Dr. Charles A. Atkinson, MD

Dr. Atkinson practices at West Coast Wound and Skin Care Inc in Burbank, California.

Dr. Atkinson's NPI, 1871593731, was assigned on July 21, 2005. Dr. Atkinson graduated from Perelman School of Medicine - Philadelphia in 1992. Dr. Atkinson holds Arizona license 26810.

Dr. Atkinson's primary practice is West Coast Wound and Skin Care Inc, at 2501 W Burbank Blvd, Burbank, CA 91505 in Los Angeles County. The practice phone is (818) 856-9535.

Dr. Atkinson's primary practice is West Coast Wound and Skin Care Inc in Burbank, California. Dr. Atkinson is also affiliated with Tucson Medical Center. The medical group on file is West Coast Wound & Skin Care. Dmand AI also links Dr. Atkinson to 1 more group practice or clinic and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

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

Surgery is Dr. Atkinson's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Dr. Atkinson is board certified in surgery by the American Board of Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Atkinson's licenses on file in 3 states: Arizona, Montana and Pennsylvania.

Dmand AI lists abdominal hernia repair surgery, acute gallbladder or bile duct inflammation, appendectomy, colon removal, esophagus, stomach, or upper small intestine surgery, gallbladder removal, groin hernia surgery and intestinal or bowel obstruction among the conditions Dr. Atkinson treats.

CMS data shows 7,738 Medicare services from Dr. Atkinson across 28 procedure codes in 2024, for 291 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $4,515,282 for them.

CMS counts 291 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Atkinson in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 104 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 74% have high cholesterol. 18% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.36, 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. Atkinson's median patient age at 70, with 44% women.

In 2024, Dr. Atkinson wrote 261 Medicare Part D claims for 92 patients. 98% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 148 of them, across 6 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,178 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 78 claims across 2 drugs.

Dr. Atkinson accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Atkinson as offering telehealth. CMS counts 425 procedures of removal of tissue by Dr. Atkinson, more than 96% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Hernia repair - groin (open): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

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

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

CMS Open Payments shows 89 general payments to Dr. Atkinson from 23 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Consulting fees make up the largest share, 26% of the total. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. paid the most, $5,172.

Dmand AI lists 2 awards for Dr. Atkinson, most recently CMS Stage 1 EHR in 2014.

Dr. Atkinson graduated from Perelman School of Medicine - Philadelphia in 1992. Dr. Atkinson is a member of AANP and ACS.

Dr. Atkinson is in network with 12 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.