Dr. Miguel Angel Unzueta, MD

Dr. Unzueta practices at Mercy Eye Care Medical Group Inc in Los Angeles, California.

Dr. Unzueta's NPI, 1023040714, was assigned on July 6, 2006. Dr. Unzueta graduated from David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA in 2001. Dr. Unzueta holds California license A87565.

Dr. Unzueta's primary practice is Mercy Eye Care Medical Group Inc, at 1700 E Cesar E Chavez Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90033 in Los Angeles County. The practice phone is (844) 211-5462.

Dr. Unzueta's primary practice is Mercy Eye Care Medical Group Inc in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Unzueta is also affiliated with PIH Health Downey Hospital. The medical group on file is Harbor-UCLA Medical Center. Dmand AI also links Dr. Unzueta to 2 more group practices and clinics and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Unzueta practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Ophthalmology is Dr. Unzueta's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207W00000X. Dmand AI has Dr. Unzueta's licenses on file in 2 states: California and New York.

Dmand AI lists cataract, cataract surgery with lens implant, conjunctivitis, dry eye, eye infection or inflammation, eyelid inflammation, glaucoma and glaucoma surgery among the conditions Dr. Unzueta treats.

CMS data shows 1,682 Medicare services from Dr. Unzueta across 12 procedure codes in 2024, for 322 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $151,668 for them.

CMS counts 322 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Unzueta in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 138 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 83% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.85, 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. Unzueta's median patient age at 66, with 59% women.

In 2024, Dr. Unzueta wrote 6,636 Medicare Part D claims for 914 patients. 62% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 6,564 of them, across 28 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $618,343 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 7,603 claims across 28 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 100 out of 100 for Dr. Unzueta for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Unzueta accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 88 procedures of cataract surgery by Dr. Unzueta, more than 72% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

CMS Open Payments shows 206 general payments to Dr. Unzueta from 27 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 87% of the total. Alcon Laboratories Inc paid the most, $1,756.

Dr. Unzueta graduated from David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA in 2001. Dr. Unzueta is a member of AAO.

Dr. Unzueta is in network with 12 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.