Dr. Verna Ruth Porter, MD

Dr. Porter practices at Pacific Coast Plastic Surgery Center, Inc in Santa Monica, California.

Dr. Porter's NPI, 1730107012, was assigned on July 17, 2006. Dr. Porter graduated from David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA in 1994. Dr. Porter holds California license A55356.

Dr. Porter's primary practice is Pacific Coast Plastic Surgery Center, Inc, at 1301 20th St, Santa Monica, CA 90404 in Los Angeles County. The practice phone is (310) 453-2733.

Dr. Porter's primary practice is Pacific Coast Plastic Surgery Center, Inc in Santa Monica, California. Dr. Porter is also affiliated with Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center. The medical group on file is Saint John's Physician Partners. Dmand AI also links Dr. Porter to 1 more group practice or clinic, named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Porter practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Neurology is Dr. Porter's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 2084N0400X. Dr. Porter is board certified in neurology by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. Dr. Porter is licensed in California.

Dmand AI lists alzheimer's disease, cerebrovascular disease, epilepsy, fibromyalgia and chronic pain, migraine and chronic headache, multiple sclerosis, non-alzheimer's dementia (chronic) and parkinson's disease among the conditions Dr. Porter treats.

CMS data shows 1,302 Medicare services from Dr. Porter across 6 procedure codes in 2024, for 468 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $151,434 for them. Every service was in an office.

CMS counts 468 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Porter in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 242 patients. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 74% have high blood pressure. 7% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.30, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Porter's median patient age at 78, with 63% women.

In 2024, Dr. Porter wrote 913 Medicare Part D claims for 234 patients. 99% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 874 of them, across 5 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $54,328 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,006 claims across 7 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 90 out of 100 for Dr. Porter for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Porter accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Porter as offering telehealth.

Dmand AI links 3 papers to Dr. Porter in 2021. The most frequent topics are Dementia and Neuropsychological Tests. Dr. Porter's most frequent co-authors are Alon Yosefian Avidan, MD, William Glenton Buxton, MD and Scott A. Kaiser, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 178 general payments to Dr. Porter from 31 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 77% of the total. Biogen, Inc. paid the most, $1,424.

Dmand AI lists 1 award for Dr. Porter.

Dr. Porter graduated from David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA in 1994. Dr. Porter is a member of AAN.

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