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Dr. Michele Schulz, MD
NPI1891778775PAC ID3476639808
- Medicare services, 2024
- 50,111
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 1,107
- Part D claims, 2024
- 131
- Publications
- 2
- MIPS score, 2024
- 90
- Practice address
- 1630 Herndon Avenue, Suite 100, Fresno, CA 93720
- Practice phone
- Call (559) 449-2888
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Summit Surgical - Fresno
Surgery Center - Medicare-Certified · Fresno, California
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Dr. Michele Schulz is an orthopedic surgeon in Fresno, California
Dr. Schulz practices at Summit Surgical - Fresno in Fresno, California.
Dr. Schulz's NPI, 1891778775, was assigned on November 23, 2005. Dr. Schulz graduated from Keck School of Medicine of USC in 1988. Dr. Schulz holds California license G81551.
NPI and contact details
- NPI
- 1891778775NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 3476639808
- NPI enumeration date
- November 23, 2005
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (559) 449-2888
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Female
- Estimated age
- 64
- Medical school graduation
- 1988
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Michele Schulz practices at Summit Surgical - Fresno in Fresno, California
Dr. Schulz's primary practice is Summit Surgical - Fresno, at 1630 Herndon Avenue, Suite 100, Fresno, CA 93720. The practice phone is (559) 449-2888.
- Summit Surgical - Fresno1630 Herndon Avenue, Suite 100, Fresno, CA 93720Phone(559) 449-2888
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Michele Schulz is affiliated with 6 sites of care and 2 medical groups
Dr. Schulz's primary practice is Summit Surgical - Fresno in Fresno, California. Dr. Schulz is also affiliated with Community Regional Medical Center. The medical group on file is Santé Foundation Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Schulz to 3 more hospitals, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.
Summit Surgical - FresnoPrimary
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Michele Schulz's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Schulz practices, 6 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Summit Surgical - Fresno | Available with a free account |
| +5 more sites and 1 medical group | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Michele Schulz is one of 2,056 orthopedic surgeons in California
Orthopaedic surgery is Dr. Schulz's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207X00000X. Dr. Schulz is board certified in orthopaedic surgery by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery. Dr. Schulz is licensed in California.
Specialties and state licenses
- Orthopaedic surgery, CaliforniaPrimary
Clinical focus
Dmand AI lists arthritis, broken or dislocated ankle/ or foot, bursitis, fluid in a joint, hip replacement, joint arthropathy, joint pain and knee arthroscopy among the conditions Dr. Schulz treats.
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Michele Schulz billed Medicare for 50,111 services in 2024
CMS data shows 50,111 Medicare services from Dr. Schulz across 34 procedure codes in 2024, for 1,107 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $482,504 for them.
Medicare services, 202450,111
Medicare patients1,107
Paid by Medicare$482,504
Procedure codes34
Dr. Schulz's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Drugs given in the office
- 2023: 6,0132024: 45,317654%
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 1,1022024: 1,76560%
- Imaging
- 2023: 1,1792024: 1,59335%
- Surgery
- 2023: 1,0332024: 1,24220%
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 1952024: 1941%
Where Dr. Schulz's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office49,83999%
- In a facility2721%
Dr. Schulz compared with the California median for orthopedic surgeons, 2024
- Dr. Schulz
- California median
- Medicare services
- 50,111vs 68373.4 times
- Medicare patients
- 1,107vs 2155.1 times
- Part D claims
- 88vs 7026% above
Medians across 1,844 orthopedic surgeons in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Schulz'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. Michele Schulz treated 1,107 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 75
CMS counts 1,107 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Schulz in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 555 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 75% have high blood pressure. 2% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 0.92, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Schulz's median patient age at 69, with 64% women.
Medicare patients, 20241,107
Average age75
Average risk score0.92
Also on Medicaid2%
Dr. Schulz's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Schulz's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women76369%
- Men34431%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Schulz's Medicare patients, 2024
- Arthritis75%
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Ischemic heart disease35%
- Diabetes28%
- Chronic kidney disease22%
- Osteoporosis22%
- Mood disorders17%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Schulz's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 69
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women64%
- Men35%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Michele Schulz wrote 131 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Schulz wrote 131 Medicare Part D claims for 76 patients. 100% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 88 of them, across 3 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,040 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 128 claims across 3 drugs.
Part D claims, 2024131
Drugs named by CMS3
Total drug cost$1,040
Part D patients76
Dr. Schulz'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. Schulz's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids22%29 of 131 claims
- Antibiotics11%15 of 131 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: 1282024: 8831%
Drugs named by CMS: 3 in 2024, 3 in 2023.
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. Michele Schulz scored 90 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 90 out of 100 for Dr. Schulz for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Schulz accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Schulz as offering telehealth. CMS counts 29 procedures of lower limb (leg) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair) by Dr. Schulz, more than 96% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
Dr. Schulz's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 90of 100Final score
- 87of 100Quality
- 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
- 78of 100Cost
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Where Dr. Schulz ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Knee replacement
- 85th percentile65 procedures
- Lower limb (leg) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair)
- 96th percentile29 procedures
- Upper limb (arm) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair)
- 73rd percentile29 procedures
- Hip replacement
- 70th percentile24 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. Michele Schulz has 2 publications on record
Dmand AI links 2 papers to Dr. Schulz. Dr. Schulz's most frequent co-authors are Rick P. Csintalan, MD and Harry B Skinner, MD.
Papers2
Dr. Schulz's most frequent co-authors
Recent publications by Dr. Schulz
Am J Orthop (Belle Mead NJ)
AnticoagulantsArthroplasty, Replacement, HipArthroplasty, Replacement, Knee
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Dr. Michele Schulz received $1,997 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 49 general payments to Dr. Schulz from 18 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 76% of the total. Arthrex, Inc. paid the most, $636.
General payments to Dr. Schulz by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Schulz by kind, 2016 to 2025
$2Kin total
- Food and beverage$1,52076%
- Travel and lodging$47724%
Companies that paid Dr. Schulz the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Michele Schulz graduated from Keck School of Medicine of USC
Dr. Schulz graduated from Keck School of Medicine of USC in 1988.
- Medical school
- Board certified in orthopaedic surgery
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Michele Schulz accepts plans from 10 insurance carriers
Dr. Schulz is in network with 10 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and United Healthcare. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 7. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Aetna
- Elevance
- United Healthcare
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
- HCSC
- Regence Health Plans
- Aspirus Health Plan
- Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City
- +2 more carriersWith a free account
Plan types Dr. Schulz accepts, by number of carriers
- Medicare7
- PPO6
- HMO4
- POS4
- EPO2
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Michele Schulz's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare 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 percentiles | Doctors 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-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Insurance carriers and plan types | Dmand AI Insurance Network Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Michele Schulz's NPI number?
Dr. Michele Schulz's NPI number is 1891778775. It was assigned on November 23, 2005, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Michele Schulz?
Dr. Michele Schulz is an orthopedic surgeon in Fresno, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Orthopaedic Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 207X00000X).
Where does Dr. Michele Schulz practice?
Dr. Schulz practices at 1630 Herndon Avenue, Suite 100, Fresno, CA 93720. Dr. Schulz's primary practice is Summit Surgical - Fresno in Fresno, California. Dmand AI also links Dr. Schulz to 3 hospitals, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group.
What is Dr. Michele Schulz's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Schulz is (559) 449-2888.
What is Dr. Michele Schulz's medical license number?
Dr. Schulz holds California license G81551.
Which hospitals is Dr. Michele Schulz affiliated with?
Dr. Schulz is affiliated with Community Regional Medical Center. Dmand AI links Dr. Schulz to 3 more hospitals.
What medical group is Dr. Michele Schulz part of?
Dr. Schulz is linked to Santé Foundation Medical Group. Dmand AI links Dr. Schulz to 1 more medical group.
Does Dr. Michele Schulz accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Schulz billed Medicare for 50,111 services in 2024, and Dr. Schulz accepts Medicare assignment.
Does Dr. Michele Schulz offer telehealth?
Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Schulz as offering telehealth services.
What is Dr. Michele Schulz's MIPS score?
Dr. Schulz's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 90 out of 100, reported as part of a group.
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How many Medicare patients does Dr. Michele Schulz see?
CMS counts 1,107 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Schulz in 2024, with an average age of 75.
Is Dr. Michele Schulz board certified?
Yes. Dr. Schulz is board certified in orthopaedic surgery by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery.
What services does Dr. Michele Schulz bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Schulz's most billed Medicare services were injected or infused drug (J1010), injected or infused drug (J7328) and injected or infused drug (J7318).
Where did Dr. Michele Schulz go to medical school?
Dr. Schulz graduated from Keck School of Medicine of USC in 1988.
What drugs does Dr. Michele Schulz prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Schulz's most prescribed drugs by claims were Meloxicam, Celecoxib and Oxycodone-Acetaminophen.
Has Dr. Michele Schulz received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $1,997 in general payments to Dr. Schulz from 18 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Arthrex, Inc.
How long has Dr. Michele Schulz been practicing?
Dr. Schulz graduated from medical school in 1988, 38 years ago.
Does Dr. Michele Schulz do research?
Dmand AI links 2 publications to Dr. Schulz.
Who does Dr. Michele Schulz publish with?
Dr. Schulz's most frequent co-authors are Rick P. Csintalan, MD (1 shared paper) and Harry B Skinner, MD (1 shared paper).
What insurance does Dr. Michele Schulz accept?
Dr. Schulz is in network with 10 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and United Healthcare. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 7. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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