. Michael Esposito Montazeri treated 184 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 72

CMS counts 184 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Montazeri in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 68 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 66% have high cholesterol. 43% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 3.25, 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. Montazeri's median patient age at 65, with 50% women.

Medicare patients, 2024184
Average age72
Average risk score3.25
Also on Medicaid43%

Dr. Montazeri's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Montazeri's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women9753%
  • Men8747%

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

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol66%
  3. Arthritis53%
  4. Chronic kidney disease45%
  5. Mood disorders44%
  6. Depression40%
  7. Cancer39%
  8. Diabetes39%

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

Dr. Montazeri's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 65

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women50%
  • Men49%

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

Dr. Michael Esposito Montazeri wrote 409 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Montazeri wrote 409 Medicare Part D claims for 96 patients. 84% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 103 of them, across 5 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $2,803 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 108 claims across 6 drugs.

Part D claims, 2024409
Drugs named by CMS5
Total drug cost$2,803
Part D patients96

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

  • Generic343 claims84%
  • Brand-name and other66 claims16%

Dr. Montazeri'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. Montazeri's Part D claims, 2024

  • Opioids26%105 of 409 claims
  • Antibiotics11%46 of 409 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: 1082024: 1035%

Drugs named by CMS: 5 in 2024, 6 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. Michael Esposito Montazeri scored 91 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 91 out of 100 for Dr. Montazeri for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Montazeri accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Dr. Montazeri's MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 91of 100Final score
  • 84.1of 100Quality
  • 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities
  • 74of 100Cost

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 Esposito Montazeri has 1 publication on record

Dmand AI links 1 paper to Dr. Montazeri. Dr. Montazeri's most frequent co-author is Ian Harold Jenkins, MD.

Papers1

Dr. Montazeri's most frequent co-authors

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Dr. Michael Esposito Montazeri graduated from University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences

Dr. Montazeri graduated from University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences in 2003. Dr. Montazeri is a member of AAHPM and SHM.

  1. Medical schoolUniversity of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences
  2. Board certified in hospice and palliative medicineAmerican Board of Internal Medicine
  3. Board certified in internal medicineAmerican Board of Internal Medicine

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Michael Esposito Montazeri accepts plans from 14 insurance carriers

Dr. Montazeri is in network with 14 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Excellus BlueCross BlueShield. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

  • Aetna
  • Elevance
  • Excellus BlueCross BlueShield
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
  • United Healthcare
  • HCSC
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
  • Molina
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Plan types Dr. Montazeri accepts, by number of carriers

  1. Medicare10
  2. PPO9
  3. HMO8
  4. POS5
  5. EPO4
  6. Medicaid1

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. Michael Esposito Montazeri'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 DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy 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)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
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 Esposito Montazeri's NPI number?

Dr. Michael Esposito Montazeri's NPI number is 1538115258. It was assigned on May 25, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Michael Esposito Montazeri?

Dr. Michael Esposito Montazeri is an internist in San Diego, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Internal Medicine Physician (taxonomy code 207R00000X).

Where does Dr. Michael Esposito Montazeri practice?

Dr. Montazeri practices at 200 W Arbor Dr, San Diego, CA 92103. Dr. Montazeri's primary practice is UCSD Hillcrest Medical Center in San Diego, California.

What is Dr. Michael Esposito Montazeri's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Montazeri is (619) 543-6222.

What is Dr. Michael Esposito Montazeri's medical license number?

Dr. Montazeri holds California license A90721.

Which hospitals is Dr. Michael Esposito Montazeri affiliated with?

Dr. Montazeri is affiliated with Hillcrest Medical Center.

What medical group is Dr. Michael Esposito Montazeri part of?

Dr. Montazeri is linked to UC San Diego Health.

Does Dr. Michael Esposito Montazeri accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Montazeri billed Medicare for 524 services in 2024, and Dr. Montazeri accepts Medicare assignment.

What is Dr. Michael Esposito Montazeri's MIPS score?

Dr. Montazeri's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 91 out of 100, reported as part of a group.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Michael Esposito Montazeri see?

CMS counts 184 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Montazeri in 2024, with an average age of 72.

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Is Dr. Michael Esposito Montazeri board certified?

Yes. Dr. Montazeri is board certified in hospice and palliative medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine.

What services does Dr. Michael Esposito Montazeri bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Montazeri's most billed Medicare services were hospital inpatient care (99232), hospital inpatient care (99233) and hospital inpatient care (99239).

Where did Dr. Michael Esposito Montazeri go to medical school?

Dr. Montazeri graduated from University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences in 2003.

What drugs does Dr. Michael Esposito Montazeri prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Montazeri's most prescribed drugs by claims were Oxycodone HCl, Pregabalin and Gabapentin.

How long has Dr. Michael Esposito Montazeri been practicing?

Dr. Montazeri graduated from medical school in 2003, 23 years ago.

Does Dr. Michael Esposito Montazeri do research?

Dmand AI links 1 publication to Dr. Montazeri.

Who does Dr. Michael Esposito Montazeri publish with?

Dr. Montazeri's most frequent co-authors are Ian Harold Jenkins, MD (1 shared paper).

What insurance does Dr. Michael Esposito Montazeri accept?

Dr. Montazeri is in network with 14 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Excellus BlueCross BlueShield. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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