Dr. Michael J. Drinnan, MD

  • San Mateo, CA
  • Ophthalmologist
NPI1609883024PAC ID5193778363
Medicare services, 2024
1,107
Medicare patients, 2024
411
Part D claims, 2024
291
Publications
54
MIPS score, 2024
85
Practice address
1501 Trousdale Drive, Burlingame, CA 94010
Practice phone
Call (650) 696-5400
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Primary practice

Mills-Peninsula Medical Center

Hospital · Burlingame, California

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Dr. Michael J. Drinnan is an ophthalmologist in San Mateo, California

Dr. Drinnan practices at Mills-Peninsula Medical Center in Burlingame, California, part of Sutter Health.

Dr. Drinnan's NPI, 1609883024, was assigned on August 1, 2006. Dr. Drinnan graduated from McGill University Faculty of Medicine in 1982. Dr. Drinnan holds California license G50381.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
5193778363
NPI enumeration date
August 1, 2006
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(650) 696-5400
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
70
Medical school graduation
1982

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

Dr. Michael J. Drinnan practices in Burlingame and San Mateo

Dr. Drinnan's primary practice is Mills-Peninsula Medical Center, at 1501 Trousdale Drive, Burlingame, CA 94010 in San Mateo County. The practice phone is (650) 696-5400. Dr. Drinnan also practices at Mills Peninsula Medical Center, 100 S San Mateo Dr, San Mateo, CA 94401.

  • Mills-Peninsula Medical CenterPrimary
    1501 Trousdale Drive, Burlingame, CA 94010 · San Mateo CountyPhone(650) 696-5400
  • Mills Peninsula Medical Center
    100 S San Mateo Dr, San Mateo, CA 94401 · San Mateo CountyPhone(650) 696-5400

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

Dr. Michael J. Drinnan is affiliated with 2 sites of care and 2 medical groups

Dr. Drinnan's primary practice is Mills-Peninsula Medical Center in Burlingame, California, part of Sutter Health. The medical group on file is County of Santa Clara Behavioral Health Services, Las Plumas Behavioral Health Clinic. Dmand AI also links Dr. Drinnan to 1 more group practice or clinic and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Michael J. Drinnan's practice

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

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Mills-Peninsula Medical CenterAvailable with a free account
+1 more site and 1 medical groupAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Michael J. Drinnan is one of 2,621 ophthalmologists in California

Ophthalmology is Dr. Drinnan's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207W00000X. Dr. Drinnan is board certified in ophthalmology by the American Board of Ophthalmology. Dmand AI has Dr. Drinnan's licenses on file in 3 states: California, New York and Ohio.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Ophthalmology, CaliforniaPrimaryLicense G50381 · 1983 to 2027 · taxonomy 207W00000X
  • New York license1983 to 2026
  • Ohio license1983 to 1984

Clinical focus

Dmand AI lists age-related macular degeneration, cataract, cataract surgery with lens implant, conjunctivitis, dry eye, eyelid inflammation, glaucoma and glaucoma surgery among the conditions Dr. Drinnan treats.

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

Dr. Michael J. Drinnan billed Medicare for 1,107 services in 2024

CMS data shows 1,107 Medicare services from Dr. Drinnan across 13 procedure codes in 2024, for 411 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $131,339 for them.

Medicare services, 20241,107
Medicare patients411
Paid by Medicare$131,339
Procedure codes13

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

  • 2023
  • 2024
Tests and treatments
2023: 9552024: 9214%
Surgery
2023: 1652024: 12524%
Office and hospital visits
2023: 662024: 618%

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

  • In an office98289%
  • In a facility12511%

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

  • Dr. Drinnan
  • California median
Medicare services
1,107vs 1,079Close to median
Medicare patients
411vs 421Close to median
Part D claims
246vs 61860% below

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

Dr. Drinnan'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. Michael J. Drinnan treated 411 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 80

CMS counts 411 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Drinnan in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 213 patients. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 73% have high blood pressure. Their average risk score is 1.05, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Drinnan's median patient age at 78, with 57% women.

Medicare patients, 2024411
Average age80
Average risk score1.05

Dr. Drinnan's Medicare patients by age, 2024

CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.

Dr. Drinnan's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women25061%
  • Men16139%

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

  1. High cholesterol75%
  2. High blood pressure73%
  3. Arthritis40%
  4. Chronic kidney disease25%
  5. Diabetes25%
  6. Ischemic heart disease23%
  7. Cancer21%
  8. Atrial fibrillation20%

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

Dr. Drinnan's patients across all payers

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

Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 78

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women57%
  • Men40%

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

Dr. Michael J. Drinnan wrote 291 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Drinnan wrote 291 Medicare Part D claims for 86 patients. 42% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 246 of them, across 5 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $5,561 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 251 claims across 5 drugs.

Part D claims, 2024291
Drugs named by CMS5
Total drug cost$5,561
Part D patients86

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

  • Generic122 claims42%
  • Brand-name169 claims58%

Dr. Drinnan'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: 2512024: 2462%

Drugs named by CMS: 5 in 2024, 5 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 J. Drinnan scored 85 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 85 out of 100 for Dr. Drinnan for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Drinnan accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 144 procedures of cataract surgery by Dr. Drinnan, more than 79% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Dr. Drinnan's MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 85of 100Final score
  • 88.7of 100Quality
  • 94of 100Promoting Interoperability
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities
  • 66of 100Cost

Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.

Where Dr. Drinnan ranks in Medicare procedure volume

Cataract surgery
79th percentile144 procedures

CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.

Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026; and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)

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Dr. Michael J. Drinnan has 54 publications on record

Dmand AI links 54 papers to Dr. Drinnan, published from 2005 to 2015. 2006 was the busiest year, with 2. The most frequent topics are Urodynamics, Deglutition Disorders and Deglutition. Dr. Drinnan has published most often in J Urol. Dr. Drinnan's most frequent co-authors are David J. Howard, MD, PhD and Michael F. Marmor, MD.

Papers54
Years published2005 to 2015

Dr. Drinnan's papers by year, 2005 to 2015

Topics Dr. Drinnan writes about most

  • Urodynamics
  • Deglutition Disorders
  • Deglutition
  • Observer Variation
  • Voice Disorders
  • Voice Quality
  • Snoring
  • Urinary Bladder

Dr. Drinnan's most frequent co-authors

Recent publications by Dr. Drinnan

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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage

Dr. Michael J. Drinnan received $1,271 in industry payments from 2017 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 21 general payments to Dr. Drinnan from 9 drug and device companies from 2017 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. RxSight Inc paid the most, $461.

General payments to Dr. Drinnan by program year, 2017 to 2025

Companies that paid Dr. Drinnan the most, 2017 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. Michael J. Drinnan has 3 awards and honors on record

Dmand AI lists 3 awards for Dr. Drinnan, most recently Regional Top Doctor in 2014.

Awards and honors for Dr. Drinnan

  1. 2014
    • Regional Top Doctor
  2. Undated
    • AAO Fellow
    • Checkbook Top Doc

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Michael J. Drinnan graduated from McGill University Faculty of Medicine

Dr. Drinnan graduated from McGill University Faculty of Medicine in 1982. Dr. Drinnan is a member of AAO.

  1. Medical schoolMcGill University Faculty of Medicine
  2. Board certified in ophthalmologyAmerican Board of Ophthalmology

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Michael J. Drinnan accepts plans from 16 insurance carriers

Dr. Drinnan is in network with 16 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
  • Regence Health Plans
  • +8 more carriersWith a free account

Plan types Dr. Drinnan accepts, by number of carriers

  1. Medicare10
  2. PPO10
  3. HMO7
  4. POS6
  5. EPO5

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. Michael J. Drinnan'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 Affiliation DataDmand AI Practice Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand 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)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. Michael J. Drinnan's NPI number?

Dr. Michael J. Drinnan's NPI number is 1609883024. It was assigned on August 1, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Michael J. Drinnan?

Dr. Michael J. Drinnan is an ophthalmologist in San Mateo, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Ophthalmology Physician (taxonomy code 207W00000X).

Where does Dr. Michael J. Drinnan practice?

Dr. Drinnan practices at 1501 Trousdale Drive, Burlingame, CA 94010. Dr. Drinnan also practices at 100 S San Mateo Dr, San Mateo, CA 94401. Dr. Drinnan's primary practice is Mills-Peninsula Medical Center in Burlingame, California, part of Sutter Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Drinnan to 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group.

What is Dr. Michael J. Drinnan's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Drinnan is (650) 696-5400.

What is Dr. Michael J. Drinnan's medical license number?

Dr. Drinnan holds California license G50381, one of the licenses on file in 3 states.

Which states has Dr. Michael J. Drinnan been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Drinnan in California (1983 to 2027), New York (1983 to 2026) and Ohio (1983 to 1984).

Which hospitals is Dr. Michael J. Drinnan affiliated with?

Dr. Drinnan practices at Mills-Peninsula Medical Center in Burlingame, California.

What medical group is Dr. Michael J. Drinnan part of?

Dr. Drinnan is linked to County of Santa Clara Behavioral Health Services, Las Plumas Behavioral Health Clinic. Dmand AI links Dr. Drinnan to 1 more medical group.

Does Dr. Michael J. Drinnan accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Drinnan billed Medicare for 1,107 services in 2024, and Dr. Drinnan accepts Medicare assignment.

What is Dr. Michael J. Drinnan's MIPS score?

Dr. Drinnan's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 85 out of 100, reported as part of a group.

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How many Medicare patients does Dr. Michael J. Drinnan see?

CMS counts 411 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Drinnan in 2024, with an average age of 80.

Is Dr. Michael J. Drinnan board certified?

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

What services does Dr. Michael J. Drinnan bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Drinnan's most billed Medicare services were eye exam or test (92014), eye exam or test (92250) and eye exam or test (92136).

Where did Dr. Michael J. Drinnan go to medical school?

Dr. Drinnan graduated from McGill University Faculty of Medicine in 1982.

What drugs does Dr. Michael J. Drinnan prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Drinnan's most prescribed drugs by claims were Latanoprost, Timolol Maleate and Dorzolamide-Timolol.

Has Dr. Michael J. Drinnan received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $1,271 in general payments to Dr. Drinnan from 9 companies from 2017 to 2025. The largest total came from RxSight Inc.

How long has Dr. Michael J. Drinnan been practicing?

Dr. Drinnan graduated from medical school in 1982, 44 years ago.

Does Dr. Michael J. Drinnan do research?

Dmand AI links 54 publications to Dr. Drinnan, published from 2005 to 2015.

Who does Dr. Michael J. Drinnan publish with?

Dr. Drinnan's most frequent co-authors are David J. Howard, MD, PhD (1 shared paper) and Michael F. Marmor, MD (1 shared paper).

What insurance does Dr. Michael J. Drinnan accept?

Dr. Drinnan is in network with 16 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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