Dr. Meghan C. McCullough, MD

  • Los Angeles, CA
  • Orthopaedic hand surgery physician
NPI1265835383PAC ID4789978271
Medicare services, 2024
983
Medicare patients, 2024
293
Part D claims, 2024
165
Publications
7
MIPS score, 2024
89
Practice address
8635 W 3rd St, Los Angeles, CA 90048
Practice phone
Call (310) 659-9408
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Primary practice

Tower Outpatient Surgery Center

Los Angeles, California

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Dr. Meghan C. McCullough is an orthopaedic hand surgery physician in Los Angeles, California

Dr. McCullough practices at Tower Outpatient Surgery Center in Los Angeles, California.

Dr. McCullough's NPI, 1265835383, was assigned on October 2, 2014. Dr. McCullough graduated from Emory School of Medicine in 2013. Dr. McCullough holds California license A133461.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
4789978271
NPI enumeration date
October 2, 2014
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes
Practice phone
(310) 659-9408
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Sex
Female
Estimated age
39
Medical school graduation
2013

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

Dr. Meghan C. McCullough practices at Tower Outpatient Surgery Center in Los Angeles, California

Dr. McCullough's primary practice is Tower Outpatient Surgery Center, at 8635 W 3rd St, Los Angeles, CA 90048 in Los Angeles County. The practice phone is (310) 659-9408.

  • Tower Outpatient Surgery Center
    8635 W 3rd St, Los Angeles, CA 90048 · Los Angeles CountyPhone(310) 659-9408

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

Dr. Meghan C. McCullough is affiliated with 2 sites of care and 1 medical group

Dr. McCullough's primary practice is Tower Outpatient Surgery Center in Los Angeles, California. Dr. McCullough is also affiliated with Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. The medical group on file is Cedars-Sinai Medical Group.

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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. Meghan C. McCullough's practice

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

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Tower Outpatient Surgery CenterAvailable with a free account
+1 more affiliated siteAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Meghan C. McCullough is one of 268 orthopaedic hand surgery physicians in California

Hand surgery is Dr. McCullough's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207XS0106X. Dr. McCullough is board certified in plastic surgery by the American Board of Plastic Surgery. Dr. McCullough is licensed in California.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Orthopaedic hand surgery, CaliforniaPrimaryLicense A133461 · 2014 to 2026 · taxonomy 207XS0106X

Clinical focus

Dmand AI lists arm, wrist, hand fracture and dislocation, carpal tunnel syndrome, hand joint or tendon inflammation and joint cyst among the conditions Dr. McCullough treats.

Orthopaedic hand surgery physicians near Dr. McCullough

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

Dr. Meghan C. McCullough billed Medicare for 983 services in 2024

CMS data shows 983 Medicare services from Dr. McCullough across 15 procedure codes in 2024, for 293 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $54,976 for them. Every service was in an office.

Medicare services, 2024983
Medicare patients293
Paid by Medicare$54,976
Procedure codes15

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

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 3972024: 47018%
Imaging
2023: 2362024: 27014%
Drugs given in the office
2023: 1122024: 13823%
Surgery
2023: 902024: 7912%
Other services
2023: 722024: 2664%

Dr. McCullough compared with the California median for orthopaedic hand surgery physicians, 2024

  • Dr. McCullough
  • California median
Medicare services
983vs 958Close to median
Medicare patients
293vs 34415% below
Part D claims
64vs 5125% above

Medians across 252 orthopaedic hand surgery physicians in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. McCullough'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. Meghan C. McCullough treated 293 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 73

CMS counts 293 Medicare patients who saw Dr. McCullough in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 146 patients. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 67% have arthritis. 29% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.46, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. McCullough's median patient age at 59, with 56% women.

Medicare patients, 2024293
Average age73
Average risk score1.46
Also on Medicaid29%

Dr. McCullough's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. McCullough's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women16857%
  • Men12543%

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

  1. High cholesterol75%
  2. Arthritis67%
  3. High blood pressure65%
  4. Diabetes34%
  5. Ischemic heart disease33%
  6. Mood disorders31%
  7. Depression25%
  8. Osteoporosis25%

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

Dr. McCullough's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 59

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women56%
  • Men43%

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

Dr. Meghan C. McCullough wrote 165 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. McCullough wrote 165 Medicare Part D claims for 91 patients. 88% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 64 of them, across 5 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $236 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 61 claims across 4 drugs.

Part D claims, 2024165
Drugs named by CMS5
Total drug cost$236
Part D patients91

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

  • Generic146 claims88%
  • Brand-name19 claims12%

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

  • Opioids26%43 of 165 claims
  • Antibiotics22%36 of 165 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: 612024: 645%

Drugs named by CMS: 5 in 2024, 4 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. Meghan C. McCullough scored 89 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 89 out of 100 for Dr. McCullough for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. McCullough accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. McCullough as offering telehealth.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes

Dr. McCullough's MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 89of 100Final score
  • 84.8of 100Quality
  • 99of 100Promoting Interoperability
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities
  • 73of 100Cost

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

Mastectomy: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Melanoma (skin cancer) excision: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Removal of nail tissue: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Removal of tissue: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Upper limb (arm) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

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. Meghan C. McCullough has 7 publications on record

Dmand AI links 7 papers to Dr. McCullough, published from 2013 to 2025. 2018 was the busiest year, with 2. Dr. McCullough's most frequent co-authors are David A. Kulber, MD, Grant W. Carlson, MD and Catherine Mills Curtin, MD.

Papers7
Years published2013 to 2025

Dr. McCullough's papers by year, 2013 to 2025

Dr. McCullough's most frequent co-authors

Recent publications by Dr. McCullough

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Dr. Meghan C. McCullough received $8,117 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 51 general payments to Dr. McCullough from 23 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 65% of the total. Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation Inc. paid the most, $1,512.

General payments to Dr. McCullough by program year, 2016 to 2025

General payments to Dr. McCullough by kind, 2016 to 2025

$8.1Kin total
  • Food and beverage$5,30265%
  • Education$1,20015%
  • Travel and lodging$1,18915%
  • Consulting fees$4255%

Companies that paid Dr. McCullough the most, 2016 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. Meghan C. McCullough graduated from Emory School of Medicine

Dr. McCullough graduated from Emory School of Medicine in 2013.

  1. Medical schoolEmory School of Medicine
  2. Board certified in plastic surgeryAmerican Board of Plastic Surgery
  3. Board certified in surgery of the handAmerican Board of Plastic Surgery

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Meghan C. McCullough accepts plans from 15 insurance carriers

Dr. McCullough is in network with 15 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

  • Aetna
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
  • United Healthcare
  • Elevance
  • HCSC
  • Alliant Health Plans
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
  • Regence Health Plans
  • +7 more carriersWith a free account

Plan types Dr. McCullough accepts, by number of carriers

  1. PPO10
  2. HMO6
  3. Medicare6
  4. POS5
  5. EPO4

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. Meghan C. McCullough'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)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)
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. Meghan C. McCullough's NPI number?

Dr. Meghan C. McCullough's NPI number is 1265835383. It was assigned on October 2, 2014, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Meghan C. McCullough?

Dr. Meghan C. McCullough is an orthopaedic hand surgery physician in Los Angeles, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 207XS0106X).

Where does Dr. Meghan C. McCullough practice?

Dr. McCullough practices at 8635 W 3rd St, Los Angeles, CA 90048. Dr. McCullough's primary practice is Tower Outpatient Surgery Center in Los Angeles, California.

What is Dr. Meghan C. McCullough's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. McCullough is (310) 659-9408.

What is Dr. Meghan C. McCullough's medical license number?

Dr. McCullough holds California license A133461.

Which hospitals is Dr. Meghan C. McCullough affiliated with?

Dr. McCullough is affiliated with Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.

What medical group is Dr. Meghan C. McCullough part of?

Dr. McCullough is linked to Cedars-Sinai Medical Group.

Does Dr. Meghan C. McCullough accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. McCullough billed Medicare for 983 services in 2024, and Dr. McCullough accepts Medicare assignment.

Does Dr. Meghan C. McCullough offer telehealth?

Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. McCullough as offering telehealth services.

What is Dr. Meghan C. McCullough's MIPS score?

Dr. McCullough's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 89 out of 100, reported as part of a group.

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How many Medicare patients does Dr. Meghan C. McCullough see?

CMS counts 293 Medicare patients who saw Dr. McCullough in 2024, with an average age of 73.

Is Dr. Meghan C. McCullough board certified?

Yes. Dr. McCullough is board certified in plastic surgery by the American Board of Plastic Surgery.

What services does Dr. Meghan C. McCullough bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. McCullough's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99213), office visit, new patient (99204) and injected or infused drug (J1100).

Where did Dr. Meghan C. McCullough go to medical school?

Dr. McCullough graduated from Emory School of Medicine in 2013.

What drugs does Dr. Meghan C. McCullough prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. McCullough's most prescribed drugs by claims were Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen, Meloxicam and Methylprednisolone.

Has Dr. Meghan C. McCullough received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $8,117 in general payments to Dr. McCullough from 23 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation Inc.

How long has Dr. Meghan C. McCullough been practicing?

Dr. McCullough graduated from medical school in 2013, 13 years ago.

Does Dr. Meghan C. McCullough do research?

Dmand AI links 7 publications to Dr. McCullough, published from 2013 to 2025.

Who does Dr. Meghan C. McCullough publish with?

Dr. McCullough's most frequent co-authors are David A. Kulber, MD (2 shared papers), Grant W. Carlson, MD (1 shared paper) and Catherine Mills Curtin, MD (1 shared paper).

What insurance does Dr. Meghan C. McCullough accept?

Dr. McCullough is in network with 15 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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