Dr. Michael B. Hurwitz, MD

Dr. Hurwitz practices at Hoag Clinic - Newport Beach in Newport Beach, California.

Dr. Hurwitz's NPI, 1437179595, was assigned on July 20, 2006. Dr. Hurwitz graduated from LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans - School of Medicine in 1988. Dr. Hurwitz's California license number on file is A48266.

Dr. Hurwitz's primary practice is Hoag Clinic - Newport Beach, at 510 Superior Ave, Newport Beach, CA 92663. The practice phone is (949) 764-5700.

Dr. Hurwitz's primary practice is Hoag Clinic - Newport Beach in Newport Beach, California. Dr. Hurwitz is also affiliated with Hoag Hospital Newport Beach. The medical group on file is Hoag Clinic. Dmand AI also links Dr. Hurwitz to 1 more group practice or clinic and 1 medical group, each named with a free account. Dr. Hurwitz's employer is on file too: an urgent care center.

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

Surgery is Dr. Hurwitz's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Dr. Hurwitz is board certified in surgery by the American Board of Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Hurwitz's licenses on file in 2 states: California and Louisiana.

Dmand AI lists abdominal adhesion surgery, abdominal hernia repair surgery, acute gallbladder or bile duct inflammation, appendectomy, colon removal, gallbladder removal and groin hernia surgery among the conditions Dr. Hurwitz treats.

CMS data shows 505 Medicare services from Dr. Hurwitz across 11 procedure codes in 2024, for 299 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $68,820 for them.

CMS counts 299 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Hurwitz in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 130 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 8% 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. Hurwitz's median patient age at 68, with 44% women.

In 2024, Dr. Hurwitz wrote 101 Medicare Part D claims for 80 patients. 98% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 71 of them, across 1 drug with 11 or more claims each, at $161 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 75 claims across 2 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 88 out of 100 for Dr. Hurwitz for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Hurwitz accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 50 procedures of hernia repair (minimally invasive) by Dr. Hurwitz, more than 98% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

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

Hernia repair - groin (open): 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)

Dmand AI links 1 paper to Dr. Hurwitz in 2012. Dr. Hurwitz's most frequent co-author is Khurshid Ridwan Ghani, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 149 general payments to Dr. Hurwitz from 25 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Honoraria make up the largest share, 42% of the total. Osiris Therapeutics Inc. paid the most, $16,000.

Dmand AI lists 3 awards for Dr. Hurwitz, most recently CMS Stage 1 EHR in 2013.

Dr. Hurwitz graduated from LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans - School of Medicine in 1988. Dr. Hurwitz is a member of ACS.

Dr. Hurwitz is in network with 11 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 8. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.