Dr. Anthony J. Culotta, MD

  • Murrieta, CA
  • Ophthalmologist
NPI1497790018PAC ID5991878332
Medicare services, 2024
2,333
Medicare patients, 2024
466
Part D claims, 2024
1,351
Publications
2
MIPS score, 2024
75
Practice address
40690 California Oaks Rd, Murrieta, CA 92562
Practice phone
Call (800) 898-2020
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Primary practice

Acuity Eye Group

Murrieta, California

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Dr. Anthony J. Culotta is an ophthalmologist in Murrieta, California

Dr. Culotta practices at Acuity Eye Group in Murrieta, California.

Dr. Culotta's NPI, 1497790018, was assigned on June 18, 2006. Dr. Culotta graduated from Tulane School of Medicine in 2001. Dr. Culotta's California license number on file is A97142.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
5991878332
NPI enumeration date
June 18, 2006
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(800) 898-2020
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
51
Medical school graduation
2001

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

Dr. Anthony J. Culotta practices at Acuity Eye Group in Murrieta, California

Dr. Culotta's primary practice is Acuity Eye Group, at 40690 California Oaks Rd, Murrieta, CA 92562 in Riverside County. The practice phone is (800) 898-2020.

  • Acuity Eye Group
    40690 California Oaks Rd, Murrieta, CA 92562 · Riverside CountyPhone(800) 898-2020

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

Dr. Anthony J. Culotta is affiliated with 2 sites of care and 2 medical groups

Dr. Culotta's primary practice is Acuity Eye Group in Murrieta, California. Dmand AI also links Dr. Culotta to 2 medical groups and 1 group practice or clinic, 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. Anthony J. Culotta's practice

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

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Acuity Eye GroupAvailable with a free account
+1 more site and 2 medical groupsAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. Anthony J. Culotta is one of 2,621 ophthalmologists in California

Ophthalmology is Dr. Culotta's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207W00000X. Dr. Culotta is board certified in ophthalmology by the American Board of Ophthalmology. Dmand AI has Dr. Culotta's licenses on file in 4 states: California, Florida, Georgia and Louisiana.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Ophthalmology, CaliforniaPrimaryLicense A97142 · 2006 to 2025 · taxonomy 207W00000X
  • Florida license2007 to 2012
  • Georgia licenseLicense 061228 · 2008 to 2009
  • Louisiana licenseLicense 025662 · 2002 to 2008

Clinical focus

Dmand AI lists age-related macular degeneration, cataract, conjunctivitis, dry eye, eyelid inflammation, glaucoma, hypertensive retinopathy and laser destruction of retinal or choroid lesions among the conditions Dr. Culotta treats.

Ophthalmologists near Dr. Culotta

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2,621ophthalmologists in California
7ophthalmologists in Murrieta

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

Dr. Anthony J. Culotta billed Medicare for 2,333 services in 2024

CMS data shows 2,333 Medicare services from Dr. Culotta across 13 procedure codes in 2024, for 466 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $336,163 for them. Every service was in an office.

Medicare services, 20242,333
Medicare patients466
Paid by Medicare$336,163
Procedure codes13

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

  • 2023
  • 2024
Tests and treatments
2023: 1,5142024: 1,6378%
Drugs given in the office
2023: 6722024: 36446%
Surgery
2023: 3422024: 29514%
Office and hospital visits
2023: 1142024: 2479%
Imaging
2023: 02024: 13

Dr. Culotta compared with the California median for ophthalmologists, 2024

  • Dr. Culotta
  • California median
Medicare services
2,333vs 1,0792.2 times
Medicare patients
466vs 42111% above
Part D claims
1,290vs 6182.1 times

Medians across 2,568 ophthalmologists in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Culotta'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. Anthony J. Culotta treated 466 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 74

CMS counts 466 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Culotta in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 196 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 39% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.66, 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. Culotta's median patient age at 70, with 55% women.

Medicare patients, 2024466
Average age74
Average risk score1.66
Also on Medicaid39%

Dr. Culotta's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Culotta's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women26156%
  • Men20544%

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

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Diabetes52%
  4. Arthritis42%
  5. Chronic kidney disease31%
  6. Ischemic heart disease22%
  7. Osteoporosis19%
  8. Anxiety18%

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

Dr. Culotta's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 70

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women55%
  • Men45%

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

Dr. Anthony J. Culotta wrote 1,351 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Culotta wrote 1,351 Medicare Part D claims for 594 patients. 79% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,290 of them, across 13 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $77,517 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 922 claims across 15 drugs.

Part D claims, 20241,351
Drugs named by CMS13
Total drug cost$77,517
Part D patients594

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

  • Generic1,062 claims79%
  • Brand-name289 claims21%

Dr. Culotta'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.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Claims for drugs CMS names
2023: 9222024: 1,29040%

Drugs named by CMS: 13 in 2024, 15 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. Anthony J. Culotta scored 75 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 75 out of 100 for Dr. Culotta for performance year 2024, reported individually. Dr. Culotta accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
MIPS final score, 2024
75 of 100

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. Anthony J. Culotta has 2 publications on record

Dmand AI links 2 papers to Dr. Culotta in 2001.

Papers2

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Dr. Anthony J. Culotta received $3,044 in industry payments from 2016 to 2022

CMS Open Payments shows 16 general payments to Dr. Culotta from 8 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2022. Honoraria make up the largest share, 82% of the total. Alimera Sciences, Inc. paid the most, $2,500.

General payments to Dr. Culotta by program year, 2016 to 2022

General payments to Dr. Culotta by kind, 2016 to 2022

$3Kin total
  • Honoraria$2,50082%
  • Food and beverage$54418%

Companies that paid Dr. Culotta the most, 2016 to 2022

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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

Dr. Anthony J. Culotta has 1 award and honors on record

Dmand AI lists 1 award for Dr. Culotta, most recently CMS Stage 1 EHR in 2013.

Awards and honors for Dr. Culotta

  1. 2013
    • CMS Stage 1 EHR

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Anthony J. Culotta graduated from Tulane School of Medicine

Dr. Culotta graduated from Tulane School of Medicine in 2001.

  1. Medical schoolTulane School of Medicine
  2. Board certified in ophthalmologyAmerican Board of Ophthalmology

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Anthony J. Culotta accepts plans from 19 insurance carriers

Dr. Culotta is in network with 19 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 13. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

Plan types Dr. Culotta accepts, by number of carriers

  1. HMO13
  2. Medicare11
  3. PPO11
  4. POS6
  5. EPO3
  6. Medicaid1

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. Anthony J. Culotta'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)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. Anthony J. Culotta's NPI number?

Dr. Anthony J. Culotta's NPI number is 1497790018. It was assigned on June 18, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Anthony J. Culotta?

Dr. Anthony J. Culotta is an ophthalmologist in Murrieta, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Ophthalmology Physician (taxonomy code 207W00000X).

Where does Dr. Anthony J. Culotta practice?

Dr. Culotta practices at 40690 California Oaks Rd, Murrieta, CA 92562. Dr. Culotta's primary practice is Acuity Eye Group in Murrieta, California. Dmand AI also links Dr. Culotta to 2 medical groups and 1 group practice or clinic.

What is Dr. Anthony J. Culotta's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Culotta is (800) 898-2020.

What is Dr. Anthony J. Culotta's medical license number?

Dr. Culotta's California license number on file is A97142, one of the licenses on file in 4 states.

Which states has Dr. Anthony J. Culotta been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Culotta in California (2006 to 2025), Florida (2007 to 2012), Georgia (2008 to 2009) and Louisiana (2002 to 2008).

Does Dr. Anthony J. Culotta accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Culotta billed Medicare for 2,333 services in 2024, and Dr. Culotta accepts Medicare assignment.

What is Dr. Anthony J. Culotta's MIPS score?

Dr. Culotta's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 75 out of 100, reported individually.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Anthony J. Culotta see?

CMS counts 466 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Culotta in 2024, with an average age of 74.

Is Dr. Anthony J. Culotta board certified?

Yes. Dr. Culotta is board certified in ophthalmology by the American Board of Ophthalmology.

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What services does Dr. Anthony J. Culotta bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Culotta's most billed Medicare services were eye exam or test (92134), eye exam or test (92014) and injected or infused drug (J0178).

Where did Dr. Anthony J. Culotta go to medical school?

Dr. Culotta graduated from Tulane School of Medicine in 2001.

What drugs does Dr. Anthony J. Culotta prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Culotta's most prescribed drugs by claims were Ofloxacin, Latanoprost and Ketorolac Tromethamine.

Has Dr. Anthony J. Culotta received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $3,044 in general payments to Dr. Culotta from 8 companies from 2016 to 2022. The largest total came from Alimera Sciences, Inc.

How long has Dr. Anthony J. Culotta been practicing?

Dr. Culotta graduated from medical school in 2001, 25 years ago.

Does Dr. Anthony J. Culotta do research?

Dmand AI links 2 publications to Dr. Culotta.

What insurance does Dr. Anthony J. Culotta accept?

Dr. Culotta is in network with 19 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 13. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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